ATLANTA – The University of Miami men’s basketball team (6-24, 2-17 ACC) lost to the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (16-14, 10-9 ACC), 89-74, Tuesday night at McCamish Pavilion.
Senior Matthew Cleveland recorded his 13th 20-point game of the season in his hometown, totaling 29 points to lead all Miami scorers. Senior Brandon Johnson and freshman Austin Swartz joined Cleveland in double-figures with 16 and 14 points, respectively.
Georgia Tech’s Lance Terry led all players with a career-high 31 points in the game.
Miami and Georgia Tech traded baskets through the first eight minutes of the game until the Yellow Jackets put together a 9-0 run to take a 21-13 lead at the 9:49 mark of the first half.
Cleveland kept the Hurricanes in the game with 15 first-half points, but Terry scored eight points in the final 100 seconds of the half to give the Yellow Jackets a 46-30 advantage at the halftime break.