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MBB Rallies to Beat Drake, 63-56, in NCAA Tournament Opener – University of Miami Athletics

MBB Rallies to Beat Drake, 63-56, in NCAA Tournament Opener – University of Miami Athletics

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MIAMI HURRICANES POSTGAME NOTES
– Miami missed its first nine shots from the field over nearly the first seven full minutes, scoring their first six points at the line and making their first field goal with 13:04 on the clock.
– The Hurricanes’ first-half totals in points (25), made field goals (seven) and field-goal percentage (23.3) all set season lows in any frame.
– Only two Hurricanes, Pack and Poplar, scored in the final 13 minutes of the first half.
– Miami’s prior season low in points was 66, which it recorded three times, most recently on 1/21/23 at Duke, a game in which it also notched its previous season low in field-goal percentage with a 34.9 (22-of-63) ledger.
– The Hurricanes’ previous prior season low in made field goals was 21, which it totaled twice, most recently on 12/20/22 versus sixth-ranked Virginia.
– According to Tim Reynolds of the Associated Press, Miami’s 30.4 field-goal percentage was its lowest in a win since a 45-42 victory over St. John’s on 1/14/92 and snapped a 23-game skid when shooting that mark or below.
– Miami improved to 12-11 all-time in the NCAA Tournament, including 8-5 under head coach Jim Larrañaga, 9-6 as a higher seed, 1-1 as the fifth seed, 9-9 as a single-digit seed, 1-1 versus No. 12 seeds, 8-3 against double-digit seeds, 1-1 in 5-12 games, 1-0 in New York, 7-5 in the opening round and 2-1 against Missouri Valley teams.
– This is the second time in program history Miami has won an NCAA Tournament game in consecutive seasons, joining the 1998-99 and 1999-2000 seasons.
– Miami’s 26 victories match the third-highest total in program history and give the team 26-plus wins in back-to-back seasons for the first time ever.
– The Hurricanes moved to 10-5 all-time against current Missouri Valley schools, while Larrañaga is now 5-4 versus such teams.
– The Hurricanes have now played nine consecutive games decided by single digits, tied with Winthrop for the longest active streak of any team in the country, per Stats Perform.
– Miami scored a season-low 63 points after, per Stats Perform, entering the night as one of three teams with 65-plus points in every game this season, alongside Furman and Marshall.
– Fourth-year junior guard Isaiah Wong tied DJ Vasiljevic (2016-20) for eighth place on the Hurricanes’ all-time games played list with…

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