Cleveland and Pack combine for 40 points to help Miami turn back Virginia Tech 75-71
BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) Matthew Cleveland scored 21 points, Nijel Pack added 19 and Miami held off Virginia Tech for a 75-71 victory on Saturday night.
Sean Pedulla's 3-pointer with 21.5 seconds left pulled Virginia Tech within 74-71. The Hokies forced a turnover on the next possession, but MJ Collins missed a potential game-tying 3 with seven seconds to go.
A pair of Pedulla free throws gave the Hokies their last lead, 54-53, with 7:55 to play. The game was tied three more times, the last at 66-all with 2:45 remaining.
Cleveland and Pack shot a combined 14 of 23 from the field. Pack made three 3-pointers to go with a team-high eight rebounds and five assists. Wooga Poplar added 11 points, also making three from distance for Miami (12-4, 3-2 ACC).
The Hurricanes shot 65% (15 of 23) from the floor in the second half, hitting six 3s and 10 of 14 from the free-throw line.
Pedulla, who averaged 29 points in his last two outings, had career highs with 33 points and 10 rebounds. It was his second career double-double. Lynn Kidd added 16 points for the Hokies (10-6, 2-3).
Pedulla scored 16 of Virginia Tech's 30 first-half points as the Hokies took a one-point lead into the break. Cleveland scored 12 points and Pack had 10 for Miami.
Virginia Tech, which beat No. 21 Clemson 87-72 on Wednesday, has now lost three of its last four games.
Miami hosts Florida State on Wednesday.
Virginia Tech is on the road against Virginia on Wednesday.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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20:00 | Â | Nijel Pack vs. Lynn Kidd (Wooga Poplar gains possession) | Â | |
19:55 | Â | Wooga Poplar misses two point jump shot | Â | |
19:53 | Â | Hurricanes offensive rebound | Â | |
19:39 | Â | Lynn Kidd personal foul | Â | |
19:35 | +2 | Norchad Omier makes two point hook shot (Wooga Poplar assists) | 2-0 | |
19:25 | +3 | Robbie Beran makes three point jump shot (Tyler Nickel assists) | 2-3 | |
18:59 | Â | Wooga Poplar misses three point jump shot | Â | |
18:57 | Â | Sean Pedulla defensive rebound | Â | |
18:44 | Â | Sean Pedulla misses three point jump shot | Â | |
18:42 | Â | Norchad Omier defensive rebound | Â | |
18:33 | +3 | Nijel Pack makes three point jump shot | 5-3 | |
17:53 | Â | Sean Pedulla turnover (bad pass) | Â | |
17:36 | Â | Nijel Pack misses three point jump shot | Â | |
17:34 | Â | Tyler Nickel defensive rebound | Â | |
17:20 | +3 | Tyler Nickel makes three point jump shot (Sean Pedulla assists) | 5-6 | |
17:07 | Â | Norchad Omier offensive foul | Â | |
17:07 | Â | Norchad Omier turnover (offensive foul) | Â | |
16:49 | +2 | Sean Pedulla makes two point jump shot | 5-8 | |
16:33 | Â | Bensley Joseph turnover (bad pass) (Robbie Beran steals) | Â | |
16:19 | Â | Sean Pedulla turnover (lost ball) (Bensley Joseph steals) | Â | |
16:19 | Â | Robbie Beran personal foul | Â | |
16:11 | Â | Norchad Omier misses two point hook shot | Â | |
16:09 | Â | Mylyjael Poteat defensive rebound | Â | |
16:04 | +3 | Sean Pedulla makes three point jump shot | 5-11 | |
15:54 | Â | Norchad Omier misses two point jump shot | Â | |
15:52 | Â | Robbie Beran defensive rebound | Â | |
15:39 | Â | Wooga Poplar personal foul (Sean Pedulla draws the foul) | Â | |
