Matthew Cleveland scores career-high 32 to carry Miami past Syracuse 91-84
AP
Feb 11, 2025
CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) Matthew Cleveland scored a career-high 32 points after shooting 10 for 13, Jalil Bethea added 21 points, and Miami beat Syracuse Orange 91-84 on Tuesday night.
Cleveland set his previous high of 31 points just last month in a 117-74 defeat of SMU on Jan. 18. Against the Orange, he sank 10 of 12 foul shots and distributed five assists.
Reserves Joel Djobet scored 13 points and A.J. Stanton-McCray added 10 for Miami (6-18, 2-11 ACC), which shot 55.4% (31 of 56) including 10 for 20 from 3-point range.
J.J. Starling led Syracuse (11-14, 5-9) with 25 points. Eddie Lampkin Jr. scored 22 points and grabbed 13 rebounds and reserve Chris Bell added 14 points.
Djobet made a 3 to tie it at 61 with 9:13 remaining, and 31 seconds later, Bethea made two foul shots for a two-point lead and Miami held the advantage the rest of the way.
Cleveland's layup with 1:48 left extended the lead to 80-71, the Canes' largest lead of the game. Cleveland gave Miami its first nine-point lead, 41-32, with a pair of foul shots with 1:50 before halftime. His jumper with 31 seconds before intermission made it 43-34.
Syracuse hosts North Carolina on Saturday. The Hurricanes, who have won two of three following a 10-game losing streak, travel to face Pitt on Saturday.
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1st Half
SYR
Orange
37
MIA
Hurricanes
43
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
(Hurricanes gains possession)
19:38
+2
Matthew Cleveland makes two point jump shot
0-2
19:14
+2
J.J. Starling makes two point layup (Eddie Lampkin Jr. assists)
2-2
18:51
+3
Matthew Cleveland makes three point jump shot (Brandon Johnson assists)
2-5
18:31
Eddie Lampkin Jr. misses two point jump shot
18:29
Brandon Johnson defensive rebound
18:16
Lynn Kidd misses two point jump shot
18:14
Eddie Lampkin Jr. defensive rebound
17:53
+2
Eddie Lampkin Jr. makes two point layup
4-5
17:24
Matthew Cleveland turnover (J.J. Starling steals)
17:19
+2
J.J. Starling makes two point layup
6-5
17:02
+2
Jalil Bethea makes two point jump shot (Brandon Johnson assists)
6-7
16:37
Jyare Davis misses two point jump shot
16:35
Brandon Johnson defensive rebound
16:20
Lucas Taylor shooting foul (Matthew Cleveland draws the foul)
16:20
+1
Matthew Cleveland makes regular free throw 1 of 2
6-8
16:20
+1
Matthew Cleveland makes regular free throw 2 of 2
6-9
16:01
+2
Eddie Lampkin Jr. makes two point dunk (J.J. Starling assists)
8-9
15:41
Divine Ugochukwu misses three point jump shot
15:39
Hurricanes offensive rebound
15:39
Eddie Lampkin Jr. personal foul
15:39
TV timeout
15:29
+2
Lynn Kidd makes two point jump shot (Divine Ugochukwu assists)
8-11
15:18
J.J. Starling turnover (Divine Ugochukwu steals)
14:55
+2
Matthew Cleveland makes two point layup (Jalil Bethea assists)
8-13
14:34
Elijah Moore misses three point jump shot
14:32
Naheem McLeod offensive rebound
14:29
Naheem McLeod turnover (Matthew Cleveland steals)
14:15
Jyare Davis blocks Lynn Kidd's two point layup
14:13
Orange defensive rebound
13:44
+2
Jyare Davis makes two point alley-oop dunk (J.J. Starling assists)
10-13
13:15
Divine Ugochukwu misses three point jump shot
13:13
Naheem McLeod defensive rebound
12:50
