Game Day: Miami vs. SC State - Dec. 6

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Series
All-time: Tied, 1-1
Since rebirth in 1985-86: 1-1
Home: 1-1
Away: 0-0
Neutral: 0-0
Last matchup: Dec. 12, 209, Miami won, 91-54.
Under Coach Larrañaga: 0-0
Coach L all-time vs. SC State: 0-0

Polls
Miami – AP: NR / USA Today: RV / KenPom: 29
SC State – AP: NR / USA Today: NR / KenPom: 330

Weather
Coral Gables: High 84 / Low 73
Orangeburg, S.C.: High 68 / Low 47

The Matchup Between Miami and South Carolina State
In Miami’s last meeting with South Carolina State in 2009, the Hurricanes tied a school record by hitting 15 three-pointers in a 91-54 victory.
Coach L is 5-0 against opponents from the MEAC since he took over the Canes in 2011.
Jim Larrañaga has never faced South Carolina State in his 33-year head coaching career.
In 2014, the Hurricanes faced two MEAC opponents (Howard and Savannah State). In those games, Miami won by an average of 33 points.
Coach L is 8-2 against teams from the state of South Carolina since he took over the Hurricanes. The last victory was on Saturday with a 74-57 win over Wofford.

From the Archives: SC State at Miami, Dec. 12, 2009
James Dews hit a career-high six 3-pointers to finish with a game-high 20 points to lead Miami past South Carolina State, 91-54. In its first game since the 61-60 loss at Boston College, Miami (9-1) was never threatened after a 14-0 run late in the first half. Dews converted on two of four Hurricanes 3-pointers during the spurt and finished with six behind the arc. Adrian Thomas’ 3-pointer capped the run with 5:35 left in the half, increasing Miami’s lead to 37-18. Miami tied a school record with 15 3-pointers, originally set against Georgetown on March 3, 1993. The Hurricanes made nine 3-pointers in the first half, including four in the opening 6:36 for a 20-8 advantage. Tyvon Williams’ 3-pointer with 10:40 left in the half was the Bulldogs’ final field goal before the Hurricanes’ 14-0 run. Dwayne Collins, Thomas and Reggie Johnson added 11 points apiece for the Hurricanes, while Collins grabbed a game-high seven rebounds. Malcolm Grant and Durand Scott dished out six assists apiece, and DeQuan Jones and Cyrus McGowan each put up three blocks. Arsenio Williams led South Carolina State (5-2) with 13 points.

Home Sweet Home
In six seasons under Coach L, Miami is 66-20 (.767) overall at home and 35-7 (.833) in non-conference play at home. In both 2012-13 and 2015-16, the Canes had just one loss at the Watsco Center.  

Canes Crashing the Boards
Miami has outrebounded seven of its eight opponents this season, including a +14 margin versus Rutgers, one of the top rebounding teams in the country. Against Rutgers, the best offensive rebounding team in the nation, Miami outrebounded the Scarlet Knights 44-30 overall. UM grabbed 29 defensive rebounds while allowing RU only 13 offensive boards.
Against Wofford, Miami had five players with at least five rebounds, including 10 from Kamari Murphy and five from Davon Reed, Bruce Brown, Anthony Lawrence and Ebuka Izundu.
Through eight games, a player has had at least five rebounds 31 times, led by seven occurrences from Murphy and Brown, a guard. Dewan Huell has grabbed at least five boards six times, followed by Reed’s five.

Murphy Named MVP of Hoophall Invitational Game
Senior forward Kamari Murphy notched his third-career double-double with a career-high 14 points and 10 rebounds against Wofford, earning him MVP honors for the game. Murphy was 5-10 from the field and 4-4 at the free throw line. He also tallied one block for the Canes.

Newton Records Nine Assists
First-year starting point guard Ja’Quan Newton dished out a career-high nine assists in Miami’s win over Wofford in the Hoophall Invitational. The nine handouts match Angel Rodriguez’ nine vs. Virginia Tech in the 2016 ACC Tournament, the most last season by a Cane. Rodriguez’ 11 assists at Duke on Jan. 25, 2016 are the most by a Cane in six seasons under Coach L, followed by nine twice from Shane Larkin, and once from Rodriguez, Rion Brown and now Newton.

Lucky 7s from Long Range
Miami has made at least seven shots from long range In 107 of Larrañaga’s 183 games at UM. The Canes are 84-23 (.785) when UM makes at least seven from 3-point range. This season, Miami is 2-0 when hitting seven from deep. 2015-16: 17-3; 2014-15: 18-5; 2013-14: 9-6; 2012-13: 19-3; 2011-12: 19-6.

Freshman Guard Brown Second in Rebounds
Freshman guard Bruce Brown is second on the team with 6.3 rebounds per game, trailing senior forward Kamari Murphy’s 8.5 rpg. Brown has grabbed four-plus boards in every game, including seven-plus three times.

Senior Needs Just One Swat
Senior forward Kamari Murphy has recorded 99 career blocks in 106 games played. He has 38 swats in his 40 games at Miami, after recording 61 blocks in 66 games at Oklahoma State from 2012-14.

Milestones for the Canes
600 Victories – Coach Larrañaga is just six 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.
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 182 at Miami.
1,000 Program Wins – The University of Miami men’s basketball program has won 996 of its 1,725 games.
100 Blocks – Redshirt senior Kamari Murphy has recorded 99 career blocks, with 61 at Oklahoma State and 38 at Miami.
1,000 Points – Senior Davon Reed has scored 951 points in 106 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.