‘Outplayed’ Canes manage historic-low 38 points
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va.– Miami let an early lead escape Monday night en path to its floor total given that signing up with the ACC in 2004-05.
Reece Beekman had 16 points and 7 assists and Jacob Groves added 12 points, as Virginia stifled the Hurricanes, 60-38.
According to ESPN Stats & Information research, it was Miami’s worst output in the league since scoring 40 against the Cavaliers in February 2014. It was likewise the Hurricanes’ lowest point overall in any game given that renewing their guys’s basketball program in 1985-86.
And it was all a bit too much for Miami coach Jim Larranaga, who stayed by himself at the bench throughout a timeout while his group met his personnel on the court. And after the game, his press conference wasn’t much various.
“OK, let’s go, anyone got any questions?” he asked of the reporters, according to the Augusta (Virginia) Free Press.When a reporter asked what altered in a game in which the Hurricanes as soon as led 7-2, Larranaga responded, “The game. They just beat us in every element of the game. We didn’t play well. They played really well. Thank you for your attention.”
And then he left the room.
“We kind of simply kept chipping away, and I thought it was a genuine complete performance,” Virginia coach Tony Bennett stated. “We moved hard on offense and tried to play actually hard defensively.”
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Virginia (18-5, 9-3 ACC) has won seven straight games in general, the longest active streak in the conference, and has actually now won an NCAA-leading 23 in a row in your home. The Cavaliers improved to 114-2 when allowing 50 points or less in the Bennett period.
“We truly tried to focus on not letting them get stuff in transition,” Bennett said.Beekman offered Virginia a double-digit lead with 4:08 remaining in the first half and Miami trailed by at least 12 the entire second half. The Cavaliers started the second half with an 18-4 run, and after that held Miami to just five field goals the remainder of the way.Miami, a Last 4 team last season, finished 14-for-49(28.6%
)from the field, including going 0-for-10 from distance in the 2nd half.Isaac McKneely had 9 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists for Virginia.
Ryan Dunn added eight points and eight rebounds. The Cavaliers had 20 helps on 26 field goals.Norchad Omier had 11 points and 13 rebounds for his 12th double-double of the season for Miami(15-8, 6-6 ). Wooga Poplar added 8 points.The roadway does not get any easier for the Hurricanes. Miami will host No. 3 North Carolina on Saturday.The Associated Press contributed to this report.