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The Miami Hurricanes will play the Indiana Hoosiers in the NCAA Tournament round of 32 on Sunday. Tip-off from MVP Arena in Albany is at 8:40 p.m. ET.
Miami (26-7 SU and 19-14 ATS) beat Drake on Friday in its first-round matchup.
Indiana (23-11 SU and 16-17-1 ATS) beat Kent State in its first-round matchup.
The Hoosiers are one-point spread favorites and the game total is 146.5 points.
The Canes rallied in the second half of Friday’s first-round game to beat the Bulldogs. “The U” trailed 30-25 at the half but didn’t allow itself to fall victim to an upset to a double-digit seed. It played tough defensively, leading to a 16-1 closing stretch that gave Miami a seven-point win.
The Hurricanes were inefficient, shooting 6-for-18 from three and 30.4 percent overall, but made up for it at the free-throw line (23-for-29). Miami outrebounded Drake 41-35, limiting the Bulldogs to only two offensive rebounds.
“I was like, ‘Man, this can’t be the way how it ends,’” Sophomore guard Nijel Pack (21 points) said. “I talked to my teammates. I felt like they felt the same way. We kind of brought some inner energy from within us.”
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Junior guard Isaiah Wong paces Miami in scoring. He averages 16.2 points on 45.3 percent shooting, including 37.8 percent from three. He also converts 83.6 percent of his foul shots. A few other Hurricanes players to watch are senior guard Jordan Miller (15.3 PPG and 6.2 RPG), sophomore forward Norchad Omier (13.6 PPG and 9.7 RPG), and sophomore guard Wooga Poplar (8.3 PPG).
Miami scores 79.6 points per game (24th) and shoots 48.5 percent from the floor (18th), including 37.2 percent from three-point range (42nd). The Canes convert 78.0 percent of their free-throw attempts (12th) and average 32.1 rebounds (154th) with a +3.3 rebounding margin. “T he U” is 12th in adjusted offensive efficiency, 20th in effective field goal percentage (55.0%), and 104th in adjusted pace.
Miami surrenders 71.7 points per contest (233rd), and its opponents shoot 44.8 percent (258th) with a 33.1 shooting percentage from long range (124th). The Canes are 132nd in defensive efficiency and 44th in assist-per-turnover ratio.
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