#8/9 Canes fall to Clemson 65-76
No. 8/9 Miami6576Clemson
| GAME LINKS | |
|---|---|
| Box Score | Highlights |
| Season Stats | Condensed Game |
| ACC Stats | Full Broadcast |
| SCORE BY HALF | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 1 | 2 | F | |||
| MIAMI | 34 | 31 | 65 | |||
| CLEMSON | 32 | 44 | 76 | |||
| TEAM STATS | ||
|---|---|---|
| FGs | 24-55 | 27-56 |
| 3FGs | 7-14 | 7-16 |
| Free Throws | 10-14 | 15-15 |
| Rebounds | 32 | 30 |
| Blocks | 3 | 3 |
| Steals |
4 |
8 |
| Assists | 9 | 15 |
| Turnovers | 13 | 8 |
| INDIVIDUAL LEADERS | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POINTS | REBOUNDS | |||||
| Reed | 17 | Jekiri | 11 | |||
| Blossomgame | 25 | Djitte | 10 | |||
| ASSISTS | BLOCKS | |||||
| Rodriguez | 3 | Jekiri | 3 | |||
| Roper | 6 | Blossomgame | 3 | |||
| 3FG | STEALS | |||||
| Reed | 3-5 | Four Players | 1 | |||
| Roper Blossomgame | 2-3 | Roper | 5 | |||
GREENVILLE S.C. (AP) – Jaron Blossomgame scored 25 points and Clemson defeated a third straight ranked opponent for the first time in program history with a 76-65 victory over No. 8 Miami on Saturday.
The Tigers (12-6, 5-1 Atlantic Coast Conference) have won five straight overall, a run that includes a win at Syracuse and home victories over No. 21 Louisville, No. 9 Duke and the Hurricanes (13-3, 2-2), who dropped their second straight.
The Tigers looked like their tank may have run out as Miami opened a 57-51 lead with about 7 minutes left. That’s when Clemson went on a 25-8 run to end the game and continue its stunning ACC start.
Davon Reed led Miami with 17 points while high-scoring point guard Angel Rodriguez was held to three points on 1-of-7 shooting.
Jordan Roper scored 18 points for the Tigers, who hadn’t beaten three ranked teams in a season since 1998
Series Notes
-Miami dropped to 10-13 overall in the all-time series against Clemson. The Hurricanes also fell to 2-7 on the road against the Tigers.
Team Notes
-With the loss, the Hurricanes dropped to 8-2 in their last 10 games.
-Miami’s starting lineup of Angel Rodriguez, Sheldon McClellan, Davon Reed, Kamari Murphy and Tonye Jekiri made their 10th appearance of the season. Miami dropped to 8-2 on the year with this lineup to open a game.
-Miami held a 34-32 lead at the half. The Hurricanes suffered their first loss of the year when leading at the half. Miami is 11-1 when leading at the half.
-The Hurricanes also held a 32-30 rebounding advantage. Miami suffered its first loss of the year when outrebounding its opponent. The Hurricanes are 10-1 when outrebounding their opponent.
Individual Notes
-Davon Reed scored a game-high 11 points, connecting on 4-of-5 shots from the field in the first half. He finished the game with 17 points.
-Sheldon McClellan finished the game with 14 points.
-McClellan has scored 10-or-more points in every game but three (vs. Butler, Charlotte, Princeton).
-Tonye Jekiri pulled down a team-best 11 rebounds. Jekiri has tallied 10-or-more rebounds in 10 games this season.
-Jekiri also tallied three blocks. Jekiri has three-or-more blocks in three games this season.
-Reed has hit three-or-more free throws in every game but five (vs. Utah, Florida, Syracuse, Virginia and Clemson).
-McClellan also has a steal in every game but two (vs. Charlotte and Princeton).
-Rodriguez has knocked down a 3-pointer in every game but four (La Salle, Syracuse, Florida State and Clemson).
-Ivan Cruz Uceda has knocked down at least one 3-pointer in every game except two, at Nebraska and vs. Florida, including seven-straight outings.
Canes as a Ranked team
Since the rebirth of basketball at UM in 1985-86 …
-Miami is 14-8 when ranked in the top 10 in at least one poll.
-Miami is 12-6 under Coach L when ranked in the top 10 in at least one poll.
-Miami is 2-4 in true road games when ranked in the top 10 in at least one poll.
Coach L Notes
-Head coach Jim Larrañaga has a 574-386 overall record in his 32nd season as a head coach. He is 104-52 in his fifth season at the University of Miami, with a 43-31 mark in ACC play.
-The Canes are 4-2 against Clemson under Coach L.
