Kenny Kadji #35 of the Miami Hurricanes grabs a rebound in front of C.J. Leslie #5 of the North Carolina State Wolfpack in the second half during the men's ACC Tournament semifinals at Greensboro Coliseum on March 16, 2013 in Greensboro, North Carolina. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images)
Greensboro, NC (Sports Network) - Durand Scott scored a career-high 32 points and Shane Larkin added 23, as ninth-ranked Miami-Florida reached the championship game of the ACC Tournament for the first time with an 81-71 victory over North Carolina State at Greensboro Coliseum.
Julian Gamble chipped in 10 points and Kenny Kadji contributed eight with nine rebounds for the Hurricanes (26-6), who struggled to beat Boston College in the quarterfinals on Friday but looked like a true top seed and led from start-to-finish in this one.
Scott Wood connected on six 3-pointers and finished with 21 points for North Carolina State (24-10), which beat Virginia Tech and Virginia in the first two rounds of the tournament before running into a buzz saw on Saturday.
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