Miami Hurricanes at NC State Wolfpack
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Horne, Morsell load lift as North Carolina St. ends 3-game skid holding off injured Miami
Horne shot 7 for 14, Morsell went 6 for 9, a combined 13-for-23 effort with North Carolina State (14-7, 6-4 ACC) shooting 26 for 54 (48.1%) overall. Jayden Taylor added 12 points.
Nijel Pack scored all 23 of his points after halftime and Norchad Omier and Wooga Poplar each recorded double-doubles for Miami, which was without second-leading scorer Matthew Cleveland (14.8 points per game) for the second straight game as he recovers from a hip injury after a win against Notre Dame.
Morsell's 3 with 2:45 left before halftime made it 29-27 and North Carolina State never trailed again. North Carolina State led 33-29 at halftime, and despite its persistent lead could never create safe distance against Miami.
Pack shot just once in the first half and committed two fouls. But he bounced back with 7-for-13 shooting after the break. Trailing 70-65 with 50 seconds left, Pack missed a 3-pointer but drew the foul on Horne. Though he made just 1 of 3 from the line, the Wolfpack immediately turned the ball back over to Miami following a halfcourt violation.
Down 70-66, Kyshawn George and Pack each missed 3s following offensive rebounds and Omier failed to convert a contested shot close to the rim after Pack's missed 3. Horne proceeded to seal it, making a pair of foul shots twice in the final 19 seconds.
Miami (14-7, 5-5) hosts Virginia Tech on Saturday. North Carolina State hosts Georgia Tech on Saturday.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 68 - 74 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Miami Timeout | 68 - 74 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Nijel Pack made Layup. | 68 - 74 |
| 2nd 0:09 | DJ Horne made Free Throw. | 66 - 74 |
| 2nd 0:09 | DJ Horne made Free Throw. | 66 - 73 |
Statistics
 MIA |
 NCSU |
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|---|---|---|
| 24-66 | FG | 26-54 |
| 36 | Field Goal % | 48 |
| 7-28 | 3PT | 9-21 |
| 25 | Three Point % | 43 |
| 13-18 | FT | 13-18 |
| 72 | Free Throw % | 72 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 31 |
| 20 | Offensive Rebounds | 6 |
| 26 | Defensive Rebounds | 25 |
| 13 | Assists | 17 |
| 5 | Steals | 9 |
| 1 | Blocks | 5 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 12 | Total Turnovers | 8 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 6 | Points Off Turnovers | 9 |
| 5 | Fast Break Points | 11 |
| 30 | Points in Paint | 22 |
| 16 | Fouls | 18 |
| 2 | Largest Lead | 9 |
Game Information
Location: Raleigh, NC
Attendance: 12,194 | Capacity:
2025-26 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke | 17-1 | - | 35-3 |
| Virginia | 15-3 | 2 | 30-6 |
| Miami | 13-5 | 4 | 26-9 |
| North Carolina | 12-6 | 5 | 24-9 |
| Clemson | 12-6 | 5 | 24-11 |
| Louisville | 11-7 | 6 | 24-11 |
| NC State | 10-8 | 7 | 20-14 |
| Florida State | 10-8 | 7 | 18-15 |
| California | 9-9 | 8 | 22-12 |
| Stanford | 9-9 | 8 | 20-13 |
| Virginia Tech | 8-10 | 9 | 19-13 |
| SMU | 8-10 | 9 | 20-14 |
| Wake Forest | 7-11 | 10 | 18-17 |
| Syracuse | 6-12 | 11 | 15-17 |
| Pittsburgh | 5-13 | 12 | 13-20 |
| Notre Dame | 4-14 | 13 | 13-18 |
| Boston College | 4-14 | 13 | 11-20 |
| Georgia Tech | 2-16 | 15 | 11-20 |