Wong scores 21, rallies Miami past North Texas 69-63
AP
Nov 26, 2021
KISSIMMEE, Fla. (AP) Isaiah Wong scored 14 of his 21 points in the second half on Friday to rally Miami to a 69-63 win over North Texas Mean Green in the ESPN Events Invitational.
The Hurricanes (4-2) trailed by as many was 14 in the first half and were down 40-28 at the break.
An early 7-0 burst featuring a Wong 3-pointer got Miami close and then a 9-0 run produced a 52-48 lead with 11:39 to play. Jordan Miller scored at the basket to start and end the run and Charlie Moore contributed a 3-pointer, capping a stretch when Miami made 10 of 11 shots.
After consecutive 3s from Tylor Perry and Thomas Bell put the Mean Green back on top 54-52, Wong scored Miami's next seven and it was tied at 59 with under 5 minutes to play.
Both teams struggled to score down the stretch until Kameron McGusty's layup put Miami on top at the 2:35 mark and then Wong hit a jumper at 1:18. North Texas was in the process of missing four straight shots and two McGusty free throws with 14 seconds to go pushed the lead to 67-61.
McGusty finished with 18 points, going 10 of 11 from the foul line, and 12 rebounds. Moore scored 16 on 6-of-9 shooting. Miami shot 57% in the second half.
Bell scored 18 points and Perry 14 off the bench for North Texas (2-3), which only shot 32% in the second half after making9 of 18 3-pointers and going 15 of 28 overall before the break.
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1st Half
MIA
Hurricanes
28
NTEX
Mean Green
40
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
Jordan Miller vs. Abou Ousmane (Sam Waardenburg gains possession)
19:34
Jordan Miller turnover (lost ball) (Mardrez McBride steals)
19:28
JJ Murray misses two point layup
19:26
Thomas Bell offensive rebound
19:13
Thomas Bell turnover (lost ball) (Kameron McGusty steals)
18:56
+2
Kameron McGusty makes two point hook shot
2-0
18:30
+3
Thomas Bell makes three point jump shot (Rubin Jones assists)
2-3
18:05
+2
Sam Waardenburg makes two point fadeaway jump shot
4-3
17:36
Thomas Bell misses three point jump shot
17:34
Aaron Scott offensive rebound
17:29
+3
Mardrez McBride makes three point jump shot (Rubin Jones assists)
4-6
17:14
+3
Charlie Moore makes three point jump shot (Isaiah Wong assists)
7-6
16:48
+3
Rubin Jones makes three point jump shot (Mardrez McBride assists)
7-9
16:24
+2
Charlie Moore makes two point driving layup
9-9
15:56
+2
Aaron Scott makes two point jump shot (Tylor Perry assists)
9-11
15:38
Rubin Jones shooting foul (Kameron McGusty draws the foul)
15:38
TV timeout
15:38
+1
Kameron McGusty makes regular free throw 1 of 2
10-11
15:38
+1
Kameron McGusty makes regular free throw 2 of 2
11-11
15:20
+3
Tylor Perry makes three point jump shot (Mardrez McBride assists)
11-14
14:59
Jordan Miller misses two point layup
14:57
Hurricanes offensive rebound
14:40
+2
Isaiah Wong makes two point layup
13-14
14:13
Tylor Perry turnover (back court violation)
13:59
Kameron McGusty misses two point jump shot
13:57
Rubin Jones defensive rebound
13:46
Thomas Bell misses three point jump shot
13:44
Kameron McGusty defensive rebound
13:45
Abou Ousmane personal foul (Sam Waardenburg draws the foul)
13:32
Bensley Joseph turnover (out of bounds)
13:24
Rubin Jones turnover (bad pass)
13:03
+2
Isaiah Wong makes two point jump shot
15-14
12:43
Mardrez McBride misses three point jump shot
12:41
Jordan Miller defensive rebound
12:19
Bensley Joseph misses two point jump shot
