National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
N.C. State 97, Miami (OH) 59
When: 7:00 PM ET, Friday, November 9, 2012
Where: PNC Arena, Raleigh, North Carolina
Officials: # Louis Andrakakos, # Sean Casady, # Ray Natalli
Attendance: 19065


No. 6 North Carolina State 97, Miami (Ohio) 59: Richard Howell recorded 16 points and 10 rebounds and freshman Rodney Purvis added 16 points as the sixth-ranked Wolfpack cruised to victory in the season opener for both teams.

Howell, who connected on his first five shots from the field, scored eight of his 12 first-half points during a pivotal 14-4 run to give North Carolina State (1-0) a 41-22 lead at halftime.

Lorenzo Brown had 15 points and a team-high seven assists and ACC preseason player of the year C.J. Leslie added 11 points as the Wolfpack outscored the RedHawks 31-17 to start the second half.

Ten players for North Carolina State found the scoresheet as the Wolfpack shot a sizzling 61 percent from the field.

RedHawks guard Allen Roberts returned after missing all of last season with a knee injury. He scored a team-high 16 points despite hitting on just 4-of-11 shots for Miami (0-1) in John Cooper's debut as head coach.

GAME NOTEBOOK: The Wolfpack connected on 17 of 26 first-half shots for a sizzling 65.4 percent. Conversely, the RedHawks shot 7-of-32 (21.9 percent). ... N.C. State's ranking is the program's best since also seizing sixth in December 1983. ... The RedHawks have dropped 21 consecutive games to ranked opponents.

Top Game Performances
 
Miami (OH)   N.C. State
Allen Roberts 16 Scoring Richard Howell 16
Geovonie McKnight 3 Assists Lorenzo Brown 7
Drew McGhee 6 Rebounds Richard Howell 10
Allen Roberts 6 Free Throws Made Lorenzo Brown 7
Reggie Johnson 2 Steals Richard Howell 2
Jon Harris 1 Blocks C.J. Leslie 3
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Miami (OH) 59 29.0 7-26 12-19 12 33 2 7 11
N.C. State 97 61.4 8-19 19-27 23 39 6 6 11