Miami Earns 24th Win of Season in 77-69 Victory at SMU

DALLAS – The University of Miami men’s basketball team led wire-to-wire Wednesday as it defeated SMU, 77-69, inside the Moody Center.

With the win, Miami moves to 24-6 on the year, tying the school record for most regular season wins in a season, and 13-4 in ACC play to secure the No. 3 seed in next week’s ACC Tournament.

The Hurricanes led wire-to-wire throughout the first half and gained a five-point advantage midway through the half following a 3-pointer from Shelton Henderson. The Canes held their biggest lead of the half, 38-31, just before time expired as Noam Dovrat hit his third 3-pointer in the first 20 minutes.

Coming out of the break, Miami went on a 7-0 run to extend its lead to 14, 45-31, behind a Henderson dunk and a layup and 3-pointer from Tre Donaldson. SMU (19-11, 8-9 ACC) countered with a 7-0 run and cut the lead to single digits with 11:05 remaining before the Hurricanes countered with a 7-0 run on their own to push the lead back to 60-44.

With Miami leading by 14, Jaron Pierre Jr. buried back-to-back 3-pointers to trim the advantage to 68-60. Malik Reneau stopped the run with a 3-pointer of his own giving the Hurricanes an 11-point advantage.

Tru Washington put the game away late as he hit two free throws before hitting a layup after a turnover.

Donaldson led the way offensively with 17 points, nine assists and seven rebounds. Reneau registered a double-double with 14 points and 11 assists while adding four assists and three steals.

Ernest Udeh Jr. added 10 rebounds and eight points to go along with four blocks as Dovrat finished with 12 points on 4-of-5 shooting from three. Washington finished with 15 points, and Henderson added 11.

Miami finished the game with 11 3-pointers on 18 attempts, matching its season high while shooting 47.4% from the floor.

Miami closes out the season against Louisville inside the Watsco Center on Saturday at 2 p.m. The game can be seen on ESPNU and heard locally on 560 AM WQAM.

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