Lubin leads UNC's balanced scoring in 92-73 win over Miami for Tar Heels' 5th straight victory
AP
Mar 01, 2025
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) Ven-Allen Lubin scored 19 points, Jae’Lyn Withers had 11 points and 10 rebounds and North Carolina Tar Heels beat Miami 92-73 on Saturday for its fifth straight victory, the Tar Heels' longest win streak this season.
Lubin was 9-of-10 from the floor and Withers collected his third double-double this season. Drake Powell added 16 points, RJ Davis 13, Ian Jackson 11 and Seth Trimble 10 for the Tar Heels (19-11, 12-6 ACC), who shot 59%, made 10 of 18 3-pointers and outrebounded the Hurricanes 38-26. Davis went over 2,600 career points, second all-time at UNC behind Tyler Hansbrough.
Matthew Cleveland was 12-of-21 shooting to finish with 25 points for Miami (6-23, 2-16), which lost its fifth straight. Brandon Johnson added 20 points. The Hurricanes shot 43% while putting up 30 3-pointers, making nine.
The Tar Heels took a double-digit lead for good late in the first half and cruised to the victory with two regular-season games left before the ACC Tournament. UNC stretched a 15-point halftime lead to as many as 21.
Led by Withers’ nine points and seven rebounds, nine UNC players scored in the first half in taking a 46-31 lead. The Tar Heels shot 52%, made 7 of 12 from the 3-point line and were plus-nine on the boards. Cleveland had 14 points for the Hurricanes, who led only at 3-0. Trimble hit a pair of 3-pointers to kick off a 12-2 run to end the half for UNC.
North Carolina plays at Virginia Tech on Tuesday and finishes the regular season at home against No. 2 Duke next Saturday.
Miami plays at Georgia Tech on Tuesday and at home against N.C. State next Saturday.
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1st Half
MIA
Hurricanes
31
UNC
Tar Heels
46
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
(Hurricanes gains possession)
19:45
+3
Brandon Johnson makes three point jump shot (Divine Ugochukwu assists)
3-0
19:21
+2
Ven-Allen Lubin makes two point dunk (Jae'Lyn Withers assists)
3-2
18:50
Brandon Johnson turnover (lost ball)
18:37
RJ Davis misses three point jump shot
18:35
Drake Powell offensive rebound
18:28
+2
Elliot Cadeau makes two point layup
3-4
18:15
Divine Ugochukwu offensive foul
18:15
Divine Ugochukwu turnover (offensive foul)
17:57
+3
Jae'Lyn Withers makes three point jump shot
3-7
17:32
Jalil Bethea misses three point jump shot
17:30
Paul Djobet offensive rebound
17:19
+3
Brandon Johnson makes three point jump shot (Matthew Cleveland assists)
6-7
17:06
Elliot Cadeau turnover (bad pass) (Brandon Johnson steals)
17:01
Jalil Bethea misses three point jump shot
16:59
Jae'Lyn Withers defensive rebound
16:38
+3
RJ Davis makes three point jump shot
6-10
16:19
Brandon Johnson misses three point jump shot
16:17
Tar Heels defensive rebound
15:54
Matthew Cleveland blocks Ven-Allen Lubin's two point layup
15:52
Tar Heels offensive rebound
15:52
TV timeout
15:46
+2
Drake Powell makes two point layup (RJ Davis assists)
6-12
15:25
Matthew Cleveland misses two point layup
15:23
Matthew Cleveland offensive rebound
15:20
+2
Matthew Cleveland makes two point layup
8-12
15:05
+2
Jalen Washington makes two point layup (Seth Trimble assists)
8-14
14:48
+3
Jalil Bethea makes three point jump shot (Brandon Johnson assists)
11-14
14:31
+3
Drake Powell makes three point jump shot (RJ Davis assists)
11-17
14:09
Seth Trimble personal foul
13:55
Brandon Johnson turnover (lost ball)
13:38
+2
Ian Jackson makes two point layup (Jalen Washington assists)
11-19
13:21
Paul Djobet misses three point jump shot
13:19
Seth Trimble defensive rebound
13:14
