Final Score: UM: 80 USD: 45
The Canes outscore the Toreros 42 to 15 in the second half en route to a 35-point, thorough trouncing. Stay tuned for post-game coverage and thoughts.
1:00/2nd Half: UM: 76 USD: 45
Adrian Thomas becomes the tenth player to record points for the Canes tonight after a three-pointer. Asbury adds another bucket, and the Canes are up by 33 with less than a minute to go.
2:53/2nd Half: UM: 73 USD: 44
DeQuan adds two more free throws, McClinton hits his first three-pointer of the night, and the Canes are thoroughly stomping the Toreros right now. Almost a thirty point lead with less than three minutes to go.
3:55/2nd Half: UM: 68 USD: 44
Eddie Rios adds two free throws and Graham adds his 14th rebound. Great performance from Double-Zero today.
5:49/2nd Half: UM: 65 USD: 42
The outrageous defensive streak for the Canes is over, and Jack gets his successful first field goal attempt, a two-point jumper. Dwayne Collins converts an and-one, and the Canes destruction of USD is almost final.
8:45/2nd Half: UM: 60 USD: 35
Talk about a defensive showing for the Canes. Miami has allowed five points in the first 12 minutes of the second half, and has not recorded a point in roughly ten minutes.
11:07/2nd Half: UM: 54 USD: 35
The Canes are on a 14-0 run, bolstered by another three-pointer from Lance Hurdle and another bucket by Asbury. Asbury's got ten points, and Jimmy Graham has a double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds. San Diego has called two timeouts in the past two and a half minutes with no clear results.
14:29/2nd Half: UM: 47 USD: 35
Jack McClinton adds another pair of free throws, and Jimmy Graham's closing in on a double double (9 points, 9 rebounds) in the early stages of the second half. The Canes are on a 7-0 run right now.
15:32/2nd Half: UM: 44 USD: 35
The Canes move the lead back up to nine after the Toreros cut it five early. Jimmy Graham has the last four points of the game, and James Dews added the first bucket of the second half. McClinton's gotta get it going if the Canes hope to sustain the offense.
Halftime Score/Thoughts: UM: 38 USD: 30
The Canes used a late surge from Brian Asbury (six straight points) to up their lead to eight before the halftime buzzer sounded. The Canes don't have any real advantage on the boards (15 to 14), and are shooting only 20% from three-ball range (2 for 10), but still head into the locker room with a decent lead on the scoreboard.
Jack McClinton has only two points at the half, but the Canes have received phenomenal bench play early - Graham has five points and five boards, Asbury has a team-high eight points, and the bench has combined for 18 of the team's 38 points so far.
James Dews is still ice cold from three-point range (0 for 3), and McClinton's having a cold streak of his own (also 0 for 3). If three-point shooting improves, the Canes should be able to strengthen their stranglehold on this game.
Cyrus has impressed in the early going, with seven points (including a three-pointer) and four rebounds. Dwayne had five of the Canes first ten points, but he hasn't scored since. Brandon Johnson has 10 points for USD and Chris Lewis added seven in the first frame to keep the Toreros within striking range.
I'm sorry I haven't been able to provide any real descriptive game updates - that's what happens when there is no video feed on campus. I'll try and get an idea of what's going on, and I'll make sure to keep you updated during the second half.
1:12/1st Half: UM: 38 USD: 28
Brian Asbury has scored the last six points of the game and recorded a rebound during the same stretch to up the Canes lead to 10. USD calls a needed time-out after the Canes' offensive burst.
4:03/1st Half: UM: 32 USD: 25
Cyrus has scored five straight points for the Canes (two free throws and a three pointer), but Chris Lewis has matched him with seven in a row for the Toreros.
6:10/1st Half: UM: 27 USD: 20
DeQuan Jones adds a dunk, McClinton sinks both of his free throw attempts (thankfully), and the Canes now have nine players who have scored in the first half. That's impressive.
7:24/1st Half: UM: 23 USD: 18
Jimmy Graham just recorded his second foul of the game, but otherwise the Canes are not in foul trouble. 7 players have scored for Miami so far, and Jack McClinton is not one of them - a good sign that the Canes are spreading the ball around. Miami's got the unofficial rebounding advantage 11-9 early on.
9:37/1st Half: UM: 21 USD: 15
James Dews adds another bucket of his own, but Jack's missed both of his three-point attempts, his only two field goal attempts of the night. I'm really sorry I can't do more than this, thank the Rathskeller (or Fox Sports Pacific?) for this one.
11:52/1st Half: UM: 18 USD: 8
San Diego has gone nearly three minutes here without a point, the Canes are doing a good job on defense. Jimmy Graham's got five rebounds already, Lance Hurdle added a three pointer, and Asbury, Rios and Dews have two each. McClinton is scoreless so far, and Dwayne's still got five from the first few possessions. Still no feed!
14:19/1st Half: UM: 13 USD: 8
Jimmy Graham has come off the bench with four points and four rebounds. This Rat thing really sucks. Still no feed.
17:14/1st Half: UM: 9 USD: 2
Sorry for the delays, but the Rathskeller is still having problems with the feed. Dwayne Collins has five points early, and Eddie Rios and James Dews each added a bucket of their own.
6:06 PM: You've got to be kidding me. More technical difficulties here at the Rathskeller. Still no feed or anything, not exactly sure what's going on here. Stay tuned.
5:53 PM: Turn-out at the Rathskeller on campus is not nearly what it was yesterday in support of the game. Perhaps thats because the Giants fans stuck around to watch the Canes after their game was over, but who knows. I was able to chat before yesterday's game with recently graduated Landon Glover, who played for the Canes as a walk-on and watched the game at the Rat. What a classy individual, he's one of the nicest guys I think I've met.
It'll be interesting to see what Coach Haith does in splitting the minutes tonight. Eddie Rios started but played only four minutes before coming off the court for good yesterday, and DeQuan Jones earned more time with some strong play. Asbury? Hurdle? Dews? Let's see what Big Frank decides to do.
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