National Basketball Association
Miami-Florida 62, Clemson 49
When: 2:30 PM ET, Saturday, March 9, 2013
Where: BankUnited Center, Coral Gables, Florida
Officials:
# Mike Eades, # Tim Kelly, # Raymond Styons
Attendance:
7972
By SportsDirect Inc.
No. 7 Miami-Florida 62, Clemson 49: Kenny Kadji had a season-high 23 points, including four 3-pointers, and 12 rebounds to lead the host Hurricanes past the Tigers and give Miami its first ACC regular-season title since joining the conference for the 2004-05 season.
Shane Larkin came off the bench and scored 11 points for Miami (24-6, 15-3 ACC), which will be the No. 1 seed in next week's ACC tournament. Trey McKinney Jones added 10 points for the Hurricanes, who improved to 14-1 at home and came into the game having lost three of four contests, including two straight, after a 14-game win streak.
Jordan Roper scored 12 points to lead Clemson (13-17, 5-13), which lost its sixth straight game for the first time since an eight-game slide from Jan. 12-Feb. 10, 2002. Devin Booker added 11 points for the Tigers, who fell to 3-9 on the road and have not beaten a ranked opponent this season.
Roper scored the Tigers’ first 12 points on 5-for-5 shooting and outscored Miami 12-11 until Rion Brown’s 3-pointer put the Hurricanes up 14-12. The game was tied at 25 at halftime before Miami started the second half with a 13-5 run and pulled away to win its second conference championship since sharing the Big East title in 2000.
Miami outrebounded Clemson 35-21. The Hurricanes improved to 9-11 in the series and have won three straight meetings, including 45-43 at Clemson on Feb. 17.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Miami tied the school record for victories set by the 2001-02 team, which went 24-8. … Larkin, a sophomore, came off the bench for the first time this season so seniors Kadji, McKinney Jones, Reggie Johnson, Julian Gamble and Durand Scott could start their final home game together. … Clemson freshman F K.J. McDaniels, who missed the previous three games with an ankle injury, came off the bench and had nine points and a team-high six rebounds.
Top Game Performances
Clemson |
|
Miami-Florida |
Jordan Roper 12 |
Scoring |
Kenny Kadji 23 |
Rod Hall 5 |
Assists |
Shane Larkin 3 |
K.J. McDaniels 6 |
Rebounds |
Kenny Kadji 12 |
Milton Jennings 4 |
Free Throws Made |
Kenny Kadji 7 |
Jordan Roper 3 |
Steals |
Shane Larkin 2 |
K.J. McDaniels 3 |
Blocks |
Kenny Kadji 1 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Clemson
|
49 |
40.0 |
3-13 |
10-17 |
7 |
19 |
5 |
9 |
10 |
Miami-Florida
|
62 |
42.2 |
9-21 |
15-19 |
11 |
32 |
2 |
4 |
14 |