Miami runs wild in 2nd half, pulls away to top No. 16 Clemson 95-82
CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) Once Miami started making shots, it kept making shots.
Nijel Pack scored 20 of his 25 points in the second half in his return to the lineup after a two-week injury absence, Matthew Cleveland and Norchad Omier each added 23 and Miami beat No. 16 Clemson 95-82 on Wednesday night to improve to 9-0 at home this season.
The secret: Miami made 18 of its final 22 shots, fueling a 60-point second half against a Clemson team that came into the night giving up 69.2 per game.
“Maybe as bad a defensive half as I've had as a coach,” Clemson coach Brad Brownell said.
On the flip side, Miami coach Jim Larrañaga wondered if it was a first in his career - three players scoring at least 23 points in the same game. It hadn't happened in his Miami tenure; there was a night in 1997 when his son Jay scored 40 and Antonio Daniels added 30 for Larrañaga's Bowling Green team in a win over Akron.
“I think it's the first time in 50 years with me,” Larrañaga said.
Kyshawn George and Bensley Joseph each added 12 for the Hurricanes (11-2, 2-0 Atlantic Coast Conference), who are 7-3 against ranked opponents since the start of last season. Pack scored 13 of Miami's points in a 21-6 run that gave the Hurricanes a nine-point lead with 10 minutes left, and Clemson never caught them.
Joseph Girard III scored 18 points and PJ Hall scored 17 before fouling out for Clemson (11-2, 1-1). Chase Hunter scored 16 for the Tigers - who led by six at the half, by eight early in the second half and were seeking their first 12-1 start since the 2017-18 season.
Instead, the defense simply fell apart. Miami wound up shooting 75% - 21 for 28 - in the final 20 minutes.
“Just lost our flow, really on both ends, in the second half,” Brownell said.
And it was with a new lineup for the Hurricanes. Wooga Poplar, Miami's second-leading scorer, missed the game with a sprained ankle. George started in his place and got all 12 of his points on 3-pointers.
Chauncey Wiggins scored 12 and Ian Schieffelin had 11 for Clemson.
BIG PICTURE
Clemson: No active player has more points against Miami than Girard, who has scored 118 in his six career appearances against the Hurricanes. He scored 100 in five games against Miami when he was at Syracuse. Girard, who is New York’s all-time leading high school scorer - his 4,763 points at Glens Falls High is about 1,800 more than anyone else in state history - considered Miami before signing with Syracuse.
Miami: Poplar’s streak of 54 consecutive games ended, and the Hurricanes used their third starting lineup of the season - matching their total from all of last season. Poplar had started 48 of 49 games in the last two seasons; the exception was last season’s home finale when Miami paid tribute to its seniors. Poplar was unfazed, making six 3-pointers as Miami won to clinch the No. 1 seed in the ACC.
POLL IMPLICATIONS
Clemson has appeared in each of the last five polls and a loss on the road to a team that was ranked as high as No. 8 earlier this season likely won't knock the Tigers out of the rankings. But the North Carolina game on Saturday will surely play a major role in the decisions of voters before the next poll comes out Monday.
UP NEXT
Clemson: Hosts No. 8 North Carolina on Saturday.
