Tru Washington made three free throws with 3.7 seconds left as Miami defeated host North Carolina State 77-76 in an Atlantic Coast Conference matchup in Raleigh, N.C., on Saturday afternoon.

Miami, which finished the game on an 8-0 run, outscored NC State 56-32 in the paint. The Hurricanes also had a 20-8 edge on offensive rebounds.

Washington, who had missed Miami’s three previous games due to personal reasons, finished with 13 points off the bench.

Miami (20-5, 9-3 ACC) got a game-high 26 points and six rebounds from Malik Reneau. The Hurricanes, who have won three straight games, also got 17 points and nine rebounds from Shelton Henderson and 14 points, five rebounds and four assists from Tre Donaldson.

NC State (18-8, 9-4) had a shot to win at the buzzer, but freshman Matt Able missed a running 3-pointer. Able finished with a career-high 17 points off the bench, but scored just two in the second half.

The Wolfpack also got 17 points and nine rebounds from Ven-Allen Lubin, and 14 points — all in the second half — from Paul McNeil Jr.

NC State has lost two straight games.

The first half, which featured eight ties and 10 lead changes, ended with NC State on top 42-37. The Wolfpack got a huge first-half lift from Able, who had 15 points on 5-for-6 shooting, including 3-for-3 on 3-point attempts. As a team, NC State was 5-for-13 on 3-pointers in the half, compared to 1-for-7 by the Hurricanes.

With 5:43 left in the second half, Donaldson made two technical free throws to give Miami a 69-65 lead. The technical was charged to Darrion Williams for kicking Donaldson in a loose-ball scrum.

However, following the free throws, NC State went on an 11-0 run.

Miami then went on its 8-0 run that ended after Washington got fouled on a 3-point try with 3.7 seconds left. Williams was charged with the foul as he tried to close out Washington on a corner 3-pointer that turned out to be the biggest play of the game.

–Field Level Media