Lucas Taylor misses two point jump shot
12:48
Matthew Cleveland defensive rebound
12:40
Jalil Bethea misses three point jump shot
12:38
Naheem McLeod defensive rebound
12:32
Matthew Cleveland blocks J.J. Starling's three point jump shot
12:30
J.J. Starling offensive rebound
12:27
Lucas Taylor misses three point jump shot
12:25
Divine Ugochukwu defensive rebound
12:20
+2
Divine Ugochukwu makes two point layup
10-15
12:01
Elijah Moore misses three point jump shot
11:59
Orange offensive rebound
11:58
TV timeout
11:43
Jalil Bethea blocks Kyle Cuffe Jr.'s two point layup
11:41
A.J. Staton-McCray defensive rebound
11:26
A.J. Staton-McCray misses two point jump shot
11:24
Brandon Johnson offensive rebound
11:16
+3
Paul Djobet makes three point jump shot (Matthew Cleveland assists)
10-18
10:46
+2
Chris Bell makes two point jump shot (Eddie Lampkin Jr. assists)
12-18
10:24
Kyle Cuffe Jr. personal foul (Matthew Cleveland draws the foul)
10:18
Matthew Cleveland misses two point jump shot
10:16
Eddie Lampkin Jr. defensive rebound
10:02
Lynn Kidd shooting foul (Eddie Lampkin Jr. draws the foul)
10:02
+1
Eddie Lampkin Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2
13-18
10:02
+1
Eddie Lampkin Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2
14-18
9:49
Paul Djobet misses two point jump shot
9:47
Petar Majstorovic defensive rebound
9:41
Divine Ugochukwu blocks Kyle Cuffe Jr.'s two point layup
9:39
Hurricanes defensive rebound
9:23
Lynn Kidd misses two point jump shot
9:21
Jaquan Carlos defensive rebound
9:10
+3
Chris Bell makes three point jump shot (Kyle Cuffe Jr. assists)
17-18
8:51
Chris Bell blocks A.J. Staton-McCray's two point layup
8:49
A.J. Staton-McCray offensive rebound
8:46
+2
A.J. Staton-McCray makes two point layup
17-20
8:37
A.J. Staton-McCray shooting foul (Eddie Lampkin Jr. draws the foul)
8:37
+1
Eddie Lampkin Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2
18-20
8:37
+1
Eddie Lampkin Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2
19-20
8:25
Jaquan Carlos personal foul
8:07
+2
Paul Djobet makes two point layup
19-22
7:57
Chris Bell turnover (out of bounds)
7:57
TV timeout
7:46
Brandon Johnson misses three point jump shot
7:44
Petar Majstorovic defensive rebound
7:35
+2
Eddie Lampkin Jr. makes two point jump shot (Petar Majstorovic assists)
21-22
7:22
+3
A.J. Staton-McCray makes three point jump shot (Austin Swartz assists)
21-25
7:03
Kyle Cuffe Jr. misses three point jump shot
7:01
Hurricanes defensive rebound
6:32
Austin Swartz misses three point jump shot
6:30
Eddie Lampkin Jr. defensive rebound
6:11
A.J. Staton-McCray shooting foul (Chris Bell draws the foul)
6:11
+1
Chris Bell makes regular free throw 1 of 2
22-25
6:11
+1
Chris Bell makes regular free throw 2 of 2
23-25
5:54
Brandon Johnson misses three point jump shot
5:52
J.J. Starling defensive rebound
5:48
+2
J.J. Starling makes two point jump shot
25-25
5:31
Brandon Johnson turnover (Jaquan Carlos steals)
5:25
Jaquan Carlos turnover (Brandon Johnson steals)
5:19
+2
Matthew Cleveland makes two point layup
25-27
4:59
Jyare Davis misses two point jump shot
4:57
Eddie Lampkin Jr. offensive rebound
4:53
Brandon Johnson shooting foul (Eddie Lampkin Jr. draws the foul)
4:53
+1
Eddie Lampkin Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2
26-27
4:53
+1
Eddie Lampkin Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2