12:17
Abou Ousmane defensive rebound
11:55
+3
Rubin Jones makes three point jump shot (Mardrez McBride assists)
15-17
11:27
Abou Ousmane shooting foul (Kameron McGusty draws the foul)
11:27
TV timeout
11:27
+1
Kameron McGusty makes regular free throw 1 of 2
16-17
11:27
+1
Kameron McGusty makes regular free throw 2 of 2
17-17
11:02
+3
Aaron Scott makes three point jump shot (Mardrez McBride assists)
17-20
10:35
Jordan Miller misses two point jump shot
10:33
Aaron Scott defensive rebound
10:19
+2
Thomas Bell makes two point layup
17-22
10:19
Jordan Miller shooting foul (Thomas Bell draws the foul)
10:19
+1
Thomas Bell makes regular free throw 1 of 1
17-23
10:04
Aaron Scott personal foul (Isaiah Wong draws the foul)
9:58
Charlie Moore offensive foul (Aaron Scott draws the foul)
9:58
Charlie Moore turnover
9:51
Wooga Poplar personal foul
9:37
+2
Thomas Bell makes two point driving dunk
17-25
9:20
Anthony Walker misses two point jump shot
9:18
Rubin Jones defensive rebound
9:12
+3
Mardrez McBride makes three point jump shot (Thomas Bell assists)
17-28
9:09
Hurricanes 30 second timeout
8:53
JJ Murray personal foul (Sam Waardenburg draws the foul)
8:43
+2
Sam Waardenburg makes two point driving layup
19-28
8:12
Charlie Moore blocks Aaron Scott's two point jump shot
8:10
Aaron Scott offensive rebound
8:08
Aaron Scott misses two point jump shot
8:06
Sam Waardenburg defensive rebound
7:56
+2
Charlie Moore makes two point reverse layup
21-28
7:30
JJ Murray misses three point jump shot
7:28
Kameron McGusty defensive rebound
7:18
Anthony Walker misses two point jump shot
7:16
Aaron Scott defensive rebound
7:02
+3
Rubin Jones makes three point jump shot
21-31
6:45
Rubin Jones shooting foul (Isaiah Wong draws the foul)
6:45
TV timeout
6:45
+1
Isaiah Wong makes regular free throw 1 of 2
22-31
6:45
Isaiah Wong misses regular free throw 2 of 2
6:45
Aaron Scott defensive rebound
6:14
Isaiah Wong blocks Tylor Perry's three point jump shot
6:14
Mean Green offensive rebound
6:14
Mean Green turnover (shot clock violation)
5:58
Jordan Miller turnover (bad pass)
5:39
Thomas Bell misses three point jump shot
5:37
Charlie Moore defensive rebound
5:23
Aaron Scott personal foul (Kameron McGusty draws the foul)
5:23
+1
Kameron McGusty makes regular free throw 1 of 2
23-31
5:23
+1
Kameron McGusty makes regular free throw 2 of 2
24-31
5:06
Mardrez McBride misses three point jump shot
5:04
Abou Ousmane offensive rebound
4:47
+2
Abou Ousmane makes two point reverse layup (Mardrez McBride assists)
24-33
4:20
Jordan Miller offensive foul
4:20
Jordan Miller turnover
4:04
+2
Abou Ousmane makes two point layup (JJ Murray assists)
24-35
3:41
Abou Ousmane blocks Isaiah Wong's two point jump shot
3:39
Thomas Bell defensive rebound
3:18
Tylor Perry misses three point jump shot
3:16
Isaiah Wong defensive rebound
3:03
TV timeout
2:54
Isaiah Wong misses three point jump shot
2:52
Thomas Bell defensive rebound
2:32
Mardrez McBride misses three point jump shot
2:30
Abou Ousmane offensive rebound
2:24
+2
Abou Ousmane makes two point jump shot
24-37
2:14
Isaiah Wong misses three point jump shot
2:12
Abou Ousmane defensive rebound
1:58
Charlie Moore personal foul (Aaron Scott draws the foul)
1:49
Thomas Bell turnover (traveling)
1:32
+2
Kameron McGusty makes two point jump shot
26-37
0:58
+3
Tylor Perry makes three point jump shot
26-40
0:37
+2
Isaiah Wong makes two point jump shot
28-40
0:04
Kameron McGusty defensive rebound
0:06
Abou Ousmane misses two point jump shot