Miami: Visits Wake Forest on Saturday.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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20:00 | PJ Hall vs. Norchad Omier (Tigers gains possession) | |||
19:39 | Norchad Omier blocks Joseph Girard III's two point layup | |||
19:37 | Norchad Omier defensive rebound | |||
19:28 | Nijel Pack misses two point layup | |||
19:26 | Nijel Pack offensive rebound | |||
19:17 | Kyshawn George misses three point jump shot | |||
19:15 | Ian Schieffelin defensive rebound | |||
19:09 | Chauncey Wiggins misses three point jump shot | |||
19:07 | Kyshawn George defensive rebound | |||
19:00 | +3 | Matthew Cleveland makes three point jump shot (Nijel Pack assists) | 0-3 | |
18:40 | +2 | PJ Hall makes two point dunk | 2-3 | |
18:22 | +3 | Kyshawn George makes three point jump shot (Matthew Cleveland assists) | 2-6 | |
18:06 | PJ Hall turnover (Bensley Joseph steals) | |||
17:52 | Kyshawn George misses two point jump shot | |||
17:50 | PJ Hall defensive rebound | |||
17:42 | +3 | PJ Hall makes three point jump shot (Chase Hunter assists) | 5-6 | |
17:26 | Nijel Pack turnover (Chase Hunter steals) | |||
17:19 | +2 | Chase Hunter makes two point jump shot | 7-6 | |
17:04 | +3 | Norchad Omier makes three point jump shot | 7-9 | |
16:46 | Ian Schieffelin misses two point hook shot | |||
16:44 | Matthew Cleveland defensive rebound | |||
16:31 | Matthew Cleveland turnover | |||
16:20 | +3 | Joseph Girard III makes three point jump shot (Chase Hunter assists) | 10-9 | |
15:55 | Joseph Girard III blocks Matthew Cleveland's two point layup | |||
15:53 | Norchad Omier offensive rebound | |||
15:45 | +2 | Norchad Omier makes two point layup | 10-11 | |
15:39 | PJ Hall misses three point jump shot | |||
15:37 | Kyshawn George defensive rebound | |||
15:31 | +2 | Norchad Omier makes two point layup (Kyshawn George assists) | 10-13 | |
15:17 | RJ Godfrey turnover (traveling) | |||
15:17 | TV timeout | |||
14:52 | +2 | Bensley Joseph makes two point jump shot (Christian Watson assists) | 10-15 | |
14:34 | Chase Hunter misses two point jump shot | |||
14:32 | Tigers offensive rebound | |||
14:32 | Matthew Cleveland personal foul | |||
14:20 | +2 | PJ Hall makes two point dunk (RJ Godfrey assists) | 12-15 | |
14:01 | +2 | Norchad Omier makes two point layup | 12-17 | |
13:48 | PJ Hall offensive foul | |||
13:48 | PJ Hall turnover (offensive foul) | |||
13:36 | Nijel Pack misses two point jump shot | |||
13:34 | Chauncey Wiggins defensive rebound | |||
13:24 | +2 | Dillon Hunter makes two point jump shot | 14-17 | |
12:59 | Joseph Girard III blocks Norchad Omier's two point dunk | |||
12:57 | Joseph Girard III defensive rebound | |||
12:51 | Bensley Joseph personal foul | |||
12:44 | Joseph Girard III misses three point jump shot | |||
12:42 | Matthew Cleveland defensive rebound | |||
12:33 | +3 | Nijel Pack makes three point jump shot (AJ Casey assists) | 14-20 | |
12:15 | +2 | RJ Godfrey makes two point hook shot | 16-20 | |
12:01 | +2 | Nijel Pack makes two point jump shot | 16-22 | |
11:49 | +3 | Joseph Girard III makes three point jump shot (Ian Schieffelin assists) | 19-22 | |
11:29 | RJ Godfrey blocks Kyshawn George's two point layup | |||
11:29 | Hurricanes offensive rebound | |||
11:29 | TV timeout | |||
11:18 | Bensley Joseph misses three point jump shot | |||
11:15 | Hurricanes turnover (shot clock violation) | |||
11:02 | Joseph Girard III misses three point jump shot | |||
11:00 | Christian Watson defensive rebound | |||
10:41 | Matthew Cleveland misses three point jump shot | |||
10:39 | Chase Hunter defensive rebound | |||
10:28 | Chase Hunter misses three point jump shot | |||
10:26 | AJ Casey defensive rebound | |||
10:08 | AJ Casey misses three point jump shot | |||
10:06 | Chase Hunter defensive rebound | |||
9:56 | +3 | Chauncey Wiggins makes three point jump shot | 22-22 | |
9:22 | Kyshawn George misses two point jump shot | |||
9:20 | Bensley Joseph offensive rebound | |||
9:15 | RJ Godfrey personal foul | |||
9:12 | Matthew Cleveland misses two point layup | |||
9:12 | Hurricanes offensive rebound | |||
9:12 | Matthew Cleveland misses two point dunk | |||