27-27
4:43
+3
Divine Ugochukwu makes three point jump shot (Jalil Bethea assists)
27-30
4:20
+3
Chris Bell makes three point jump shot
30-30
4:00
+2
Jalil Bethea makes two point jump shot
30-32
3:44
J.J. Starling misses three point jump shot
3:42
Jalil Bethea defensive rebound
3:32
+2
Lynn Kidd makes two point jump shot
30-34
3:15
+2
Chris Bell makes two point jump shot (Jyare Davis assists)
32-34
2:56
+3
Jalil Bethea makes three point jump shot (Matthew Cleveland assists)
32-37
2:27
Jaquan Carlos misses two point jump shot
2:25
Divine Ugochukwu defensive rebound
2:19
+2
Divine Ugochukwu makes two point layup
32-39
2:17
Orange 30 second timeout
2:17
TV timeout
2:09
Chris Bell misses three point jump shot
2:07
Hurricanes defensive rebound
1:50
Chris Bell shooting foul (Matthew Cleveland draws the foul)
1:50
+1
Matthew Cleveland makes regular free throw 1 of 2
32-40
1:50
+1
Matthew Cleveland makes regular free throw 2 of 2
32-41
1:32
J.J. Starling misses three point jump shot
1:30
Lynn Kidd defensive rebound
1:23
Matthew Cleveland misses three point jump shot
1:21
Jyare Davis defensive rebound
0:54
Jaquan Carlos misses two point jump shot
0:52
Naheem McLeod offensive rebound
0:50
+2
Naheem McLeod makes two point dunk
34-41
0:38
Hurricanes 30 second timeout
0:34
+2
Matthew Cleveland makes two point layup
34-43
0:05
+3
Lucas Taylor makes three point jump shot (Jaquan Carlos assists)
37-43
0:00
End of period
2nd Half
SYR
Orange
47
MIA
Hurricanes
48
Time
Team
Play
Score
19:47
+3
Jyare Davis makes three point jump shot (J.J. Starling assists)
40-43
19:27
Divine Ugochukwu misses two point layup
19:25
Jyare Davis defensive rebound
19:14
J.J. Starling misses two point jump shot
19:12
Matthew Cleveland defensive rebound
18:54
Lucas Taylor shooting foul (Matthew Cleveland draws the foul)
18:54
+1
Matthew Cleveland makes regular free throw 1 of 2
40-44
18:54
+1
Matthew Cleveland makes regular free throw 2 of 2
40-45
18:46
+2
Eddie Lampkin Jr. makes two point dunk (Lucas Taylor assists)
42-45
18:22
+2
Matthew Cleveland makes two point jump shot
42-47
18:03
Jyare Davis turnover (Divine Ugochukwu steals)
18:00
Divine Ugochukwu misses two point layup
17:58
Hurricanes offensive rebound
17:51
+3
Jalil Bethea makes three point jump shot (Brandon Johnson assists)
42-50
17:25
+2
J.J. Starling makes two point layup
44-50
17:05
Divine Ugochukwu misses three point jump shot
17:03
Eddie Lampkin Jr. defensive rebound
16:37
Jalil Bethea shooting foul (J.J. Starling draws the foul)
16:37
+1
J.J. Starling makes regular free throw 1 of 2
45-50
16:37
+1
J.J. Starling makes regular free throw 2 of 2
46-50
16:26
Divine Ugochukwu misses two point layup
16:24
Eddie Lampkin Jr. defensive rebound
16:11
Eddie Lampkin Jr. misses two point jump shot
16:09
Lynn Kidd defensive rebound
16:01
Kyle Cuffe Jr. shooting foul (Jalil Bethea draws the foul)
16:01
+1
Jalil Bethea makes regular free throw 1 of 2
46-51
16:01
+1
Jalil Bethea makes regular free throw 2 of 2
46-52
15:43
+3
J.J. Starling makes three point jump shot (Eddie Lampkin Jr. assists)
49-52
15:19
Lucas Taylor shooting foul (Matthew Cleveland draws the foul)
15:19
TV timeout
15:19
Matthew Cleveland misses regular free throw 1 of 2
15:19
Matthew Cleveland misses regular free throw 2 of 2
15:19
Eddie Lampkin Jr. defensive rebound
