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NC State Tops Miami, 78-73
1/22/2012 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Jan. 22, 2012
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CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) - Scott Wood scored 21 points to lead North Carolina State to a 78-73 victory over Miami on Sunday.
The Wolfpack led 55-41 midway through the second half and withstood a late Miami rally. Kenny Kadji's dunk with 1:44 remaining got the Hurricanes to within 72-68.
N.C. State (15-5, 4-1 Atlantic Coast Conference) responded with five unanswered points, capped by Wood's two free throws with 18 seconds left.
"I thought it was a gutsy win for us; I'm proud of our team," head coach Mark Gottfried said. "They made a charge, we were able to withstand it and still found a way to win. I like that about our team."
Earlier in the game, Wood's second of three free throws set the ACC all-time consecutive free-throw record of 55 after he was fouled on an attempted 3-pointer with 5:21 remaining. He increased the mark to 58 by game's end. Duke's J.J. Redick set the previous record of 54 in 2003-04.
"It's big, any time you can be mentioned with J.J. Redick and that you beat one of his records is a great accomplishment," Wood said. "It's nice to finally get it over with, I guess."
DeShawn Painter finished with 18 points for the Wolfpack.
The Hurricanes outscored N.C. State 15-4, during a 3:46 stretch late in the second half. Kadji's 3-point play with 4:26 remaining ended the surge and got Miami to within 65-60.
Kadji led the Hurricanes (10-7, 1-3) with 20 points.
Miami shot 2 of 20 from 3-point range while the Wolfpack converted on 6 of 10 from behind the arc.
N.C. State maintained its double-digit halftime lead through the first 10 minutes of the second half until Miami responded with six unanswered points that cut the Wolfpack's lead to 59-51 with 7:33 remaining.
N.C. State kept the Hurricanes without a basket for a 5:32 stretch midway through the first half and built a 24-17 lead. C.J. Leslie scored six points as the Wolfpack erased a 16-15 deficit.
Durand Scott's driving layup with 6:01 remaining ended the field goal scoring drought for Miami.
Leslie's two free throws with 3:17 left gave the Wolfpack its first double-digit lead of the first half at 32-22 and was part of a 10-0 run. C.J. Williams' second of consecutive 3-pointers with 1:23 remaining ended the surge and increased N.C. State's lead to 38-22.
The Wolfpack limited Miami to 7-of-25 shooting from the field in the first half and led at halftime 39-27.
The Hurricanes opened to an 11-6 lead in the first 5:41. Kadji scored eight points during Miami's early spurt.
