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LAS VEGAS, NEV. – The University of Miami men’s basketball team returns to competition on Wednesday versus Rice on day two of the Las Vegas Holiday Hoops Classic at South Point Arena.
Game 12: Miami (8-3) vs. Rice (6-4)
Date: Wed., Dec. 22, 2010 | Time: 3 p.m. (EST) | Site: South Point Arena
TV: None | Radio: 560 WQAM (WQAM.com)
Web Video: http://www.stours.sidearmsports.com/showcase/#liveevents
Websites: Miami (www.HurricaneSports.com) | Rice (www.riceowls.com)
Projected Miami Starters
No. Name (Pos/Ht/Wt/Cl) Pts Reb Ast
01 Durand Scott (G, 6-3, 200, So.) 13.8 4.0 4.0
03 Malcolm Grant (G, 6-1, 180, Jr.) 14.4 2.2 3.5
25 Garrius Adams (G, 6-6, 196, So.) 7.1 3.2 1.9
22 Donnavan Kirk (F, 6-9, 227, R-Fr.) 3.2 1.8 0.3^
42 Reggie Johnson (C, 6-10, 303, So.) 11.7 9.5 1.4^
Projected Rice Starters
No. Name (Pos/Ht/Wt/Cl) Pts Reb Ast
00 Trevan Abraham (G, 5-9, 173, Fr.) 1.6 0.8 1.7
03 Tamir Jackson (G, 6-2, 188, So.) 12.5 2.5 2.8
32 Cory Pflieger (G, 6-3, 192, Sr.) 6.4 2.7 2.0
14 Arsalan Kazemi (F, 6-7, 216, So.) 16.0 10.6 0.9
20 Lucas Kuipers (F, 6-8, 217, Jr.) 7.3 3.5 1.1
blocks per game
Miami – who has won five of its last six games – knocked off Oral Roberts, 69-56, on the first day of the Las Vegas Classic on Tuesday behind double-figure scoring from four Hurricanes – Malcolm Grant (15 points), Reggie Johnson (14 points, 12 rebounds), Durand Scott (14 points) and Garrius Adams (10 points). Grant leads the Hurricanes with 14.4 points per game and is shooting 90.0 percent from the charity stripe – hitting 34 of his last 35 free throws, including 29 straight since Dec. 4.
Rice defeated Stetson, 66-63, on Tuesday for its third-straight win. The Owls’ leading scorer Arsalan Kazemi led Rice with a game-high 19 points and 12 rebounds, while Tamir Jackson added 10 points and Trey Stanton contributed 11 points and eight boards off the bench.
