Game Day: Miami vs. Florida - Nov. 27

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Setting the Scene
Date: Sunday, Nov. 27, 2016
Time: 4:30 p.m.
Location: HP Field House | Orlando, Fla. | AdvoCare Invitational

Broadcasts
Television: ESPN2 – Jon Sciambi, Brad Daugherty, Andy Katz
Radio: AM 850 WFTL – Joe Zagacki
Online: Watch ESPN – http://es.pn/2fkhTtO

Series
All-time: Miami trails, 45-24
Since rebirth in 1985-86: 4-9
Home: 17-15
Away: 7-29
Neutral: 0-1
Last matchup: Dec. 8, 2015. Miami won, 66-55.
Under Coach Larrañaga: 2-0
Coach L all-time vs. Florida: 2-1

Polls
Miami AP: RV;  USA Today: RV
Florida AP: RV;  USA Today: RV
Weather Coral Gables: High 78/Low 69 Gainesville: High 78/Low 70

The Matchup Between Miami and Florida
Coach L is 2-0 against Florida since he arrived at Miami.
This ia the third straight year the Canes and Gators have met on the hardwood. The last time that happened was from 1986 to 1988.
In the last two meetings against Florida, Miami has shot a combined 45.7% (16-of-35) from three-point range.

Larrañaga vs. Florida
Coach Jim Larrañaga led his Miami team to a pair of wins over Florida in Gainesville (2014) and in Coral Gables (2015).
In 2006, Larrañaga led George Mason to the NCAA Final Four, falling, 70-58, to the eventual champion Gators, after defeating powerhouses Connecticut, Wichita State, North Carolina and Michigan State.

Milestones for the Canes
1,000 Games – Coach Larrañaga opened the 2016-17 season just 21 shy of 1,000 career games coached. Miami’s 21st game of the season is vs. Florida State on Feb. 1. He has coached 53 games at American International, 314 at Bowling Green, 437 at Geoge Mason and now 179 at Miami.
1,000 Program Wins – The University of Miami men’s basketball program has won 994 of its 1,722 games.
600 Victories – Coach Larrañaga is just eight wins shy of 600 career victories. With 600 wins, he will be one of five ACC coaches with 600 victories, and the other four men are in the Basketball Hall of Fame.
100 Blocks – Redshirt senior Kamari Murphy has recorded 94 career blocks, with 61 at Oklahoma State and 33 at Miami.
1,000 Points – Senior Davon Reed has scored 908 points in 103 career games at The U.
100 Games – Seniors Kamari Murphy and Davon Reed each played in their 100th career game at North Florida on Nov. 16, 2016. Murphy, a redshirt senior, played in 66 games at Oklahoma State before coming to Miami as a junior. All of Reed’s games played are at UM.

Canes Producing Balanced Scoring Attack
Miami has seven players scoring at least 7.4 points per game, and three guys with at least 9.0 ppg. Ja’Quan Newton leads the way with 17.6 ppg, followed by 11.2 from Davon Reed.
Eight of nine eligible scholarship players have scored in double digits at least once, with Rodney Miller’s five points vs. WCU being his season high. Five guys have scored at least 15 points: Newton, Anthony Lawrence, Reed, Bruce Brown and Dewan Huell.

Miami in the AdvoCare Invitational
Junior PG Ja’Quan Newton is averaging 20.5 ppg, knocking down 59.3 percent (16-27) from the field in a pair of games at the AdvoCare Invitational. During the tournament, Newton has tallied two of his three career 20-point games with 20 against Stanford and 21 vs. No. 21/22 Iowa State. .
Senior F Kamari Murphy is pulling down 9.5 rpg, with 12 against ISU. Freshman G Bruce Brown has 13 total rebounds and Anthony Lawrence has five steals.
After starting the season averaging 86.7 points per game through the first three outings, Miami is scoring just 61.5 ppg in a pair of games in Orlando.

Tale of Two Halves
Through five games, Miami averages 9.0 ppg and shoots 14.7 percent better in the second half of outings than in the first half.

Miami Puts it on the Floor Instead of Letting it Fly
Through five games, Miami has made 26 3-pointers and recorded 52 assists. One season ago through five outings, the Canes had made 49 from long range and tallied 78 assists.

Miami at Neutral Sites Under Larrañaga
In Larrañaga’s six seasons at The U, Miami is 20-12 in neutral site games (including postseason).

