JOHNSON (Chuck Liddy/Raleigh News & Observer)Miami center Reggie Johnson, whose low-post presence helpedthe Hurricanes to a pair of overtime victories in conference play, has beennamed ACC Player of the Week for the week ending Sunday, Feb. 5.In voting for Rookie of the Week, Duke guard Austin Riversearned acclaim for the third consecutive week and for the sixth time in 13opportunities.Johnson, a 6-foot-10 junior from Winston-Salem, N.C., whomissed this season's first nine games while recovering from a knee injury,scored a career-high 27 points and collected 12 rebounds as the Hurricanesdefeated No. 7 Duke 78-74 on Sunday. The victory was the first for the Miamiprogram at Cameron Indoor Stadium, where it had been 0-7.The Hurricanes lost a 16-point second-half lead but regroupedbehind the play of their center, whose field goal with 3:19 left opened thescoring in overtime and put Miami ahead to stay. Johnson later grabbed anoffensive rebound, drew a foul and made both free thr...
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