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NC State overcomes slow start to extend Coppin State's misery

Marcus Hill scored 16 points to help slow-starting North Carolina State churn out a 66-56 victory over visiting Coppin State on Tuesday in Raleigh, N.C. Dontrez Styles scored seven of his 15 points in the final 3:03 to help the Wolfpack (7-3) finally pull away. Ben Middlebrooks collected 13 points and Dennis Parker Jr. added 10 points for NC State, which missed its first 10 shots and fell behind by as many as nine points in the opening minutes. NC State never fully recovered from its shooting woes, finishing just 36.7 percent accuracy from the floor and making 6 of 18 (33.