Recapping Miami vs. Florida, Dec. 8, 2015
Miami’s win is the second-straight over the Gators, defeating the then-No. 8/7 Florida in 2014, 69-67, in Gainesville … The then-named-BankUnited Center was filled with 7,972 fans, marking the ninth time in school history for a sellout … Miami’s starters against Florida were Angel Rodriguez, Sheldon McClellan, Davon Reed, Kamari Murphy and Tonye Jekiri … Freshman Anthony Lawrence sat out of the game with flu-like symptoms … With the win over Florida, Miami is now 82-36 while ranked in the top 25 all-time. When ranked, the Canes are 64 -30 since the rebirth of the program in 1985-86, 34-16 since joining the ACC in 2004-05 and23-9 under Coach L … With three blocks, senior Tonye Jekiri moved into tied for 10th on Miami’s career blocks list, tying Jimmy Graham (104) … Angel Rodriguez knocked down three shots from long range continuing his streak of hitting a three in all games this season … Senior Angel Rodriguez’s second 3-pointer of the night was the 150th of his college career … With 24 points, Sheldon McClellan has scored 20-or-more points in six career games at Miami. McClellan has scored 16+ points in five of eight games … With his 23rd point tonight, McClellan reached 700 for his Miami career (41 games) … McClellan swiped three steals, and has a steal in every game but one (vs. Charlotte) … Kamari Murphy blocked one shot and has at least one block in four-straight games … Davon Reed pulled down four rebounds, grabbing at least three rebounds in every game.

In 2014, Rodriguez plays D, Drains 24 in Win Over Florida
PG Angel Rodriguez scored 22 his 24 points in the final nine minutes against No. 8/7 Florida, draining five 3-pointers in the last seven minutes to help Miami to the win. Rodriguez also showed his strong defense by drawing a charge with three seconds remaining in the game. In 36 minutes, Rodriguez totaled three assists, three steals and two rebounds with his 7-14 shooting, hitting five from distance, and had a 5-7 mark at the free throw line.

Recapping Miami vs. Florida, Nov. 17, 2014
The Canes defeated then-No. 8/7 Florida on Nov. 17 in the Stephen C. O’Connell Center, led by Angel Rodriguez’ 22 points in the final nine minutes, draining five 3-pointers in the last seven minutes to help Miami to the win. With the victory, the Canes snapped Florida’s 33-game home winning streak and 25-game home non-conference winning streak at the O’Connell Center. The 33-game streak was the third-longest in the country, behind 34 from both Duke and Stephen F. Austin. Miami’s last road win over a Top 10 team was Feb. 5, 2012 at No. 7/5 Duke (78-74, OT) … Miami’s last road win over a ranked team was Feb. 2, 2013 at No. 19 NC State (79-78) … Starters: Angel Rodriguez, Manu Lecomte, Sheldon McClellan, Joe Thomas and Tonye Jekiri … Angel Rodriguez scored 24 points his first 20-point game as a Cane, also topping his previous collegiate career-high. His previous career-high was 22 points against Baylor (2/16/13) when he played for Kansas State … Rodriguez knocked down five 3-pointers in the game, all five in the last 6:21 in the game. He also knocked down three-straight FTs after being fouled on a 3-point attempt … Rodriguez also notched three assists, three steals and two rebounds in 36 minutes … Tonye Jekiri tied the game with a free throw and then took a 56-55 lead at the 3:48 mark, which was Miami’s first lead of the game. Miami was down by 14 at the 8:29 mark … Tonye Jekiri grabbed eight rebounds and blocked three shots to lead the Canes on the boards … Freshman James Palmer had his first double-figure scoring game of his collegiate career with 10 points … Omar Sherman scored his first points of his collegiate career on a 3-point play at the 10:10 mark in the first half … Omar Sherman made a 3-point shot, then blocked a Gator shot, which led to a Tonye Jekiri shot, in which he got fouled, then tied and gave Miami the lead with 3:48 left in the game … Eight different Canes scored in the first half … Miami was 9-of-11 (81.8 percent) from the free throw line in the last five minutes of the game … Miami shot 65.2 percent from the field and 70 percent from the 3-point line in the second half … Miami’s game against Florida was the first of an 11-day roadtrip where the Canes play five games in nine days in three states.