Rodriguez Dominant In 81-77 Win Over FSU
| TEAM COMPARISON | ||
|---|---|---|
| UM |
FSU | |
| Points | 81 | 77 |
| FGM-A | 23-48 | 24-50 |
| FG% | 25 | 48 |
| 3 FGM-A | 4-16 | 10-21 |
| 3 FG% | 25 | 48 |
| FTM-A | 31-38 | 19-27 |
| FT% | 82 | 70 |
| Rebounds | 37 | 23 |
| Assists | 9 | 9 |
| Turnovers | 9 | 11 |
| Blocks | 2 | 1 |
| TEAM LEADERS | ||
|---|---|---|
| UM |
VT | |
| Points | Rodriguez – 25 | Rathan-Mayes – 35 |
| Rebounds | Jekiri – 11 | Brandon – 5 |
| Assists | Rodriguez – 5 | Rathan-Mayes – 5 |
| Blocks | 2 tied – 1 | Bojanovsky – 1 |
| PLAYER OF THE GAME |
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 Angel Rodriguez | Jr. | GAngel Rodriguez tied his career high with 25 points Wednesday night, shooting a solid 8-14 from the floor and 9-12 from the line. |
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CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) – The Miami Hurricanes built an 18-point lead and survived the late heroics of Florida State’s Xavier Rathan-Mayes to win 81-77 on Wednesday.
Rathan-Mayes scored 30 points in the final 4:38. He shot 8 for 10 during the stretch, including six 3-pointers, and the freshman finished with 35 points to tie his career high.
Angel Rodriguez snapped a shooting slump by scoring 25 points for the Hurricanes, who made 14 of 16 free throws in the final 2:51 to hang onto their lead. Davon Reed’s two free throws with two seconds left sealed the victory.
The Hurricanes (18-10, 8-7 Atlantic Coast Conference) won for the third time in the past four games and avenged a one-point loss earlier this month at Florida State (15-14, 7-9).
The Seminoles trailed 62-44 before Rathan-Mayes scored 19 points in a span of 3:05, cutting the deficit to 69-63 with 1:33 to go. He converted a four-point play with 1:03 left to trim Miami’s lead to 73-70.
Rathan-Mayes scored 26 consecutive Florida State points without missing a shot before a 3-pointer by the Seminoles’ Robbie Berwick — his only basket — made it 76-73 with 21 seconds to go. The Hurricanes sank seven free throws in the final 30 seconds to maintain their lead.
Rathan-Mayes finished 10 for 19, including 6 for 11 from 3-point range. The Seminoles went 10 for 21 on 3s but were outrebounded 37-23.
Rodriguez began the night shooting 28 percent in league games, but he shot 8 for 14, and in the final 2:51 he went 7 for 8 at the line.
Sheldon McClellan added 19 points and Reed 18 for Miami. Tonye Jekiri had 12 points and 11 rebounds for his ninth double-double of the season.
The Hurricanes missed their first seven 3-point attempts before Reed sank a 3 to start a 9-0 run for a 27-20 lead late in the first half. They never trailed again.
Rodriguez banked in a shot on a drive for a 39-32 lead. McClellan made a steal and layup to put Miami ahead 55-42, and he scored on consecutive possessions to build the margin to 18 before Rathan-Mayes took over the game.
Noteworthy
* Miami opened the game with Davon Reed, Sheldon McClellan, Angel Rodriguez, Omar Sherman and Tonye Jekiri.
* This is the sixth time this starting five has opened a game. The Canes are now 3-3on the year with this starting five.
* Miami improves to 4-1 when scoring 80-or-more points.
* The Hurricanes led for 30:05 throughout the game.
* Miami held a 37-23 rebounding advantage over Florida State. The Hurricanes are now 10-1 when it outrebounds its opponent.
* The Hurricanes had four players finish in double figures. Miami improved to 7-1 when three players score in double figures.
* Miami’s Davon Reed scored the Hurricanes’ first basket at the 17:37 mark of the first half.
* Miami led at the half 29-25.
* Miami improved to 11-3 when leading at the half.
* Miami trimmed Florida State’s all-time series advantage to 43-32 with the win.
* The Hurricanes hold a 26-12 all-time series lead in Miami.
* Larrañaga improved to 5-4 all-time against Florida State.
* Redshirt junior Angel Rodriguez tied a career-high with25points.The Hurricanes guard has now scored in double figures in 18 games this season.
* His first 25-point effort came against Virginia.
* Rodriguez has scored 20-or-more points in four games this season.
* Rodriguez recorded five assists. Rodriguez has tallied multiple assists in 14 of 15 ACC games this season.
* Junior center Tonye Jekiri tallied his fourth straight double-double after he finishedwith12points and 11 rebounds.He has recorded nine double doubles this season.
* Jekiri has led the Hurricanes in rebounds in 21 games this season. He also has recorded 10-or-more rebounds in 17 games this season.
* Redshirt junior guard Sheldon McClellan scored 19 points. McClellan has scored in double figures in each of the past six games.
* McClellan has now scored in double figures in 23 games this season.
* Sophomore Davon Reed scored in double figures for the seventh time this season as he finished with 18 points, which was one point shy of his career high.
* With the win, head coach Jim Larrañaga improve to 554-380 overall in his 31st season as a head coach.
* He is 84-46 in his fourth season at the University of Miami, with a 39-28 mark in ACC play.
