National Basketball Association
Miami - Florida 77, Boston College 56
When: 2:30 PM ET, Saturday, March 3, 2012
Where: BankUnited Center, Coral Gables, Florida
Officials:
#0 Sean Corbin, # Tim Kelly, # Jamie Luckie
Attendance:
3834
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Miami 77, Boston College 56: Kenny Kadji and Durand Scott each had 14 points and the Hurricanes kept their hopes of an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament alive by making 12 3-pointers to defeat the visiting Eagles.
The Hurricanes, who set a team record for ACC wins in a season, can earn
the fourth seed and a first-round bye in the ACC tournament if both
North Carolina State and Virginia lose Sunday. Boston College (9-21,
4-12) is currently tied for 10th.
Kadji, who had his 14-game streak of double-figure scoring games snapped Wednesday, made three 3-pointers. Malcolm Grant added 12 points -- all on 3-pointers -- for the Hurricanes (18-11, 9-7 ACC).
Miami led by just two points with a little over 11 minutes left in the first half, but put together a 21-3 run and took a comfortable 46-25 lead at halftime. Scott’s long 3-pointer at the buzzer was the Hurricanes’ ninth from beyond the arc in the opening 20 minutes.
Matt Humphrey led Boston College with 16 points.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Miami has beaten Boston College seven of the last nine meetings. BC still leads the all-time series, 24-15. … Boston College matched its most losses in a season. The Eagles were 6-21 in 1998-99. … Miami finished the regular season 13-3 at its home court, the BankUnited Center. … The Eagles are 0-9 on the road and 1-3 in neutral-site games. … Miami is 3-4 in its last seven games.
Top Game Performances
| Boston College |
|
Miami - Florida |
|
Matt Humphrey 16 |
Scoring |
Kenny Kadji 14 |
|
Jordan Daniels 3 |
Assists |
Reggie Johnson 4 |
|
Ryan Anderson 11 |
Rebounds |
Reggie Johnson 7 |
|
Ryan Anderson 2 |
Free Throws Made |
DeQuan Jones 3 |
|
Matt Humphrey 4 |
Steals |
Shane Larkin 2 |
|
N/A |
Blocks |
DeQuan Jones 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Boston College
|
56 |
42.9 |
9-29 |
5-11 |
10 |
26 |
0 |
7 |
17 |
| Miami - Florida
|
77 |
50.0 |
12-30 |
9-15 |
14 |
28 |
2 |
8 |
10 |
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