Miami Reaches New Hite In Second Half Comeback
Dec 9, 2003
CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) – Robert Hite scored 13 of his 18 points during alate second-half rally to lead Miami to a 61-52 win over Maryland-BaltimoreCounty on Tuesday night.
Down 23-21 at the half, Miami (5-2) used a 13-2 run to take control of thegame. William Frisby’s dunk with just over six minutes left gave Miami a 45-43lead, its first since leading 4-2 in the first half.
Hite, who was 5-of-6 shooting in the second half, tied the game with athree-point play, then capped Miami’s run with a layup to give the Hurricanes a47-43 lead. Darius Rice scored 12 points, and Frisby chipped in 10 for Miami.
Rob Gogerty led UMBC (2-3) with 19 points, while Cory McJimson added 10.
The win was Miami’s 24th consecutive home victory against a non-conferenceopponent.
The Hurricanes shot 55 percent in the second half after hitting 33 percentin the first half. The Retrievers also turned the ball over 11 times in thesecond half.