0:04
Kameron McGusty defensive rebound
0:00
Isaiah Wong misses three point jump shot
0:00
Hurricanes offensive rebound
2nd Half
MIA
Hurricanes
41
NTEX
Mean Green
23
Time
Team
Play
Score
19:31
Abou Ousmane misses two point jump shot
19:29
Kameron McGusty defensive rebound
19:25
Sam Waardenburg misses three point jump shot
19:23
Abou Ousmane defensive rebound
19:07
JJ Murray misses three point jump shot
19:05
Kameron McGusty defensive rebound
18:45
+2
Isaiah Wong makes two point layup
30-40
18:14
Abou Ousmane turnover (bad pass) (Jordan Miller steals)
18:12
Kameron McGusty turnover (bad pass)
17:43
Sam Waardenburg blocks Tylor Perry's two point jump shot
17:41
Aaron Scott offensive rebound
17:42
Jordan Miller shooting foul (Aaron Scott draws the foul)
17:42
+1
Aaron Scott makes regular free throw 1 of 2
30-41
17:42
Aaron Scott misses regular free throw 2 of 2
17:42
Kameron McGusty defensive rebound
17:23
Charlie Moore misses two point layup
17:23
Jordan Miller offensive rebound
17:23
+2
Jordan Miller makes two point layup
32-41
16:56
Aaron Scott misses two point jump shot
16:54
Jordan Miller defensive rebound
16:46
+3
Isaiah Wong makes three point jump shot (Charlie Moore assists)
35-41
16:44
TV timeout
16:24
Thomas Bell turnover (bad pass) (Charlie Moore steals)
16:17
+2
Charlie Moore makes two point layup
37-41
16:03
+2
Aaron Scott makes two point layup
37-43
15:41
+2
Kameron McGusty makes two point driving layup
39-43
15:14
Rubin Jones offensive foul (Kameron McGusty draws the foul)
15:14
Rubin Jones turnover
15:14
TV timeout
14:51
Charlie Moore misses three point jump shot
14:49
Sam Waardenburg offensive rebound
14:48
Tylor Perry personal foul (Sam Waardenburg draws the foul)
14:42
+2
Charlie Moore makes two point driving layup
41-43
14:18
+3
Thomas Bell makes three point jump shot (Mardrez McBride assists)
41-46
13:58
+2
Sam Waardenburg makes two point layup (Charlie Moore assists)
43-46
13:36
+2
Thomas Bell makes two point layup
43-48
13:22
+2
Jordan Miller makes two point alley-oop layup (Kameron McGusty assists)
45-48
13:03
Thomas Bell turnover (lost ball) (Kameron McGusty steals)
12:57
+2
Sam Waardenburg makes two point dunk (Charlie Moore assists)
47-48
12:57
Mean Green 30 second timeout
12:31
JJ Murray misses three point jump shot
12:29
Isaiah Wong defensive rebound
12:16
+3
Charlie Moore makes three point jump shot (Bensley Joseph assists)
50-48
11:51
Mardrez McBride misses two point jump shot
11:49
Sam Waardenburg defensive rebound
11:40
+2
Jordan Miller makes two point reverse layup (Sam Waardenburg assists)
52-48
11:16
Rubin Jones offensive foul (Bensley Joseph draws the foul)
11:16
Rubin Jones turnover
11:16
TV timeout
10:53
Kameron McGusty misses three point jump shot
10:51
JJ Murray defensive rebound
10:35
+3
Tylor Perry makes three point jump shot (Abou Ousmane assists)
52-51
10:14
Charlie Moore misses two point jump shot
10:12
Mardrez McBride defensive rebound
9:50
+3
Thomas Bell makes three point jump shot (Mardrez McBride assists)
52-54
9:42
Hurricanes 30 second timeout
9:28
Isaiah Wong misses three point jump shot
9:26
Aaron Scott defensive rebound
9:26
Sam Waardenburg personal foul (Aaron Scott draws the foul)
9:10
Jordan Miller blocks Mardrez McBride's two point layup
9:08
Kameron McGusty defensive rebound
9:04
Charlie Moore offensive foul
9:04
Charlie Moore turnover
8:44
Kameron McGusty defensive rebound
8:39
+3
Isaiah Wong makes three point jump shot
55-54
8:21
