MIAMI -- Markell Johnson kept getting to the rim down the stretch, and the North Carolina State Wolfpack showed they can finish.
Johnson scored 12 consecutive points down in a late three-minute span to break open a close game, and the Wolfpack beat Vanderbilt 80-65 Saturday.
North Carolina State (7-1) bounced back from its first loss of the season Tuesday at Wisconsin.
"At the end of the Wisconsin game, I don't think we handled it well," coach Kevin Keatts said. "So for the last couple of days we've been talking about end-of-the-game situations. Markell was very aggressive and made the right plays.