Live Game Thread: Miami Basketball Vs. Notre Dame

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Live Updates and analysis here!

Tip is set for 7 PM Eastern Wednesday.

 

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Norchad Omier starting for Miami after being questionable with an ankle injury and hits from three for Miami's first points.

Canes up 3-0

 

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Freshman Kyshawn George gets the start for Miami.

 

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Nice pressure by Cleveland forces a turnover. George on the break finishes with a layup.

 

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Poplar with an early foul after hitting a jumper in rhythm.

 

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Miami up 9-8.

 

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Nice take to the basket by Omier. Ankle looks healthy.

 

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Omier perfect from the field, has eight points.

 

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Freshman Nwoko getting some early minutes in for George.

 

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Miami leads 18-14

Pack, who's missed three shots already, gets on the board with bucket at the rim.

 

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Miami starting with an effort to score in the paint in back-to-back games. Lead 10-4 in paint points.

 

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Omier buries another from deep. He's in a great rhythm right now.

 

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Pack drops a three off the crossover dribble, he's 2-5 from the field, 5 points.

 

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Another off-the-dribble shot goes down for Pack.

 

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Miami leading 26-21, 7:53 left in the first half.

 

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Notre Dame shooting 33.3% from the field, Miami 50%

 

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Cleveland down the floor with an injury, limps to the bench.

 

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Notre Dame getting good looks, shots just not falling for Irish,

 

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Miami leads 32-29

Omier with back-to-back dunks. First takes him one-on-one down low, then gets a steal flys to the rim. He has 17 points on 7-8 shooting.

 

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Omier dunks it again. This time on an alley-oop. Feed from George.

 

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Cleveland tried to return and then took himself out.

 

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Turnovers starting to pile up for the Hurricanes. Miami with 10, Notre Dame with 8

 

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Miami leads ND 39-38

Irish on a 7-0 run in last 1:21

 

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Poplar had an open shot at the basket, loses it out of bounds. Still does not look 100 percent.

 

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MIami shooting 20 percent from the field in the half thus far.

 

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Miami missing an element to its game with Cleveland out, hasn't returned.

 

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Omier drops in another dunk, Pack with the feed in the paint.

 

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Nice hustle by Kyshawn George, to force a turnover but lost it in a tie up possession arrow to ND.

 

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Pack finds Omier down low again, this time gets fouled and earns a trip to the line.

Knocks down two shots.

 

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Omier has another dunk. He catches and scores an alley-oop from George. Omier has a season-high 28 points.

 

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Miami leads 46-45, 11:35 left.

 

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Omier comes up wit a big strip to stop the Notre Dame momentum. Joseph gets to the rim for a layup.

 

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Miami trails 52-51, 8:12 left.

 

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Poplar hits a three to put the Hurricanes back on top 54-52. Ten lead changes.

 

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Omier has 30 points after drawing the foul and hitting two free throws.

 

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Miami's top four scorers, Poplar, Pack, Joseph and Omier have team leading 12 turnovers combined.

 

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Miami has zero field goals in the last 3:15

 

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Zero points for ND in last 2:23

 

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Miami leads Notre Dame 61-54, 4;01 left.

George with a three, extends lead. The freshman has 7 points, four rebounds, and four assists.