National Basketball Association
Miami - Florida 76, Clemson 73
When: 7:00 PM ET, Wednesday, January 18, 2012
Where: BankUnited Center, Coral Gables, Florida
Officials:
# Mike Eades, # Bryan Kersey, # Raymie Sytons
Attendance:
4420
By SportsDirect Inc.
Miami reeled off a 12-0 run over a three-minute span late in the game and held on for a 76-73 victory over visiting Clemson on Wednesday and snap a five-game losing streak against the Tigers.
Clemson had a chance to tie in the final seconds, but Miami's Malcolm Grant stole a long pass which allowed the Hurricanes to run out the clock.
The Hurricanes (10-6, 1-2) improved to 8-1 at home as Grant broke out of a recent shooting slump with 16 points to lead five Miami players in double figures.
The Tigers (9-9, 1-3 ACC) have lost three straight since opening conference play with an impressive 20-point home win over Florida State.
Miami rediscovered its outside shooting stroke by going 9-for-20 from 3-point range after making only 3-of-16 in a loss at North Carolina in its previous game.
Catalin Baciu, who scored a career-high 10 points for Clemson, helped spur an 8-0 run that gave the Tigers a 62-59 lead with less than eight minutes left, but the Hurricanes followed with their decisive spurt and never trailed again.
Tanner Smith helped keep Clemson in it with a red-hot first half, scoring 18 of his game-high 23 points before the break.
Durand Scott added 10 points for the Hurricanes, his seventh consecutive game in double digits.
Miami coach Jim Larranaga improved to 7-4 all-time against Clemson coach Brad Brownell. The previous 10 meetings took place when Larranaga was at George Mason and Brownell was at UNC Wilmington.
Top Game Performances
Clemson |
|
Miami - Florida |
Tanner Smith 23 |
Scoring |
Malcolm Grant 16 |
Tanner Smith 5 |
Assists |
Malcolm Grant 4 |
Milton Jennings 5 |
Rebounds |
Reggie Johnson 7 |
K.J. McDaniels 5 |
Free Throws Made |
Kenny Kadji 4 |
Andre Young 4 |
Steals |
Shane Larkin 3 |
Milton Jennings 2 |
Blocks |
Reggie Johnson 2 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Clemson
|
73 |
47.4 |
6-20 |
13-20 |
12 |
26 |
5 |
10 |
11 |
Miami - Florida
|
76 |
51.9 |
9-20 |
13-14 |
19 |
28 |
3 |
10 |
14 |