Matthew Cleveland shooting foul (Seth Trimble draws the foul)
13:14
+1
Seth Trimble makes regular free throw 1 of 2
11-20
13:14
+1
Seth Trimble makes regular free throw 2 of 2
11-21
12:47
+2
Matthew Cleveland makes two point layup
13-21
12:22
Ian Jackson misses three point jump shot
12:20
Jalen Washington offensive rebound
12:18
Jump ball. (Tar Heels gains possession)
12:14
Ian Jackson turnover (bad pass) (Brandon Johnson steals)
12:08
+2
Matthew Cleveland makes two point layup
15-21
11:51
Elliot Cadeau misses three point jump shot
11:49
Matthew Cleveland defensive rebound
11:40
Matthew Cleveland misses three point jump shot
11:38
Jae'Lyn Withers defensive rebound
11:26
TV timeout
11:24
Matthew Cleveland blocks Ian Jackson's two point jump shot
11:22
Tar Heels offensive rebound
11:20
+2
Jae'Lyn Withers makes two point layup
15-23
10:51
Austin Swartz misses three point jump shot
10:49
Jae'Lyn Withers defensive rebound
10:42
Ian Jackson misses two point layup
10:40
Matthew Cleveland defensive rebound
10:36
+2
Matthew Cleveland makes two point layup
17-23
10:18
Ian Jackson turnover (bad pass) (Divine Ugochukwu steals)
10:13
+2
Matthew Cleveland makes two point layup (Divine Ugochukwu assists)
19-23
10:01
+2
Ven-Allen Lubin makes two point jump shot (Elliot Cadeau assists)
19-25
10:01
Paul Djobet shooting foul (Ven-Allen Lubin draws the foul)
10:01
+1
Ven-Allen Lubin makes regular free throw 1 of 1
19-26
9:43
Divine Ugochukwu misses three point jump shot
9:41
Ven-Allen Lubin defensive rebound
9:20
Kiree Huie personal foul
9:06
RJ Davis misses two point layup
9:04
Hurricanes defensive rebound
8:52
+3
Austin Swartz makes three point jump shot (Matthew Cleveland assists)
22-26
8:33
+2
Elliot Cadeau makes two point layup
22-28
8:08
+2
Matthew Cleveland makes two point jump shot
24-28
7:55
+3
Jae'Lyn Withers makes three point jump shot (RJ Davis assists)
24-31
7:33
Ven-Allen Lubin blocks Brandon Johnson's two point layup
7:31
Jae'Lyn Withers defensive rebound
7:26
RJ Davis misses two point layup
7:24
Paul Djobet defensive rebound
7:17
+3
Divine Ugochukwu makes three point jump shot (Matthew Cleveland assists)
27-31
7:15
Tar Heels 30 second timeout
7:15
TV timeout
6:47
RJ Davis misses three point jump shot
6:45
Matthew Cleveland defensive rebound
6:32
Paul Djobet turnover (bad pass)
6:13
Elliot Cadeau misses two point jump shot
6:11
Tar Heels offensive rebound
6:11
Tar Heels turnover (shot clock violation)
5:56
Matthew Cleveland misses two point jump shot
5:54
RJ Davis defensive rebound
5:39
Divine Ugochukwu shooting foul (Jae'Lyn Withers draws the foul)
5:39
Jae'Lyn Withers misses regular free throw 1 of 2
5:39
+1
Jae'Lyn Withers makes regular free throw 2 of 2
27-32
5:18
Brandon Johnson misses three point jump shot
5:16
Jae'Lyn Withers defensive rebound
5:00
A.J. Staton-McCray shooting foul (RJ Davis draws the foul)
5:00
+1
RJ Davis makes regular free throw 1 of 2
27-33
5:00
+1
RJ Davis makes regular free throw 2 of 2
27-34
4:39
+2
Matthew Cleveland makes two point jump shot
29-34
4:11
+3
Seth Trimble makes three point jump shot (Jae'Lyn Withers assists)
29-37
3:57
Matthew Cleveland misses two point layup
3:55
Ven-Allen Lubin defensive rebound
3:47
A.J. Staton-McCray blocks RJ Davis's two point jump shot
3:45
A.J. Staton-McCray defensive rebound
3:38
Brandon Johnson misses three point jump shot
3:36
Jae'Lyn Withers defensive rebound
3:15
Austin Swartz blocks RJ Davis's two point jump shot
3:13
RJ Davis offensive rebound
3:09
+3
Seth Trimble makes three point jump shot (RJ Davis assists)
29-40
3:08
Hurricanes 30 second timeout
3:08
TV timeout
2:49
Kiree Huie turnover (lost ball)
2:29
Kiree Huie blocks Jalen Washington's two point dunk
