National Basketball Association
Miami - Florida 74, Wake Forest 56
When: 1:00 PM ET, Saturday, February 18, 2012
Where: BankUnited Center, Coral Gables, Florida
Officials:
# Bernard Clinton, # David Hull, # Tim Kelly
Attendance:
4121
By SportsDirect Inc.
MIAMI 74, WAKE FOREST 56: Kenny Kadji and Durand Scott each scored 18 points as the Hurricanes broke open a close game in the second half to roll over the visiting Demon Deacons.
Scott had five points to start a 13-0 run that gave Miami (16-9, 7-5 ACC) a 56-42 lead with 12:07 remaining and Wake Forest could not recover.
The Hurricanes, who also got 11 points and six rebounds off the bench from Rion Brown, snapped a two-game losing streak and have won six of eight.
C.J. Harris recorded 14 points to lead Wake Forest (12-15, 3-10), which has dropped seven of its last eight games.
Wake Forest made eight of its first 12 shots from the field to take a 20-16 lead. But Miami battled back to tie it 34-34 at halftime, getting 11 points from Kadji.
The Demon Deacons shot 52 percent from the field in the opening 20 minutes.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Wake Forest still leads the all-time series 8-6, but Miami has won five of the last six. … Miami is 11-3 on its home court, the BankUnited Center. … Miami’s Garrius Adams returned after missing the last 11 games with a knee injury and made a pair of 3-pointers. … Miami hoisted up 30 shots from behind the 3-point arc and made 12.
Top Game Performances
Wake Forest |
|
Miami - Florida |
C.J. Harris 14 |
Scoring |
Kenny Kadji 18 |
C.J. Harris 5 |
Assists |
Malcolm Grant 6 |
Travis McKie 5 |
Rebounds |
Reggie Johnson 8 |
Travis McKie 3 |
Free Throws Made |
Durand Scott 2 |
Chase Fischer 2 |
Steals |
Durand Scott 3 |
Ty Walker 2 |
Blocks |
Reggie Johnson 1 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Wake Forest
|
56 |
41.7 |
7-21 |
9-11 |
12 |
22 |
3 |
7 |
12 |
Miami - Florida
|
74 |
46.2 |
12-31 |
2-3 |
20 |
37 |
3 |
5 |
9 |