National Basketball Association
Miami-Florida 72, Boston College 50
When: 7:00 PM ET, Tuesday, February 5, 2013
Where: BankUnited Center, Coral Gables, Florida
Officials:
# Mike Eades, # Karl Hess, # Ray Natili
Attendance:
5149
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No. 11 Miami 72, Boston College 50: Rion Brown tied a career high with 22 points as the host Hurricanes stayed unbeaten in the ACC.
Kenny Kadji added 16 points for Miami (18-3, 9-0 ACC), which has won six straight against the Eagles and 10 in a row overall. Durand Scott had 11 points and Shane Larkin chipped in 10.
Olivier Hanlan scored 16 points and Ryan Anderson added 14 for Boston College (10-12, 2-7). The rest of the Eagles combined to shoot 7-for-29 (24.1 percent) from the floor.
The Eagles had a 17-8 run that bridged halftime and helped them get within six points at 33-27. Kadji responded with 10 straight Miami points, including a four-point play, to key a 12-2 run. The Hurricanes kept pouring it on and led by as many as 28 points.
Kadji had six points as Miami burst out of the gate with a 25-10 start. Scott, Brown and Larkin added four points apiece in the surge. The Hurricanes have won their last three home games by an average of 24.3 points.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Boston College matched a season low with 10 attempted free throws, and made five. ... After Scott's basket with 66 seconds left in the first half, Miami went 7:51 with only Kadji scoring. ... Brown was 5-of-7 from 3-point range, part of an 11-for-22 effort for the Hurricanes.
Top Game Performances
Boston College |
|
Miami-Florida |
Olivier Hanlan 16 |
Scoring |
Rion Brown 22 |
Olivier Hanlan 2 |
Assists |
Shane Larkin 5 |
Ryan Anderson 11 |
Rebounds |
Reggie Johnson 9 |
Ryan Anderson 4 |
Free Throws Made |
Rion Brown 3 |
Lonnie Jackson 3 |
Steals |
Rion Brown 2 |
Eddie Odio 1 |
Blocks |
Julian Gamble 2 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Boston College
|
50 |
37.0 |
5-23 |
5-10 |
6 |
27 |
1 |
8 |
11 |
Miami-Florida
|
72 |
47.4 |
11-22 |
7-14 |
16 |
39 |
4 |
7 |
11 |