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Smith lifts NC State by Marquette 77-73 (AP) (sports.yahoo.com)

Tracy Smith scored 17 of his 19 points after halftime as North Carolina State used a second-half surge to beat Marquette 77-73 on Saturday. Smith was 9 for 14 from the floor and had a team-high 11 rebounds. Javier Gonzalez scored 15 and Dennis Horner added 13 for the Wolfpack (6-1), who used hot 3-point shooting to rebound from Tuesday's surprising loss to Northwestern.