National Basketball Association
Miami - Florida 84, Appalachian St. 54
When: 7:00 PM ET, Friday, December 30, 2011
Where: BankUnited Center, Coral Gables, Florida
Officials:
# Adam Brick, # Kyle Chambers, # Mike Thornton
Attendance:
3363
By SportsDirect Inc.
Durand Scott scored 17 points as Miami cruised to an 84-54 victory in Florida over Appalachian State Friday.
Rion Brown chipped in 15 points for the Hurricanes (8-4), who won for the second time in as many games without leading Malcolm Scott while he is away from the team due to a death in his family.
Miami assumed control of this contest late in the first half when a jumper from Brown keyed a 12-3 run before intermission to turn a six-point lead into a 39-24 halftime advantage.
The Hurricanes shot 52.1 percent from the field – their lowest field-goal percentage over their last three games – but extended the bulge to as many as 34 points late in the second half to improve to 6-1 at home.
Miami enjoyed a 34-16 advantage in points in the paint and saw its bench outscore Appalachian State, 31-16.
Andre Williamson scored a game-high 19 points and was the only player to finish in double figures for the Mountaineers (5-7), who fell to 6-68 all-time against schools from the Atlantic Coast Conference.
Top Game Performances
| Appalachian St. |
|
Miami - Florida |
|
Andre Williamson 19 |
Scoring |
Durand Scott 17 |
|
Mike Neal 7 |
Assists |
Durand Scott 4 |
|
Andre Williamson 7 |
Rebounds |
Reggie Johnson 8 |
|
Tab Hamilton 3 |
Free Throws Made |
Rion Brown 5 |
|
Omar Carter 2 |
Steals |
Shane Larkin 3 |
|
Brian Okam 1 |
Blocks |
Kenny Kadji 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Appalachian St.
|
54 |
35.1 |
6-22 |
8-16 |
15 |
27 |
2 |
6 |
11 |
| Miami - Florida
|
84 |
54.9 |
7-16 |
21-27 |
12 |
31 |
3 |
8 |
9 |