National Basketball Association
Miami-Florida 70, Louisville 63
When: 7:00 PM ET, Wednesday, February 16, 2022
Where: KFC Yum! Center, Louisville, Kentucky
Officials:
# Pat Driscoll, # Jamie Luckie, # Roger Ayers
Attendance:
12065
By Field Level Media
Charlie Moore had 15 points, five assists and three steals, leading visiting Miami to a 70-63 win over Louisville on Wednesday in Atlantic Coast Conference action.
The Hurricanes also received 15 points from Isaiah Wong, including a clutch four-point play, and 14 points and six assists from Kameron McGusty, who made a crucial last-minute jumper.
The Hurricanes also got 10 points on 5-for-6 shooting from Jordan Miller and eight points, nine rebounds and three blocks from Sam Waardenburg.
Miami (19-7, 11-4 ACC) won at Louisville for the first time in program history after six defeats there. The Hurricanes have won three games in a row overall.
The Cardinals (11-14, 5-10) lost their seventh straight game, dropping to 7-7 at home. The last time Louisville lost seven consecutive games was in 1941.
The Cardinals were led by Dre Davis' 18 points, El Ellis' 17 and Noah Locke's 11. Matt Cross, a Miami transfer, scored no points in seven minutes.
In the first half, Moore made his first three shots from well beyond the top of the key, giving Miami an 11-6 lead. Miami stretched the gap to 27-15 and took a 35-25 advantage into halftime.
Early in the second half, Louisville cut its deficit to 43-38. However, a McGusty 3-pointer at the end of the shot clock and a Miller layup off a Cross turnover pushed Miami's lead back to 10 points.
Then, back came the Cardinals, closing their deficit to 52-49 with 8:36 left after consecutive Davis baskets. By that point, the Cardinals had made 11 of 13 second-half shots from the floor.
With 3:31 left, Wong made his four-point play, hitting a step-back 3-pointer while getting fouled by Jae'Lyn Withers. Wong then made the free throw for a 64-54 lead.
Louisville went on a 7-0 run to cut the deficit to 64-61 with 1:10 left.
McGusty answered by sinking a jumper with 35 seconds left -- it again came at the end of the shot clock -- and then an Ellis airball virtually clinched the Miami win.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
Miami-Florida |
|
Louisville |
Charlie Moore 15 |
Scoring |
Dre Davis 18 |
Kameron McGusty 6 |
Assists |
Dre Davis 1 |
Sam Waardenburg 9 |
Rebounds |
Sydney Curry 7 |
Isaiah Wong 3 |
Free Throws Made |
Dre Davis 4 |
Charlie Moore 3 |
Steals |
Jae'lyn Withers 3 |
Sam Waardenburg 3 |
Blocks |
Jae'lyn Withers 1 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Miami-Florida
|
70 |
45.9 |
7-25 |
7-9 |
16 |
35 |
3 |
6 |
10 |
Louisville
|
63 |
42.9 |
2-13 |
7-12 |
6 |
36 |
1 |
5 |
10 |