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.

had 22 points and Casey Morsell scored 17 and the two combined to make half of North Carolina State’s shots as the Wolfpack ended a three-game losing streak by beating Miami 74-68 in frantic fashion at the end on Tuesday night.

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.

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.

’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.V

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.