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02/10 20:55 CST Miami never trails in 75-66 win over No. 11 North Carolina
Miami never trails in 75-66 win over No. 11 North Carolina
CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) --- Malik Reneau scored 16 points, Ernest Udeh Jr. had
15 points and 10 rebounds and Miami never trailed while beating No. 11 North
Carolina 75-66 on Tuesday night for the Hurricanes' first victory over a Top 25
opponent in two years.
Tre Donaldson finished with 14 points, six rebounds and five assists, and
Shelton Henderson added 12 points for the Hurricanes (19-5, 8-3 Atlantic Coast
Conference).
Udeh made a free throw with 2:11 remaining, then rebounded his missed second
attempt and scored on a layup to put Miami ahead 66-60.
After Donaldson's layup with 1:20 left made it 69-62, Jarin Stevenson's layup 5
seconds later got the Tar Heels (19-5, 7-4) within five. Despite finishing 14
of 23 from the foul line, Miami clinched the win with six free throws in the
final minute.
As soon as the horn sounded, Hurricanes fans stormed the court, celebrating
their first win over a Top 25 team since beating No. 16 Clemson 95-82 Jan. 3,
2024.
Stevenson scored 13 points, Caleb Wilson had 12 and Henri Veesar added 11 for
the Tar Heels.
Wilson, the Tar Heels' leading scorer with 20 points per game, left briefly for
the locker room midway through the second half and had his left hand wrapped
when he returned with 8:47 remaining.
The loss snapped North Carolina's five game-win streak.
Miami outscored North Carolina 46-28 in the paint. Udeh made seven of eight
shots, including five on dunks. After shooting 7-of-13 from 3-point range in
the first half, the Tar Heels were 1 of 14 from behind the arc in the second
half.
The Hurricanes opened a 10-point lead on Reneau's three-point play seven
minutes into the first half that made it 22-12.
North Carolina chipped away and stayed within striking distance the remainder
of the half. Kyan Evans' 3-pointer with 1:01 remaining got the Tar Heels to
41-40 before Timo Malovec's two free throws with 27 seconds left gave the
Hurricanes a 3-point lead at halftime.
Up next North Carolina: Host Pittsburgh on Saturday. Miami: At North Carolina State on Saturday. --- Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top 25 throughout the season. Sign up here and here (AP mobile app). AP college basketball: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-basketball-poll and https://apnews.com/hub/college-basketball |
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