15:39 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
15:34 | Â | Tyler Nickel misses three point jump shot | Â | |
15:32 | Â | Nijel Pack defensive rebound | Â | |
15:13 | Â | Mylyjael Poteat blocks Nijel Pack's two point layup | Â | |
15:11 | Â | Mylyjael Poteat defensive rebound | Â | |
15:03 | Â | MJ Collins misses three point jump shot | Â | |
15:01 | Â | Wooga Poplar defensive rebound | Â | |
14:47 | Â | Bensley Joseph misses three point jump shot | Â | |
14:45 | Â | MJ Collins defensive rebound | Â | |
14:33 | Â | Mylyjael Poteat misses two point jump shot | Â | |
14:31 | Â | Matthew Cleveland defensive rebound | Â | |
14:02 | +2 | Nijel Pack makes two point layup | 7-11 | |
13:57 | Â | Tyler Nickel misses two point jump shot | Â | |
13:55 | Â | Nijel Pack defensive rebound | Â | |
13:40 | Â | Bensley Joseph misses three point jump shot | Â | |
13:38 | Â | Hokies defensive rebound | Â | |
13:32 | Â | AJ Casey personal foul | Â | |
13:21 | +3 | Tyler Nickel makes three point jump shot (Sean Pedulla assists) | 7-14 | |
13:07 | Â | Bensley Joseph misses two point layup | Â | |
13:05 | Â | Lynn Kidd defensive rebound | Â | |
12:50 | Â | Tyler Nickel misses three point jump shot | Â | |
12:48 | Â | MJ Collins offensive rebound | Â | |
12:40 | Â | Tyler Nickel turnover (lost ball) | Â | |
12:19 | Â | AJ Casey misses three point jump shot | Â | |
12:17 | Â | Nijel Pack offensive rebound | Â | |
12:09 | Â | Nijel Pack misses two point jump shot | Â | |
12:07 | Â | Mekhi Long defensive rebound | Â | |
11:39 | Â | Hokies turnover (shot clock violation) | Â | |
11:39 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
11:22 | Â | Mekhi Long blocks Matthew Cleveland's two point jump shot | Â | |
11:20 | Â | Sean Pedulla defensive rebound | Â | |
11:12 | +2 | Lynn Kidd makes two point layup (Sean Pedulla assists) | 7-16 | |
10:48 | Â | Kyshawn George misses three point jump shot | Â | |
10:46 | Â | Sean Pedulla defensive rebound | Â | |
10:29 | Â | Tyler Nickel misses three point jump shot | Â | |
10:27 | Â | Matthew Cleveland defensive rebound | Â | |
10:12 | Â | Hurricanes 30 second timeout | Â | |
10:09 | Â | Kyshawn George misses three point jump shot | Â | |
10:07 | Â | MJ Collins defensive rebound | Â | |
9:58 | Â | Brandon Rechsteiner turnover (lost ball) (Norchad Omier steals) | Â | |
9:25 | +3 | Matthew Cleveland makes three point jump shot (Wooga Poplar assists) | 10-16 | |
8:56 | Â | Brandon Rechsteiner turnover (traveling) | Â | |
8:52 | Â | Matthew Cleveland misses three point jump shot | Â | |
8:50 | Â | MJ Collins defensive rebound | Â | |
8:44 | Â | Kyshawn George blocks Sean Pedulla's two point layup | Â | |
8:42 | Â | Norchad Omier defensive rebound | Â | |
8:37 | +2 | Matthew Cleveland makes two point dunk (Nijel Pack assists) | 12-16 | |
8:12 | Â | Kyshawn George personal foul | Â | |
8:00 | Â | Sean Pedulla misses three point jump shot | Â | |
7:58 | Â | Robbie Beran offensive rebound | Â | |
7:56 | Â | Jump ball. Robbie Beran (Robbie Beran gains possession) | Â | |
7:56 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
7:48 | Â | Sean Pedulla misses two point jump shot | Â | |
7:46 | Â | Sean Pedulla offensive rebound | Â | |
7:36 | +2 | Sean Pedulla makes two point jump shot | 12-18 | |
7:30 | Â | Kyshawn George turnover (out of bounds) | Â | |
