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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Miami-Florida 64, NC State 59
When: 12:00 PM ET, Saturday, January 9, 2021
Where: PNC Arena, Raleigh, North Carolina
Officials: # Ron Groover, # Jerry Heater, # Bill Covington Jr.
Attendance: N/A

Isaiah Wong produced 24 points, eight rebounds and three steals to fuel Miami to a 64-59 win over North Carolina State in an ACC game on Saturday afternoon in Raleigh, N.C.

Miami effectively snapped a three-game losing skid after regaining the lead for the final time with 1:51 left in the second half. Wong gave the Hurricanes a 56-54 lead after driving to the basket and seeing his shot bounce four times on the rim before falling.

The Hurricanes (5-5, 1-4) also received 13 points from Earl Timberlake, including six in the final 68 seconds. Timberlake went 4-for-4 on free throws during that stretch.

NC State (6-3, 2-2), which lost its second straight game, received good production from its bench -- including 14 points from Thomas Allen and 12 points and 11 rebounds from DJ Funderburk. It was the second career double-double for Funderburk, who also had two blocks.

The Wolfpack led by as many as eight points before settling for a 32-31 halftime advantage. Neither team shot better than 43 percent from the floor, but NC State was plus-nine on the boards.

The first-half highlight for the Wolfpack came when Manny Bates blocked a Deng Gak dunk. Five seconds later, Bates accepted a feed and scored on a fast-break dunk.

For Miami, the highlight was a sequence in which Wong stole a pass near midcourt, used a spin move to avoid a defender and then a Euro-step for a three-point play, drawing a foul on Funderburk.

With 13:08 left in the second half, Elijah Olaniyi's drive gave Miami its biggest lead of the game to that point, 45-40. But the Wolfpack answered immediately with an 11-0 run.

Miami rallied to tie the score on Harlond Beverly's jumper in the lane with 2:48 left. After Wong put Miami ahead, Timberlake scored its next six points on a dunk and four free throws, and NC State never recovered.

For the game, Miami shot 46.8 percent from the floor, including 5-of-12 on 3-pointers (41.7 percent). NC State shot 37.9 percent, including 7-of-21 from 3-point range (33.3 percent).

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Miami-Florida   NC State
Isaiah Wong 24 Scoring Thomas Allen 14
Harlond Beverly 3 Assists Devon Daniels 3
Isaiah Wong 9 Rebounds Manny Bates 10
Isaiah Wong 7 Free Throws Made D.J. Funderburk 4
Isaiah Wong 3 Steals Shakeel Moore 3
Harlond Beverly 2 Blocks Manny Bates 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Miami-Florida 64 45.8 5-11 15-20 6 26 4 6 12
NC State 59 37.3 7-23 8-12 11 37 4 6 15