GAME THREAD: MBB vs. Miami

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Mustangs (13-4 overall and 4-2 in ACC games) and Hurricanes (4-13 / 0-6) tip off at 1 PM (Central time). Game can be seen on ESPNU.

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UM has three players averaging double figures in scoring:

Guard Nijel Pack (6-0 / 185): 13.9 PPG

Guard Matthew Cleveland (6-7 / 210): 12.8 PPG — shooting .408 on 3-pointers

Center Lynn Kidd (6-10 / 241): 11.4 PPG — one of two UM players, along with forward Brandon Johnson, to start every game this season

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The Canes enter today's game riding a six-game losing streak, a skid that started with a 78-74 overtime home loss to Mount St. Mary's. Most recently, they got blown out, 89-54, at Duke.

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UM's record isn't good, but to be fair, the Hurricanes aren't getting blown out in every game. Nine of their 13 losses have been by 10 or fewer points, and four have been by margins of five or fewer points, including the four-point OT loss to Mount St. Mary's and an 86-85 loss at Virginia Tech.

[Charleston Pony]

Another "must win" game for our guys if we are going to avoid having any "bad losses" on the resume. We've shot really well against the weaker teams on our schedule (with the exception of Virginia) so hopefully our guys can come out and knock down some shots early and get off to a good start today

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Miami starters
G 0 Matthew Cleveland
G 3 Jalil Bethea
G 23 Austin Swartz
F 2 Brandon Johnson
C 1 Lynn Kidd

SMU starters
G 0 B.J. Edwards
G 2 Boopie Miller
G 3 Chuck Harris
F 33 Matt Cross
C 24 Samet Yiğitoğlu

[Charleston Pony]

and of course the Ga Tech vs FSU game is going to run late delaying the ESPNU broadcast of our game. Have to go to the app to watch the start of our game.

Louisville handling Virginia easily so it appears the Cardinals will come into Moody giving our guys an opportunity to earn a Quad 1 win next week. We held McNeely and Rohde to 0-12 from three Wednesday night and they are 2-9 so far today against Louisville

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Chuck Harris opens the scoring with a 3

Following online while FSU/Georgia Tech finishes up — still 3:42 to go in Tallahassee

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Matt Cross and Brandon Johnson connect to make it 5-2, SMU

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Yiğitoğlu and Cleveland trade layups
7-4 SMU

[Charleston Pony]

Good start when both Harris and Cross make their 1st shots

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Small sample size and shots have been close, but both teams shooting well at the start:

SMU 3/4 from the floor
UM 2/3

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Harris layup stretches SMU lead to 9-4

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AJ Stayton-McCray cans a 3 to close it to 9-7

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Yiğitoğlu layup and Cross 3 help SMU double up Miami: 14-7
14:49 to go in first half