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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
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

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