Pack's late flurry lifts No. 23 Miami past Va Tech, 92-83
CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) — Nigel Pack scored 17 points in a 5-minute span late in the second half, and No. 23 Miami stayed unbeaten at home this season by topping Virginia Tech 92-83 on Tuesday night.
Norchad Omier led Miami with 21 points, while Isaiah Wong had 18 and Jordan Miller finished with 14 for the Hurricanes (17-5, 8-4 Atlantic Coast Conference).
Hunter Cattoor and Sean Pedulla each scored 20 for Virginia Tech, while Grant Basile each added 17 and Justyn Mutts finished with 10 for the Hokies (13-9, 3-8).
The Hurricanes improved to 12-0 at home this season. The last time Miami lost on its home floor was Feb. 26 — to Virginia Tech, which hasn't won a road game since.
And for much of Tuesday night, the Hokies looked like they'd leave Coral Gables with another victory. They led by five with 8:20 left, when Miami — led by Pack — hit its best stride of the night.
Pack was scoreless for the game's first 32-1/2 minutes. But his 3-pointer with 7:35 left tied the game at 68 and started an absolute barrage from the sophomore guard from Indianapolis.
He made six consecutive shots in a span of 5:07, five of them 3-pointers, the last of them putting Miami up 84-76 with 2:28 remaining.
It seemed to inspire Miami on the defensive end as well. Virginia Tech shot 29 for 44 — a 66% clip — over the first 35 minutes, then missed its final seven shots from there as the Hurricanes did just enough to prevail. The last shot was a dunk try by Mutts that was blocked by Omier, and Wooga Poplar finished off the win with a dunk on the other end.
BIG PICTURE
Virginia Tech: The Hokies have now lost eight of their last 10, after an 11-1 start to the season. They're 0-3 on the road against ranked teams. ... Virginia Tech was outscored 22-4 in fast-break points.
Miami: Former Hurricanes football players David Njoku (Cleveland) and Braxton Berrios (New York Jets) were at the game. ... Miami shot 58% and Omier had eight rebounds for the Hurricanes.
POLL IMPLICATIONS
It was a needed win for Miami, which has been slipping in the AP Top 25 – and now faces ACC leader Clemson in a game that the Hurricanes may need to stay in the rankings.
UP NEXT
Virginia Tech: Host No. 6 Virginia on Saturday.
Miami: Visit No. 20 Clemson on Saturday.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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20:00 | Â | Jump ball. (Hurricanes gains possession) | Â | |
19:48 | Â | Wooga Poplar misses two point jump shot | Â | |
19:46 | Â | Grant Basile defensive rebound | Â | |
19:24 | +2 | Grant Basile makes two point jump shot (Sean Pedulla assists) | 2-0 | |
19:24 | Â | Wooga Poplar shooting foul | Â | |
19:24 | +1 | Grant Basile makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 3-0 | |
19:02 | +2 | Jordan Miller makes two point jump shot (Nijel Pack assists) | 3-2 | |
18:33 | Â | Sean Pedulla turnover | Â | |
18:20 | +2 | Norchad Omier makes two point dunk (Jordan Miller assists) | 3-4 | |
18:00 | +2 | Michael Collins Jr. makes two point layup (Justyn Mutts assists) | 5-4 | |
17:38 | Â | Nijel Pack misses three point jump shot | Â | |
17:36 | Â | Norchad Omier offensive rebound | Â | |
17:34 | +2 | Norchad Omier makes two point layup | 5-6 | |
17:20 | Â | Michael Collins Jr. turnover (Isaiah Wong steals) | Â | |
17:11 | Â | Isaiah Wong misses three point jump shot | Â | |
