Miami Basketball tries to build on Wake Forest win vs North Carolina
Using only the seven-man rotation, the
are playing heavy minutes. Six Hurricanes average at least 23 minutes per game. That compares to only four on UNC playing that many.
"GAME 17 • JAN. 19, 2019 • NOON • CORAL GABLES, FLA. Date/Time: Saturday, Jan. 19, 2019/Noon Location: Coral Gables, Fla./Watsco Center (7,972) 13/15 NORTH CAROLINA TAR HEELS (13-4, 3-1 ACC) Head Coach: Roy Williams (North Carolina, ‘72) Record at UNC: 437-130 (16th season), Career Record: 855-231 (31st season) MIAMI HURRICANES (9-7, 1-3 ACC) Head Coach: Jim Larrañaga (Providence, ‘71) Record at UM: 170-86 (8th season), Career Record: 640-420 (35th season) Location: Coral Gables, Fla./Watsco Center (7,972) Television: ESPN2; Online: WatchESPN Play-by-Play: Doug Sherman, Color: Cory Alexander Radio: WQAM 560-AM (PxP: Joe Zagacki) Satellite Radio: Sirius 136, XM 194, XM Internet 956 Series vs. UNC: Miami trails, 22-8 Home: 3-8 | Road: 4-10 | Neutral: 1-4 Courtesy of HurricaneSports.Com"
Miami Hurricanes
After Miami’s miracle in Chapel Hill to match the miracle in Durham seven miles away and 2.5 years earlier, North Carolina defeated third-seeded Miami 82-65 in the ACC Tournament. It was the second year in a row that the Tar Heels eliminated the Hurricanes from the conference tournament.
The Hurricanes have won six of the last eight against North Carolina and five of the last seven games played in the regular season. That has evened out the Tar Heels Heels decisive advantage against Miami.
Before Miami’s exceptional stretch against North Carolina, the Tar Heels had won ten straight games against the Miami Basketball team and 20 of their first 22 meetings. Miami’s tough beginning to the ACC schedule will continue on Thursday when the Hurricanes travel to Syracuse.
The brutal schedule continues into February before they get to start playing some of the other teams towards the bottom of the ACC. The game against North Carolina begins a five-game stretch of playing four ranked teams. The exception is the visit to the Carrier Dome.
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After Syracuse, Miami hosts number 11 Florida State, number nine Virginia Tech and plays at number four Virginia. The Hurricanes need a big run and a couple of upsets to keep their slim NCAA Tournament hopes alive.