National Basketball Association
Miami-Florida 78, Virginia Tech 75
When: 7:00 PM ET, Wednesday, January 26, 2022
Where: Cassell Coliseum, Blacksburg, Virginia
Officials:
# Brian O'Connell, # Jeb Hartness, # Ted Valentine
Attendance:
7086
By Field Level Media
Charlie Moore banked in a buzzer-beating three-pointer from half court to give visiting Miami a 78-75 win over Virginia Tech in an ACC game Wednesday night in Blacksburg, Va.
Miami (15-5, 7-2) has won 11 of its past 13 games.
Hurricanes guard Kameron McGusty led all scorers with 19 points on 7-for-14 shooting. Hurricanes wing Jordan Miller, who entered the game averaging 8.4 points, scored 18 points on 7-for-9 shooting.
Moore had 13 points, six assists and a game-high five steals. Miami also got 12 points each from Isaiah Wong and Sam Waardenburg.
The Hokies (10-10, 2-7), who have lost three straight games, were led by Keve Aluma, who had 14 points.
Virginia Tech's Justyn Mutts, who was scoreless in the first half, finished with nine points, a game-high 10 rebounds and a game-high eight assists.
Miami trailed early but went on a 12-0 run and held on for a 36-31 at the break.
In that first half, Miami forced 11 turnovers and had an 18-3 advantage on points off miscues. Miami also shot 51.9 percent from the floor, and was 4 of 9 on three-pointers.
The Hokies shot just 40.0 percent from the floor, but they stayed in the game in two ways. They shot 7-for-16 on three-pointers, and they outrebounded Miami 18-10, including 6-1 on the offensive boards.
Miller led all first-half scorers with 14 points.
The Hokies started the second half on a 5-0 run, retaking the lead, which changed hands several times the rest of the way.
With 13:19 left, Hunter Cattoor made a four-point play, giving the Hokies a 48-47 lead.
Mutts finally got on the board with a shot in the lane with 11:18 left. On Tech's next possession, he drained a three-pointer, giving the Hokies a 55-54 lead.
Miami trailed 75-70 with 2:24 left. But Miller made a layup and Wong was fouled while shooting a three-pointer, and he made all three free throws with 69 seconds remaining. That tied the score, 75-75.
The Hokies had a chance to take the lead late, but Cattoor missed a three-pointer with four seconds left. Miller grabbed the rebound and called timeout with1.5 seconds remaining. That set up Moore's heroics.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
Miami-Florida |
|
Virginia Tech |
Kameron McGusty 19 |
Scoring |
Keve Aluma 14 |
Charlie Moore 6 |
Assists |
Justyn Mutts 8 |
Kameron McGusty 7 |
Rebounds |
Justyn Mutts 10 |
Isaiah Wong 3 |
Free Throws Made |
Keve Aluma 3 |
Charlie Moore 5 |
Steals |
Keve Aluma 1 |
Jordan Miller 2 |
Blocks |
Keve Aluma 3 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Miami-Florida
|
78 |
54.7 |
11-18 |
9-10 |
14 |
21 |
4 |
10 |
10 |
Virginia Tech
|
75 |
50.0 |
13-26 |
12-15 |
20 |
27 |
6 |
2 |
14 |