March Madness: ACC Sunday breakdown
The Results: No. 1 seed Kansas defeated No. 8 seed North Carolina, 70-58, in the South Region; No. 2 seed Miami 63, No. 7 seed Illinois 59 in the East Region; No. 2 seed Duke 66, No. 7 seed Creighton 50 in the Midwest Region.
Leading Man: With Durand Scott struggling to a 2-for-8 shooting night and Miamis starters 13-for-38 on the evening, junior guard Rion Brown stepped up with...
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March 25, 2013
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Miami 62, Georgia Tech 49
Rion Brown came off the bench to score a career-high 22 points, and Miami's overall size gave Georgia Tech fits Saturday as the Hurricanes whipped the Yellow Jackets 62-49 in the Atlantic Coast Conference opener for both teams.
Georgia Tech (10-3) had won six straight against a soft schedule in which the Yellow Jackets never faced height like the Hurricanes (10-3) offered.
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January 05, 2013
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Hurricanes win ACC opener at Georgia Tech
ATLANTA (AP) -- Rion Brown came off the bench to score a career-high 22 points, and Miami's overall size gave Georgia Tech fits Saturday as the Hurricanes whipped the Yellow Jackets 62-49 in the Atlantic Coast Conference opener for both teams.
Georgia Tech (10-3) had won six straight against a soft schedule in which the Yellow Jackets never faced height like the Hurricanes ...
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January 05, 2013
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Lone ACC Team Knocked Out of N.I.T.
(J P Brown/AP Photo)Minnesota 78, MIAMI 60 -- The Canes started slowly for the first 6:15 missing their first seven shots and never recovered.Rodney Williams scored 21 points and he Gophers never trailed after starting the game on a 12-0 run. Williams scored 16 points in the first half and has now scored 20 or more in his last three games.Minnesota (21-14) advances to the quarterfinals...
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March 20, 2012
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Miami Advances In NIT, Scott To Sit Four More Games
BROWN (Carl Juste/Miami Herald)MIAMI 66, Valparaiso (Crusaders, 4,061 students, Valparaiso, IN) 50 -- Rion Brown scored 18 points to lead Miami over Valpo last night in the opening round of the NIT without leading scorer Durant Scott. It was announced that Scott will be suspended six games including last night’s and the Canes one ACC tournament game.Miami shot 49% from the field...
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March 15, 2012
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Big 2nd half leads 'Canes over Valparaiso
CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) -- Rion Brown scored 18 points to lead Miami to a 66-50 win over Valparaiso on Wednesday night in the opening round of the NIT.
The Hurricanes stretched a four-point lead and finished the game with a 16-0 run over the final 3:41. Malcolm Grant and Shane Larkin keyed the run with consecutive 3-pointers.
Larkin scored 12 points and Trey McKinney Jones finished...
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March 14, 2012
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18-0 Run Powers Miami Past Georgia Tech
JOHNSON (Kenneth C. Cox/Getty Images)MIAMI 54, GEORGIA TECH 36 -- It wasn’t pretty. The halftime score was 20-19, Yellow Jackest. This game was so ugly, that neither ESPN or Yahoo! Sports posted a single photo with the game recap. (ESPN had 99 of the Maryland v. Wake Forest game by way of comparison!)But, in the end it looked perfectly good to Miami who is still resume building...
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March 09, 2012
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Miami wakes up, routs Ga. Tech 54-36 in ACC
Rion Brown sparked Miami from its offensive woes with back-to-back 3-pointers, and the Hurricanes ripped off an 18-0 run to bury woeful Georgia Tech 54-36 Thursday in the opening round of the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament.
The teams combined to hit just 14-of-51 shots in the first half, which ended with Georgia Tech on top 20-19.
But the Hurricanes (19-11) finally woke up...
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March 08, 2012
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'Canes dominate 2nd half in win vs. GT
ATLANTA (AP) -- Rion Brown sparked Miami from its offensive woes with back-to-back 3-pointers, and the Hurricanes ripped off an 18-0 run to bury woeful Georgia Tech 54-36 Thursday in the opening round of the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament.
The teams combined to hit just 14-of-51 shots in the first half, which ended with Georgia Tech on top 20-19.
But the Hurricanes (19-11...
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March 08, 2012
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Rion Brown alley-oop dunk on Reggie Bullock
Not sure how this game is going to turn out, but this is a beautifully designed play by the Miami Hurricanes coming out of a timeout. The Tar Heels need to win this game to maintain pace with Duke and Florida State atop the ACC.
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