Hurricanes hold on to top Hokies

Robert Morris wins in a rout in season finale on home court

Norchad Omier had 17 points and 14 rebounds to lift No. 13 Miami to a 76-70 victory Tuesday night against Virginia Tech at Blacksburg Va. It was Miami’s seventh consecutive win.

Nigel Pack added 16 points for the Hurricanes, who had five players score in double figures.

The win moved the Hurricanes

(23-5, 14-4) into a first-place tie with Virginia in the Atlantic Coast Conference, a half-game ahead of Pitt. Sixth- ranked Virginia plays Wednesday at Boston College.

Miami built a nine-point lead early in the second half but couldn’t shake the Hokies (16-12, 6-11) down the stretch. Sean Pedulla led Virginia Tech with 17 points.

Miami kept its lead with dominance on the backboard, outrebounding the home team 39-31. The Hurricanes pulled down 14 offensive rebounds.

Other Top 25 men Kansas State 75, Baylor 65:

Keyontae Johnson scored 25 points to boost the 14thranked Wildcats (21-7, 9-6 Big 12). Keyonte George scored 23 points for the the ninth-ranked Bears (20-8, 96).

Texas A&M 68, Tennessee 63: The 25th-ranked Aggies celebrated their return to the rankings by surprising the 11th ranked Volunteers. Wade Taylor IV scored 23 points to pace Texas A&M (21-7, 13-2 SEC). Santiago Vescovi had 14 points, 10 rebounds and 7 assists for Tennessee (20-8, 9-6)

Villanova 64, Xavier 63:

Souley Brown missed a layup with five seconds to play and Brandon Slater grabbed the rebound to secure the Wildcats’ win against the 16th-ranked Musketeers (20-8, 12-5 Big East). Justin Moore’s 25 points led Villanova (14-14, 8-9).

Top 25 women

St. John’s 69, Connecticut 64: The Red Storm stunned the fourth-ranked Huskies at Hartford behind Kadaja Bailey’s 29 points. The loss ended a three-game winning streak for Connecticut (24-5, 16-2 Big East)

Villanova 67, DePaul 64:

The 15th- ranked Wildcats (24-5, 15-3 Big East) hung on for a big road win behind NCAA women’s scoring leader Maddy Siegrist’s 28 points and 16 rebounds.

District men

Robert Morris 83, Youngstown State 64: Josh Corbin scored 19 points to carry the

Colonials to victory in their final regular- season home game. RMU (15-5 10-9 Horizon) broke out of a 43-43 tie early in the second half to win going away.

Notes

Alabama star Brandon Miller brought a teammate the gun that was used in a fatal January shooting near campus, an investigator testified Tuesday.

• Former Iowa and Seattle Storm center Simone Edwards died as age 49 after a two-year battle with ovarian cancer.