17:09 | Â | Nijel Pack offensive rebound | Â | |
17:04 | Â | Wooga Poplar misses two point jump shot | Â | |
17:02 | Â | Grant Basile defensive rebound | Â | |
16:56 | +2 | Sean Pedulla makes two point layup | 7-6 | |
16:37 | Â | Jordan Miller turnover (Justyn Mutts steals) | Â | |
16:27 | +2 | Hunter Cattoor makes two point layup (Sean Pedulla assists) | 9-6 | |
16:27 | Â | Norchad Omier shooting foul | Â | |
16:27 | +1 | Hunter Cattoor makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 10-6 | |
16:11 | Â | Nijel Pack turnover (Sean Pedulla steals) | Â | |
15:57 | +3 | Sean Pedulla makes three point jump shot (Justyn Mutts assists) | 13-6 | |
15:35 | +2 | Jordan Miller makes two point jump shot | 13-8 | |
15:17 | +3 | Grant Basile makes three point jump shot (Hunter Cattoor assists) | 16-8 | |
14:57 | Â | Grant Basile shooting foul (Isaiah Wong draws the foul) | Â | |
14:57 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
14:57 | +1 | Isaiah Wong makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 16-9 | |
14:57 | +1 | Isaiah Wong makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 16-10 | |
14:44 | Â | Justyn Mutts turnover (Isaiah Wong steals) | Â | |
14:38 | +2 | Jordan Miller makes two point layup | 16-12 | |
14:17 | Â | Hunter Cattoor misses two point layup | Â | |
14:15 | Â | Hunter Cattoor offensive rebound | Â | |
14:07 | Â | Michael Collins Jr. misses two point layup | Â | |
14:05 | Â | Jordan Miller defensive rebound | Â | |
13:54 | Â | Justyn Mutts shooting foul (Isaiah Wong draws the foul) | Â | |
13:54 | +1 | Isaiah Wong makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 16-13 | |
13:54 | +1 | Isaiah Wong makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 16-14 | |
13:43 | Â | Bensley Joseph blocks Justyn Mutts's two point layup | Â | |
13:41 | Â | Anthony Walker defensive rebound | Â | |
13:32 | Â | Isaiah Wong turnover (Lynn Kidd steals) | Â | |
13:25 | Â | Harlond Beverly personal foul | Â | |
13:17 | Â | Hunter Cattoor turnover (Harlond Beverly steals) | Â | |
13:11 | +2 | Harlond Beverly makes two point layup | 16-16 | |
12:47 | +2 | Sean Pedulla makes two point jump shot | 18-16 | |
12:22 | +3 | Isaiah Wong makes three point jump shot (Jordan Miller assists) | 18-19 | |
12:13 | Â | Sean Pedulla turnover (Bensley Joseph steals) | Â | |
12:02 | +2 | Bensley Joseph makes two point layup | 18-21 | |
11:57 | Â | Justyn Mutts turnover (Bensley Joseph steals) | Â | |
11:52 | +2 | Isaiah Wong makes two point layup (Bensley Joseph assists) | 18-23 | |
11:25 | +2 | Lynn Kidd makes two point layup | 20-23 | |
10:56 | Â | Jordan Miller misses two point layup | Â | |
10:55 | Â | Anthony Walker offensive rebound | Â | |
10:55 | Â | Lynn Kidd shooting foul | Â | |
10:55 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
10:55 | +1 | Anthony Walker makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 20-24 | |
10:55 | +1 | Anthony Walker makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 20-25 | |
10:30 | +2 | Lynn Kidd makes two point hook shot | 22-25 | |
10:03 | +3 | Bensley Joseph makes three point jump shot (Harlond Beverly assists) | 22-28 | |
9:48 | +3 | Hunter Cattoor makes three point jump shot (Grant Basile assists) | 25-28 | |
9:25 | +2 | Norchad Omier makes two point hook shot | 25-30 | |
9:03 | Â | Grant Basile misses three point jump shot | Â | |
