State almost blew a 17 point lead with 13 minutes to play but got things done on the defensive end on the last two Miami possessions to seal the win.
Tracy Smith scored 16 points and 7 rebounds. Richard Howell had a career high 17 points and 5 rebounds in his first start since December. Scott Wood scored 11 and had 3 3-pointers, and Lorenzo Brown had a nice game finally. He scored 10 points, his first doublefigure game in ACC play, along with 6 rebounds and 4 assists.
Ryan Harrow started again and did a bit of everything. He had 5 points, 4 rebounds, 7 assists, and 3 steals. He had a steal with State up 71-70 with 20 seconds to play.
After CJ Williams hit one of two free throws, he combined with Tracy Smith on a steal and the clock ran out as the teams scrambled for the loose ball.
Sidney Lowe shook up the lineup again. Richard Howell, CJ Williams, and Ryan Harrow started. Javier Gonzalez played only 9 minutes and CJ Leslie came off the bench and played only 14 minutes. He had 3 points and 2 rebounds.
State is now 2-3 in the ACC. Sidney Lowe seems to be looking for lineup combinations that click and possibly trying to send a message to Leslie or limit his minutes while he works on some shooting and free throw shooting.
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