Live Game Thread: Miami Basketball vs. No. 1 Tennessee

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Score tied at 11

Miami hitting some threes early to make this game competitive. Threes by Nijel Pack, AJ Staton-McCray and Austin Swartz with threes.

Both teams now 4-7 from three.

 

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Miami leads Tennessee 25-24 with 7:22 to go in the first half.

Miami shooting 47 percent from the field compared to 40 percent from Tennessee.

Miami spreading the ball around well and have a nice flow of offense.

Both teams 6-12 from three.

Tennessee, zero points in the last 2 minutes.

Matthew Cleveland leads the Hurricanes with 7 points on 2-3 shooting, 2-2 from three.

 

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Tennessee leads Miami 32-25.

Miami's hot start from three has cooled down (6-16), but Tennessee remains hot (7-15)

31 three-point attempts in the game with 3:07 left.

 

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HALFTIME: Tennessee leads Miami 38-25

Vols go on a 14-0 run to end the half as Miami struggled to score toward the end of the half, going scoreless in the last 7:22.

Intensity from the Vols seemed to increase greatly as the half progressed.

Miami is shooting 9-27 (33.3) from the field and 6-18 (33.3) from three.

Matthew Cleveland leads all scorers with 7 points. Lynn Kidd leads the Canes with six rebounds.

Tennessee outscoring Miami in points off of turnovers 8-3. Turnovers - Miami - 8, Tennessee - 4

 

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MIami trails Tennessee 48-33 with 15:35 left.

Cleveland still leads the Canes with 9 points.

Concerted effort to get the ball inside to Lynn Kidd, he has 8 points on 4-6 shooting.

 

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Tennessee leads Miami 55-39.

Canes just not hitting shots and Vols able to maintain a comfortable lead.

Tennessee leading 10-5 in fast break points.

 

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Miami trails Tennessee 59-49.

A 7-0 run by the Hurricanes makes it a 10-point game.

Divine Ugochukwu is providing a spark off the bench. He has 7 points on 3-3 shooting.

 

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Tennessee leads Miami 68-56 with 3:54 to go.

Canes made a nice run in this game, getting contributions Staton-McCray, Swartz and Ugochukwu.

But two recent baskets by Tennessee keeps it at double-digits.

 

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FINAL: Tennessee beats Miami 75-62.

Canes lose seventh straight game.

Lynn Kidd led the Canes with 14 points (6-11), 12 rebounds and two assists.

AJ Staton-McCray led the team in assists with four; he added 11 points (5-10).

Nijel Pack, with 12 points (4-10), was 4-9 from three.

Miami shot 39 percent from the field compared to Tennessee's 48 percent.

Miami shoots 24 percent from three, and Tennessee shoots 40 percent from deep.

Vols out-rebounded Canes 30-22.