Miami loses Omier to ankle injury, is up to Duke

GREENSBORO, N.C.– No. 14 Miami lost starting forward Norchad Omier to an ankle injury early in the group’s 85-78 defeat to No. 21 Duke in their Atlantic Coast Conference competition semifinal matchup on Friday.Omier was harmed

just over a minute into the game when he rebounded a missed out on totally free throw. He landed on the foot of Duke’s Dereck Lively II and rolled his best ankle, sending him falling to the court and banging his hands on the hardwood in pain.Editor’s Picks 2 Associated Omier was

helped to the bench,

then required help just to get on his feet prior to being helped to the tunnel that leads to the locker room.Minutes later, Miami revealed that Omier would miss the remainder of the game. The school later tweeted that Omier had no damaged bones.The 6-foot-7 third-year sophomore was available in averaging 14 points and a team-high 9.8 rebounds. He was an All-ACC second-team choice by The Associated Press earlier this week.The Hurricanes were seeded No. 1 for the ACC tournament. They shared the regular-season title with No. 13 Virginia.The Associated Press added to

this report.