7:12 | Â | MJ Collins misses three point jump shot | Â | |
7:10 | Â | Robbie Beran offensive rebound | Â | |
7:06 | Â | Jaydon Young misses three point jump shot | Â | |
7:04 | Â | Bensley Joseph defensive rebound | Â | |
6:59 | +2 | Norchad Omier makes two point layup (Wooga Poplar assists) | 14-18 | |
6:47 | Â | Robbie Beran misses three point jump shot | Â | |
6:45 | Â | Norchad Omier defensive rebound | Â | |
6:38 | +2 | Matthew Cleveland makes two point dunk (Bensley Joseph assists) | 16-18 | |
6:01 | Â | Sean Pedulla misses three point jump shot | Â | |
5:59 | Â | Kyshawn George defensive rebound | Â | |
5:56 | Â | Wooga Poplar misses three point jump shot | Â | |
5:54 | Â | MJ Collins defensive rebound | Â | |
5:48 | Â | Robbie Beran turnover (bad pass) (Kyshawn George steals) | Â | |
5:31 | Â | Bensley Joseph misses three point jump shot | Â | |
5:29 | Â | Hokies defensive rebound | Â | |
5:15 | +3 | Robbie Beran makes three point jump shot (Lynn Kidd assists) | 16-21 | |
4:54 | Â | Wooga Poplar misses two point jump shot | Â | |
4:52 | Â | Lynn Kidd defensive rebound | Â | |
4:43 | Â | MJ Collins misses three point jump shot | Â | |
4:41 | Â | Bensley Joseph defensive rebound | Â | |
4:33 | Â | Matthew Cleveland misses two point jump shot | Â | |
4:31 | Â | Sean Pedulla defensive rebound | Â | |
4:15 | +3 | Sean Pedulla makes three point jump shot (Tyler Nickel assists) | 16-24 | |
3:52 | Â | Norchad Omier misses two point layup | Â | |
3:50 | Â | Lynn Kidd defensive rebound | Â | |
3:47 | Â | Norchad Omier personal foul (Sean Pedulla draws the foul) | Â | |
3:47 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
3:43 | Â | Jaydon Young misses three point jump shot | Â | |
3:41 | Â | Hurricanes defensive rebound | Â | |
3:12 | Â | Wooga Poplar misses three point jump shot | Â | |
3:10 | Â | Matthew Cleveland offensive rebound | Â | |
3:09 | +2 | Matthew Cleveland makes two point layup | 18-24 | |
3:09 | Â | Mekhi Long shooting foul (Matthew Cleveland draws the foul) | Â | |
3:09 | +1 | Matthew Cleveland makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 19-24 | |
3:07 | +2 | Sean Pedulla makes two point jump shot | 19-26 | |
2:35 | +2 | Nijel Pack makes two point layup | 21-26 | |
2:27 | Â | Bensley Joseph personal foul | Â | |
2:20 | +2 | Sean Pedulla makes two point layup | 21-28 | |
2:20 | Â | Bensley Joseph turnover (bad pass) (Tyler Nickel steals) | Â | |
2:03 | +2 | Sean Pedulla makes two point layup | 21-30 | |
1:29 | Â | Tyler Nickel personal foul | Â | |
1:27 | +3 | Wooga Poplar makes three point jump shot | 24-30 | |
1:16 | Â | Sean Pedulla misses three point jump shot | Â | |
1:14 | Â | Nijel Pack defensive rebound | Â | |
0:56 | +2 | Matthew Cleveland makes two point layup | 26-30 | |
0:50 | Â | Tyler Nickel misses three point jump shot | Â | |
0:48 | Â | Kyshawn George defensive rebound | Â | |
0:27 | Â | Mylyjael Poteat personal foul | Â | |
0:05 | Â | Brandon Rechsteiner personal foul | Â | |
0:05 | Â | Hokies 30 second timeout | Â | |
0:03 | Â | Wooga Poplar misses three point jump shot | Â | |
0:02 | Â | Nijel Pack offensive rebound | Â | |
0:02 | +2 | Nijel Pack makes two point layup | 28-30 | |
0:02 | Â | Sean Pedulla personal foul (Nijel Pack draws the foul) | Â | |
0:02 | +1 | Nijel Pack makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 29-30 | |
0:00 | Â | End of period | Â |