Mardrez McBride misses three point jump shot
8:19
Hurricanes defensive rebound
8:00
+2
Isaiah Wong makes two point pullup jump shot
57-54
7:33
Kameron McGusty personal foul (Mardrez McBride draws the foul)
7:11
+3
Tylor Perry makes three point jump shot (Thomas Bell assists)
57-57
7:11
+3
Tylor Perry makes three point jump shot (Thomas Bell assists)
57-57
6:38
Thomas Bell blocks Kameron McGusty's two point jump shot
6:36
Hurricanes offensive rebound
6:36
Isaiah Wong misses two point jump shot
6:34
Tylor Perry defensive rebound
6:16
Abou Ousmane misses two point hook shot
6:14
Jordan Miller defensive rebound
6:00
Kameron McGusty misses two point jump shot
5:58
JJ Murray defensive rebound
5:35
Abou Ousmane misses two point jump shot
5:33
Abou Ousmane offensive rebound
5:33
Abou Ousmane misses two point jump shot
5:31
Jordan Miller defensive rebound
5:14
Abou Ousmane personal foul (Isaiah Wong draws the foul)
5:09
Tylor Perry personal foul (Jordan Miller draws the foul)
5:04
+2
Isaiah Wong makes two point jump shot
59-57
4:29
+2
Thomas Bell makes two point driving layup
59-59
4:02
Kameron McGusty offensive foul (Tylor Perry draws the foul)
4:02
Kameron McGusty turnover
3:38
Thomas Bell turnover (bad pass) (Kameron McGusty steals)
3:24
Thomas Bell blocks Kameron McGusty's two point jump shot
3:22
Hurricanes offensive rebound
3:22
TV timeout
3:11
Isaiah Wong misses three point jump shot
3:09
Thomas Bell defensive rebound
2:49
Thomas Bell misses three point jump shot
2:47
Hurricanes defensive rebound
2:35
+2
Kameron McGusty makes two point layup (Sam Waardenburg assists)
61-59
2:35
JJ Murray shooting foul (Kameron McGusty draws the foul)
2:35
Kameron McGusty misses regular free throw 1 of 1
2:35
Thomas Bell defensive rebound
2:13
Kameron McGusty shooting foul (Tylor Perry draws the foul)
2:13
Tylor Perry misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:13
Tylor Perry misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:13
Kameron McGusty defensive rebound
1:57
Isaiah Wong misses two point jump shot
1:55
JJ Murray defensive rebound
1:41
Sam Waardenburg blocks Thomas Bell's two point layup
1:39
Kameron McGusty defensive rebound
1:18
+2
Isaiah Wong makes two point pullup jump shot
63-59
1:07
Mean Green 60 second timeout
0:45
Rubin Jones misses three point jump shot
0:43
Jordan Miller defensive rebound
0:35
Charlie Moore turnover (bad pass) (Rubin Jones steals)
0:35
Rubin Jones turnover (bad pass) (Isaiah Wong steals)
0:33
Hurricanes 30 second timeout
0:31
JJ Murray personal foul (Sam Waardenburg draws the foul)
0:31
Sam Waardenburg misses regular free throw 1 of 1
0:31
Mardrez McBride defensive rebound
0:25
Mardrez McBride misses two point layup
0:23
Kameron McGusty defensive rebound
0:21
JJ Murray personal foul (Kameron McGusty draws the foul)
0:21
+1
Kameron McGusty makes regular free throw 1 of 2
64-59
0:21
+1
Kameron McGusty makes regular free throw 2 of 2
65-59
0:14
+2
Rubin Jones makes two point layup
65-61
0:15
Hurricanes 60 second timeout
0:14
Rubin Jones personal foul (Kameron McGusty draws the foul)
0:14
+1
Kameron McGusty makes regular free throw 1 of 2
66-61
0:14
+1
Kameron McGusty makes regular free throw 2 of 2
67-61
0:08
Isaiah Wong shooting foul (Tylor Perry draws the foul)
0:08
+1
Tylor Perry makes regular free throw 1 of 3
67-62
0:08
Tylor Perry misses regular free throw 2 of 3
0:08
+1
Tylor Perry makes regular free throw 3 of 3
67-63
0:08
Tylor Perry personal foul (Charlie Moore draws the foul)