9:10 | Dillon Hunter defensive rebound | |||
8:58 | PJ Hall misses two point jump shot | |||
8:56 | Nijel Pack defensive rebound | |||
8:49 | +3 | Kyshawn George makes three point jump shot (Matthew Cleveland assists) | 22-25 | |
8:37 | Chase Hunter turnover (Bensley Joseph steals) | |||
8:30 | Kyshawn George misses three point jump shot | |||
8:28 | Chase Hunter defensive rebound | |||
8:17 | Josh Beadle misses two point layup | |||
8:15 | Nijel Pack defensive rebound | |||
8:08 | Nijel Pack misses three point jump shot | |||
8:06 | Ian Schieffelin defensive rebound | |||
7:51 | PJ Hall misses three point jump shot | |||
7:49 | Ian Schieffelin offensive rebound | |||
7:42 | +2 | Ian Schieffelin makes two point layup | 24-25 | |
7:26 | Bensley Joseph misses two point jump shot | |||
7:24 | PJ Hall defensive rebound | |||
7:14 | Kyshawn George blocks Dillon Hunter's two point layup | |||
7:14 | Tigers offensive rebound | |||
7:14 | TV timeout | |||
7:00 | +3 | Ian Schieffelin makes three point jump shot (Joseph Girard III assists) | 27-25 | |
6:35 | Norchad Omier misses three point jump shot | |||
6:33 | Ian Schieffelin defensive rebound | |||
6:21 | +2 | Chase Hunter makes two point layup (Joseph Girard III assists) | 29-25 | |
6:21 | Norchad Omier shooting foul (Chase Hunter draws the foul) | |||
6:21 | +1 | Chase Hunter makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 30-25 | |
6:10 | Nijel Pack misses two point jump shot | |||
6:08 | Joseph Girard III defensive rebound | |||
6:01 | Joseph Girard III misses two point jump shot | |||
5:59 | Ian Schieffelin offensive rebound | |||
5:51 | PJ Hall misses two point layup | |||
5:49 | Bensley Joseph defensive rebound | |||
5:40 | +3 | Kyshawn George makes three point jump shot (Bensley Joseph assists) | 30-28 | |
5:30 | Norchad Omier shooting foul (Chase Hunter draws the foul) | |||
5:30 | +1 | Chase Hunter makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 31-28 | |
5:30 | +1 | Chase Hunter makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 32-28 | |
5:14 | AJ Casey misses two point layup | |||
5:12 | Ian Schieffelin defensive rebound | |||
4:56 | Bensley Joseph shooting foul (Joseph Girard III draws the foul) | |||
4:56 | +1 | Joseph Girard III makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 33-28 | |
4:56 | +1 | Joseph Girard III makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 34-28 | |
4:41 | Kyshawn George turnover (Ian Schieffelin steals) | |||
4:33 | Dillon Hunter misses two point layup | |||
4:31 | Nijel Pack defensive rebound | |||
4:20 | Kyshawn George misses three point jump shot | |||
4:18 | AJ Casey offensive rebound | |||
4:09 | +2 | Matthew Cleveland makes two point jump shot (AJ Casey assists) | 34-30 | |
4:01 | +2 | RJ Godfrey makes two point jump shot (Ian Schieffelin assists) | 36-30 | |
3:51 | +2 | Matthew Cleveland makes two point jump shot | 36-32 | |
3:38 | +2 | Ian Schieffelin makes two point jump shot | 38-32 | |
3:06 | +3 | Kyshawn George makes three point jump shot (Matthew Cleveland assists) | 38-35 | |
2:43 | Dillon Hunter misses three point jump shot | |||
2:41 | Ian Schieffelin offensive rebound | |||
2:36 | Ian Schieffelin misses two point jump shot | |||
2:36 | Hurricanes defensive rebound | |||
2:36 | TV timeout | |||
2:27 | Matthew Cleveland misses two point jump shot | |||
2:25 | PJ Hall defensive rebound | |||
1:56 | PJ Hall misses three point jump shot | |||
1:54 | Christian Watson defensive rebound | |||
1:34 | Christian Watson misses three point jump shot | |||
1:32 | Chase Hunter defensive rebound | |||
1:14 | Chase Hunter misses three point jump shot | |||
1:12 | Hurricanes defensive rebound | |||
1:12 | RJ Godfrey personal foul | |||
1:00 | AJ Casey misses two point layup | |||
0:58 | RJ Godfrey defensive rebound | |||
0:48 | Tigers 30 second timeout | |||
0:39 | +3 | Chauncey Wiggins makes three point jump shot (RJ Godfrey assists) | 41-35 | |
0:36 | Hurricanes 30 second timeout | |||
0:12 | Nijel Pack misses two point jump shot | |||
0:10 | PJ Hall defensive rebound | |||
0:01 | Chase Hunter misses two point layup | |||
0:00 | PJ Hall offensive rebound | |||
0:00 | End of period |