14:58
+3
Kyle Cuffe Jr. makes three point jump shot (Eddie Lampkin Jr. assists)
52-52
14:39
Jalil Bethea misses two point jump shot
14:37
Chris Bell defensive rebound
14:27
J.J. Starling turnover (Matthew Cleveland steals)
14:24
Matthew Cleveland turnover (bad pass)
13:54
Chris Bell turnover (Matthew Cleveland steals)
13:39
Jalil Bethea turnover (Jyare Davis steals)
13:33
+2
Kyle Cuffe Jr. makes two point layup (Jyare Davis assists)
54-52
13:23
+2
Matthew Cleveland makes two point layup
54-54
13:03
J.J. Starling misses two point jump shot
13:01
Brandon Johnson defensive rebound
12:44
+2
Lynn Kidd makes two point layup (Matthew Cleveland assists)
54-56
12:30
Kyle Cuffe Jr. turnover (Divine Ugochukwu steals)
12:26
+2
Divine Ugochukwu makes two point dunk
54-58
12:13
Orange 30 second timeout
12:13
TV timeout
11:52
Jaquan Carlos turnover (Divine Ugochukwu steals)
11:31
Lynn Kidd misses two point jump shot
11:29
Petar Majstorovic defensive rebound
11:04
Eddie Lampkin Jr. misses two point dunk
11:02
Lynn Kidd defensive rebound
10:46
Petar Majstorovic blocks Brandon Johnson's two point layup
10:44
Jaquan Carlos defensive rebound
10:37
+2
Chris Bell makes two point jump shot (Jaquan Carlos assists)
56-58
10:12
Brandon Johnson misses three point jump shot
10:10
J.J. Starling defensive rebound
9:57
+3
Jaquan Carlos makes three point jump shot (Petar Majstorovic assists)
59-58
9:37
A.J. Staton-McCray misses two point layup
9:35
Eddie Lampkin Jr. defensive rebound
9:28
+2
Eddie Lampkin Jr. makes two point dunk (Jaquan Carlos assists)
61-58
9:25
Hurricanes 30 second timeout
9:25
TV timeout
9:14
+3
Paul Djobet makes three point jump shot (Matthew Cleveland assists)
61-61
8:53
J.J. Starling misses three point jump shot
8:51
Lynn Kidd defensive rebound
8:42
Eddie Lampkin Jr. shooting foul (Jalil Bethea draws the foul)
8:42
+1
Jalil Bethea makes regular free throw 1 of 2
61-62
8:42
+1
Jalil Bethea makes regular free throw 2 of 2
61-63
8:15
J.J. Starling misses two point layup
8:13
Paul Djobet defensive rebound
8:09
A.J. Staton-McCray turnover (bad pass)
7:52
Petar Majstorovic turnover (bad pass)
7:52
TV timeout
7:40
+3
Matthew Cleveland makes three point jump shot (Jalil Bethea assists)
61-66
7:15
+2
Petar Majstorovic makes two point layup (Eddie Lampkin Jr. assists)
63-66
6:57
+3
Jalil Bethea makes three point jump shot (Matthew Cleveland assists)
63-69
6:29
+3
Jaquan Carlos makes three point jump shot (Eddie Lampkin Jr. assists)
66-69
6:26
Orange 30 second timeout
6:07
Paul Djobet misses two point jump shot
6:05
Eddie Lampkin Jr. defensive rebound
5:42
Jalil Bethea personal foul
5:33
J.J. Starling misses two point layup
5:31
Eddie Lampkin Jr. offensive rebound
5:31
Eddie Lampkin Jr. misses two point layup
5:31
Orange offensive rebound
5:31
A.J. Staton-McCray personal foul
5:25
Matthew Cleveland blocks Chris Bell's three point jump shot
5:23
Jalil Bethea defensive rebound
5:16
+3
Paul Djobet makes three point jump shot (Jalil Bethea assists)
66-72
4:58
Chris Bell misses two point layup
4:56
Paul Djobet defensive rebound
4:52
Matthew Cleveland misses three point jump shot
4:50
Paul Djobet offensive rebound
4:48
+2
Paul Djobet makes two point layup
66-74
4:19
Jaquan Carlos misses two point jump shot
4:17
Jalil Bethea defensive rebound
4:15
Jalil Bethea turnover (J.J. Starling steals)
