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North Carolina St vs
-Miami (FL)
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Miami comes back from 13 down to edge past NC State
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Watsco Center, Coral Gables, FL
BREAKING: NC State announces Kevin Keatts will not return after 2024-25 season Kevin Keatts has been fired as the NC State men's basketball head coach.
Matthew Cleveland - Closes campaign with excellent play Cleveland posted 32 points (11-24 FG, 2-5 3Pt, 8-9 FT), five rebounds, one assist and four blocks over 36 minutes during Saturday's 72-70 victory over North Carolina State.
Impact Cleveland put up a show in the season-ending win over NC State, although this impressive 32-point output didn't change the team's outlook, as Miami finished dead last in the ACC standings with a 7-24 record overall and a 3-17 record in conference play, meaning the Hurricanes didn't qualify for the ACC Tournament. As for Cleveland, he finished the 2024-25 campaign with a career-high average of 17.6 points per game. He also posted 4.4 boards, 1.7 assists, 0.8 rebounds and 0.8 steals per contest.
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Dontrez Styles - Scores 24 points in loss Styles finished with 24 points (8-13 FG, 4-7 3Pt, 4-6 FT), three rebounds, one assist and two blocks over 34 minutes during Saturday's 72-70 loss to Miami (FL).
Impact Styles finished the season with a strong performance on both ends of the court, but his contributions were not enough to lift the Wolfpack to a victory in their final game of the season. With a 5-15 record in ACC play, NC State didn't qualify for the ACC Tournament. Styles finished his senior year with averages of 11.4 points, 5.0 rebounds and a career-high 1.0 blocks per game.
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Austin Swartz - Not starting in finale Swartz earned the start for Miami in the 'Canes last game, but will be sent to the bench in favor of the senior Kiree Huie.
Impact Swartz played in 28 games in his true freshman season and started seven, including the Hurricanes' last game against Georgia Tech. The guard averages 5.8 points across 18.0 minutes.
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Kiree Huie - Entering starting five Huie is in the starting lineup for Thursday's game against N.C. State.
Impact With Lynn Kidd (ankle) presumably still sidelined, Huie will slide in to make just his second start of the year. The 6-9 senior has seen his minutes go up lately, averaging 15.7 minutes over his last three games, but je's made little impact when on the floor, averaging fewer than 2 points and two rebounds per contest.
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Trey Parker - Unavailable Saturday Parker (personal) isn't available for NC State's clash with Miami (FL), R. Cory Smith of 247Sports.com reports.
Impact Parker will miss his fourth game of the season and his first since Jan. 11. It's unclear what personal issue the guard is dealing with, but he'll get his next chance to play in the ACC Tournament.
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Dennis Parker - Won't play Saturday Parker will be unavailable for Saturday's game against Miami due to a foot injury, R. Cory Smith of 247Sports.com reports.
Impact Parker will miss a second straight game due to a foot injury. He's played over 10 minutes just three times over his last eight games and will try to get back before the team kicks off the ACC Tournament on Tuesday.
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