9:01 | Â | Norchad Omier defensive rebound | Â | |
8:51 | Â | Isaiah Wong misses two point jump shot | Â | |
8:49 | Â | Grant Basile defensive rebound | Â | |
8:34 | +2 | Lynn Kidd makes two point layup | 27-30 | |
8:11 | Â | Harlond Beverly turnover | Â | |
7:50 | +3 | Sean Pedulla makes three point jump shot | 30-30 | |
7:28 | +2 | Norchad Omier makes two point layup | 30-32 | |
7:14 | +2 | Mylyjael Poteat makes two point layup (Michael Collins Jr. assists) | 32-32 | |
7:14 | Â | Bensley Joseph shooting foul | Â | |
7:14 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
7:14 | +1 | Mylyjael Poteat makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 33-32 | |
6:56 | Â | Jordan Miller misses three point jump shot | Â | |
6:54 | Â | Michael Collins Jr. defensive rebound | Â | |
6:43 | Â | Sean Pedulla misses three point jump shot | Â | |
6:41 | Â | Wooga Poplar defensive rebound | Â | |
6:36 | +2 | Jordan Miller makes two point dunk (Wooga Poplar assists) | 33-34 | |
6:16 | Â | Hunter Cattoor misses three point jump shot | Â | |
6:14 | Â | Jordan Miller defensive rebound | Â | |
6:05 | Â | Nijel Pack turnover | Â | |
5:45 | Â | Norchad Omier shooting foul | Â | |
5:45 | +1 | Mylyjael Poteat makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 34-34 | |
5:45 | +1 | Mylyjael Poteat makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 35-34 | |
5:45 | Â | Isaiah Wong turnover | Â | |
5:39 | Â | Grant Basile misses two point layup | Â | |
5:38 | Â | Hurricanes defensive rebound | Â | |
5:38 | Â | Justyn Mutts personal foul | Â | |
5:18 | +2 | Bensley Joseph makes two point layup | 35-36 | |
4:58 | +2 | Hunter Cattoor makes two point jump shot | 37-36 | |
4:25 | +3 | Isaiah Wong makes three point jump shot (AJ Casey assists) | 37-39 | |
4:04 | Â | Grant Basile misses two point hook shot | Â | |
4:02 | Â | Isaiah Wong defensive rebound | Â | |
3:55 | Â | Bensley Joseph misses three point jump shot | Â | |
3:53 | Â | AJ Casey offensive rebound | Â | |
3:44 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
3:32 | Â | AJ Casey misses two point layup | Â | |
3:30 | Â | Lynn Kidd defensive rebound | Â | |
3:13 | Â | Sean Pedulla turnover (Isaiah Wong steals) | Â | |
3:07 | Â | Grant Basile blocks Isaiah Wong's two point layup | Â | |
3:05 | Â | Hurricanes offensive rebound | Â | |
3:07 | Â | Hokies 30 second timeout | Â | |
3:05 | +2 | Isaiah Wong makes two point jump shot (Wooga Poplar assists) | 37-41 | |
2:43 | Â | Grant Basile misses two point layup | Â | |
2:41 | Â | Isaiah Wong defensive rebound | Â | |
2:27 | +2 | Jordan Miller makes two point layup | 37-43 | |
2:09 | +2 | Sean Pedulla makes two point layup | 39-43 | |
2:09 | Â | Bensley Joseph shooting foul | Â | |
2:09 | +1 | Sean Pedulla makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 40-43 | |
1:54 | Â | Isaiah Wong misses three point jump shot | Â | |
1:52 | Â | John Camden defensive rebound | Â | |
1:32 | Â | AJ Casey blocks Grant Basile's two point layup | Â | |
1:29 | Â | Grant Basile offensive rebound | Â | |
1:29 | +2 | Grant Basile makes two point layup | 42-43 | |
1:04 | +2 | Isaiah Wong makes two point jump shot | 42-45 | |
0:38 | +2 | Hunter Cattoor makes two point jump shot | 44-45 | |
0:20 | Â | Hurricanes 30 second timeout | Â | |
0:05 | Â | Isaiah Wong misses three point jump shot | Â | |
0:03 | Â | Grant Basile defensive rebound | Â | |
0:00 | Â | End of period | Â |