Canes Cruise Past Stetson 91-70
Dec 2, 2003
CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) – Robert Hite scored a game-high 20 points andGuillermo Diaz added 19 points off the bench to lead the Miami Hurricanes to a91-70 win over Stetson on Tuesday night.
It was the first victory for Miami (3-2) in its past three games, and thefirst win over Stetson since 1969. The Hatters (2-1) had won the past fivemeetings between the two schools, the most recent in 1971.
Miami has faced Stetson more than any other opponent – the series began in1928 – and leads the all-time series 40-33.
Leading by seven at the half, Miami took control early in the second,getting 13 points from Diaz to build a 75-55 lead with 5:38 left to play. The6-foot-2 Diaz connected on 6-of-10 second-half shots, including 3-of-3 on3-pointers.
Diaz, who also led the Hurricanes with seven rebounds, scored 16 of his 20points in 14 second-half minutes. Diaz and Hite combined to score 21 of Miami’sfinal 37 points.
E.J. Gordon led the Hatters with 15 points while Anthony Register scored 13and Mark Stiles and Borislav Djordjic both added 12.
Miami has won its past 22 home games against non-conference opponents.
