Wake Forest’s quest to avoid late-season drama regarding its postseason prospects will require good results earlier during its Atlantic Coast Conference schedule.The Demon Deacons (10-4, 2-1 ACC) try to take another step in building their resume on Saturday afternoon when North Carolina State pays a visit to Winston-Salem, N.C.NC State (8-5, 1-1) failed to protect a 14-point lead and fell 70-67 to Virginia on Tuesday. The Wolfpack have yet to win outside of Raleigh this season, going 0-5 away from home.Coach Kevin Keatts said the Wolfpack still are trying to figure out how to best navigate late-game situations.”This is a new group,” Keatts said. “We preached on it. This group needs each other to play well together to be able to win.”Wake Forest, which has been on the wrong side of the NCAA bubble the past couple of seasons, is coming off Tuesday’s 81-71 escape at Syracuse. Hunter Sallis scored 23 points in the win.”Down the stretch, we executed well,” Wake Forest coach Steve Forbes said.The Demon Deacons shot 9-for-19 on 3-pointers, marking the best percentage for a Syracuse opponent this season. It added up to the most successful 3-point shots for Wake Forest since hitting 10 more than a month earlier against Detroit Mercy.