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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Miami - Florida 84, Appalachian St. 54
When: 7:00 PM ET, Friday, December 30, 2011
Where: BankUnited Center, Coral Gables, Florida
Officials: # Adam Brick, # Kyle Chambers, # Mike Thornton
Attendance: 3363
Durand Scott scored 17 points as Miami cruised to an 84-54 victory in Florida over Appalachian State Friday.

Rion Brown chipped in 15 points for the Hurricanes (8-4), who won for the second time in as many games without leading Malcolm Scott while he is away from the team due to a death in his family.

Miami assumed control of this contest late in the first half when a jumper from Brown keyed a 12-3 run before intermission to turn a six-point lead into a 39-24 halftime advantage.

The Hurricanes shot 52.1 percent from the field – their lowest field-goal percentage over their last three games – but extended the bulge to as many as 34 points late in the second half to improve to 6-1 at home.

Miami enjoyed a 34-16 advantage in points in the paint and saw its bench outscore Appalachian State, 31-16.

Andre Williamson scored a game-high 19 points and was the only player to finish in double figures for the Mountaineers (5-7), who fell to 6-68 all-time against schools from the Atlantic Coast Conference.
Top Game Performances
 
Appalachian St.   Miami - Florida
Andre Williamson 19 Scoring Durand Scott 17
Mike Neal 7 Assists Durand Scott 4
Andre Williamson 7 Rebounds Reggie Johnson 8
Tab Hamilton 3 Free Throws Made Rion Brown 5
Omar Carter 2 Steals Shane Larkin 3
Brian Okam 1 Blocks Kenny Kadji 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Appalachian St. 54 35.1 6-22 8-16 15 27 2 6 11
Miami - Florida 84 54.9 7-16 21-27 12 31 3 8 9