25 November, 2006
by Elliot Smilowitz
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1st |
2nd |
Final |
| Lafayette (1-5) |
40 |
26 |
66 |
| Miami (4-2) |
60 |
38 |
98 |
| BankUnited Center – Coral Gables, FL |
Boxscore |
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The Miami Hurricanes shot 51.5 percent from the field as they ran Lafayette off the court, spanking the Leopards 98-66. The Hurricanes shot 57.9 percent in the first period as they posted a 60-point half.
Miami used an early 12-0 run to take control of the game. From there, they steadily piled on; Lafayette never scored more than 4 consecutive points in the second half.
Jack McClinton scored 23 for the Canes and Brian Asbury added 19. The Leopards were led by Matt Betley, who scored 18 points, and Paul Cummins, who added 15 points on 5-of-6 three-point shooting off the bench.
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| Keys to the Game |
| Key sequence |
Lafayette had the ball with 13:53 left in the first half, down 14-9. Bilal Abdullah committed a charge to turn the ball over. McClinton hit a jumper for Miami. Raymond Hicks stole the ball, leading to a McClinton trey. Andrew Brown missed a three-pointer for Lafayette, then Denis Clemente hit a three, capping a 12-0 Miami run that gave them an early 22-9 lead.
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| Key sign it was over |
With 12:39 left, Paul Cummins a three-pointer that brought Lafayette within 23 and gave them a faint prayer. The Leopards’ next six possessions: Turnover, turnover, offensive foul, missed shot, turnover, turnover.
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| Key performance |
McClinton had a game-high 23, including 4 three-pointers.
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| Key statistic |
Miami outrebounded Lafayette 42-28. Of Miami’s 34 missed shots, they grabbed offensive rebounds on 15 of them.
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| Notes |
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Andrew Brown went scoreless for the game, missing all 5 of his field goals, all from beyond the arc.
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Lafayette turned the ball over 21 times, with Miami grabbing 11 steals. Asbury and Brian Collins recorded 3 steals each.
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Clemente and Hicks scored 12 and 11 respectively off the bench for the Hurricanes.
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All four freshmen saw time for the Leopards. Andre Hines scored 8 points, Jesper Andersson had 3, Michael Gruner added 2, and Marek Koltun went scoreless.
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Lafayette hosts the Princeton Tigers Tuesday night.
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