National Basketball Association
Miami-Florida 76, Florida Atlantic 56
When: 7:00 PM ET, Friday, December 16, 2016
Where: Watsco Center, Coral Gables, Florida
Officials:
# Jamie Luckie, # Bert Smith, # Mike Stuart
Attendance:
6857
By The Sports Xchange
CORAL GABLES, Fla. -- Senior Davon Reed tied a career high with 21 points as Miami rode a 15-point halftime cushion to a 76-56 victory over Florida Atlantic at Watsco Center Friday night.
Reed also matched a career high in 3-pointers with five. The Hurricanes (8-2) also got double-figure efforts from Bruce Brown with 14 points and Anthony Lawrence with 13.
Marcus Neely led the Owls (3-6) with 12 points and Adonis Filer added 11.
Both teams were coming off 10-day layoffs, but it was the Owls that showed the most rust. They shot only 33.3 percent from the floor to Miami's 45.5. The Hurricanes also dominated the rebounding 48-29 with freshman Dewan Huell and senior Kamari Murphy grabbing 10 each.
The Owls, who upset Ohio State in their last outing, led 10-8 before Lawrence ignited a 12-2 Miami run with a 3-pointer with 12:41 left in the first half. The Hurricanes got their first double-digit lead at the 6:11 mark on a pair of three throws by guard Ja'Quan Newton and went on to close out the half with a 31-14 run over the final 13 minutes.
Miami's biggest lead was 17 points, 39-22 before Filer hit two free throws for FAU with 3.8 seconds left in the half.
The Hurricanes established their dominance on the boards early by outrebounding the Owls 24-13 in the first half. The Owls also struggled from the field in the first 20 minutes, going only 6 of 25 (24 percent) while the Hurricanes were 12 of 26 (46.2 percent).
Miami's biggest lead of the game was 25 points on three occasions, the last 76-51 with under a minute left to play.
Top Game Performances
Florida Atlantic |
|
Miami-Florida |
Marcus Neely 12 |
Scoring |
Davon Reed 21 |
Nick Rutherford 4 |
Assists |
Bruce Brown 6 |
Ronald Delph 7 |
Rebounds |
Dewan Huell 10 |
Adonis Filer 4 |
Free Throws Made |
Bruce Brown 6 |
Jailyn Ingram 1 |
Steals |
Bruce Brown 2 |
Nick Rutherford 2 |
Blocks |
Davon Reed 2 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Florida Atlantic
|
56 |
33.3 |
3-17 |
15-18 |
7 |
24 |
3 |
4 |
9 |
Miami-Florida
|
76 |
45.5 |
8-19 |
18-27 |
13 |
44 |
3 |
7 |
12 |