4:08
+2
J.J. Starling makes two point layup
68-74
4:08
A.J. Staton-McCray shooting foul (J.J. Starling draws the foul)
4:08
+1
J.J. Starling makes regular free throw 1 of 1
69-74
3:59
Jaquan Carlos personal foul
3:59
TV timeout
3:47
+2
A.J. Staton-McCray makes two point layup
69-76
3:31
Lynn Kidd personal foul
3:18
J.J. Starling misses two point jump shot
3:16
Matthew Cleveland defensive rebound
3:04
Jalil Bethea turnover (Jaquan Carlos steals)
2:59
Jaquan Carlos misses two point layup
2:57
Jalil Bethea defensive rebound
2:35
+2
Matthew Cleveland makes two point jump shot
69-78
2:18
+2
Eddie Lampkin Jr. makes two point layup (Jyare Davis assists)
71-78
2:16
Orange 60 second timeout
1:50
+2
Matthew Cleveland makes two point layup
71-80
1:40
J.J. Starling misses two point jump shot
1:38
Eddie Lampkin Jr. offensive rebound
1:36
+2
Eddie Lampkin Jr. makes two point layup
73-80
1:35
Jaquan Carlos personal foul
1:35
Hurricanes 30 second timeout
1:26
+2
Jalil Bethea makes two point layup
73-82
1:26
Kyle Cuffe Jr. shooting foul (Jalil Bethea draws the foul)
1:26
Jalil Bethea misses regular free throw 1 of 1
1:26
Eddie Lampkin Jr. defensive rebound
1:20
J.J. Starling misses two point layup
1:18
Eddie Lampkin Jr. offensive rebound
1:15
+2
Eddie Lampkin Jr. makes two point layup
75-82
1:11
Kyle Cuffe Jr. personal foul (Matthew Cleveland draws the foul)
1:11
+1
Matthew Cleveland makes regular free throw 1 of 2
75-83
1:11
+1
Matthew Cleveland makes regular free throw 2 of 2
75-84
1:06
+2
J.J. Starling makes two point jump shot
77-84
0:56
Divine Ugochukwu turnover (Jaquan Carlos steals)
0:55
J.J. Starling misses three point jump shot
0:53
J.J. Starling offensive rebound
0:50
Lynn Kidd shooting foul (J.J. Starling draws the foul)
0:50
+1
J.J. Starling makes regular free throw 1 of 2
78-84
0:50
+1
J.J. Starling makes regular free throw 2 of 2
79-84
0:49
Chris Bell shooting foul (Matthew Cleveland draws the foul)
0:49
+1
Matthew Cleveland makes regular free throw 1 of 2
79-85
0:49
+1
Matthew Cleveland makes regular free throw 2 of 2
79-86
0:39
Paul Djobet shooting foul (J.J. Starling draws the foul)
0:39
+1
J.J. Starling makes regular free throw 1 of 2
80-86
0:39
J.J. Starling misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:38
Jalil Bethea defensive rebound
0:38
Jaquan Carlos personal foul (Jalil Bethea draws the foul)
0:38
+1
Jalil Bethea makes regular free throw 1 of 2
80-87
0:38
+1
Jalil Bethea makes regular free throw 2 of 2
80-88
0:32
Chris Bell misses three point jump shot
0:30
A.J. Staton-McCray defensive rebound
0:24
Jalil Bethea turnover (bad pass)
0:18
Lynn Kidd shooting foul (J.J. Starling draws the foul)
0:18
+1
J.J. Starling makes regular free throw 1 of 2
81-88
0:18
+1
J.J. Starling makes regular free throw 2 of 2
82-88
0:16
Lucas Taylor personal foul (A.J. Staton-McCray draws the foul)
0:16
A.J. Staton-McCray misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:16
+1
A.J. Staton-McCray makes regular free throw 2 of 2
82-89
0:11
J.J. Starling misses two point jump shot
0:09
J.J. Starling offensive rebound
0:08
+2
J.J. Starling makes two point layup
84-89
0:07
J.J. Starling personal foul (A.J. Staton-McCray draws the foul)
0:07
+1
A.J. Staton-McCray makes regular free throw 1 of 2
84-90
0:07
+1
A.J. Staton-McCray makes regular free throw 2 of 2
