National Basketball Association
Miami-Florida 68, Savannah State 51
When: 7:00 PM ET, Thursday, December 19, 2013
Where: Tiger Arena, Savannah, Georgia
Officials:
# Bill Covington, # Anthony Franklin, # Les Jones
Attendance:
3370
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Miami (Fla.) 68, Savannah State
51: Donnavan Kirk scored 15 points and grabbed nine rebounds to lead
the Hurricanes to a road win over the Tigers.
Rion Brown added 13 points while
Garrius Adams had 12 points and seven rebounds for Miami
(6-5), which shot 57.1 percent from the field. Manu Lecomte had 10
points off the bench, as the Hurricanes played just seven men.
Jeremiah Hill came off the bench
to hit 4-of-9 3-pointers and finish with a team-high 14 points for
Savannah State (2-10). No other player scored in double figures for
the Tigers, who shot 5-of-20 from 3-point range.
The Tigers were up 7-4 early
before the Hurricanes went on a 17-5 run to take an nine-point
advantage with under nine minutes to go in the half. Miami upped the
lead to 17 by halftime, shooting 53.8 percent from the field in the
first 20 minutes, including 6-of-9 from 3-point range.
The Hurricanes led by as many as
22 midway through the second half before Savannah State had a 10-0
run to get back into the game. But the Tigers couldn't get any
closer, as Miami won going away.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Miami recorded 12
assists on 14 first-half baskets. … The Hurricanes easily won the
rebound battle, 35-21. … Kirk recorded at least one block in his 11th straight game, finishing with three.
Top Game Performances
| Miami-Florida |
|
Savannah State |
|
Donnavan Kirk 15 |
Scoring |
Jeremiah Hill 14 |
|
Rion Brown 5 |
Assists |
Terel Hall 5 |
|
Donnavan Kirk 9 |
Rebounds |
Jyles Smith 6 |
|
Garrius Adams 4 |
Free Throws Made |
Alante Fenner 1 |
|
Garrius Adams 2 |
Steals |
Jyles Smith 3 |
|
Donnavan Kirk 3 |
Blocks |
Saadiq Muhammad 1 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Miami-Florida
|
68 |
57.1 |
7-14 |
13-19 |
16 |
31 |
5 |
9 |
16 |
| Savannah State
|
51 |
39.2 |
5-20 |
6-12 |
10 |
19 |
2 |
5 |
11 |
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