Hurricanes open ACC play with easy victory at winless Louisville
Jordan Miller had 14 points, Norchad Omier scored 12 and Miami opened Atlantic Coast Conference play on the road Sunday with an 8053 victory over winless Louisville.
Miller sank 6 of 10 shots with a 3-pointer for the Hurricanes (8-1), who picked up their fourth straight win.
Omier hit 6 of 7 shots, adding two blocks. Isaiah Wong pitched in with 10 points and five rebounds. None of Miami’s starters played more than 24 minutes.
Louisville (0-8 overall, 0-1 ACC) is off to its worst start since the 1940-41 season. That year the Cardinals, then members of the Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Association — now called the River States Conference — lost their first 11 games. Louisville matched the 1960-61 Virginia Cavaliers for the worst start to a season by an ACC member. Louisville joined the ACC in 2014.
Miami’s next game is 7 p.m. Wednesday at home against Cornell.
UM WOMEN Miami 85, North Florida 45:
Sophomore Lashae Dwyer had career highs in points (20) and steals (eight) to lead at the Watsco Center.
The Canes improved to 7-3; the Ospreys fell to 2-5.
Coach Katie Meier praised Dwyer, a 5-foot-6 guard from Toronto.
“Lashae is taking command and really understanding that she can be an incredible impact player, not only on this team, but also in the ACC,” Meier said.
Miami will renew its rivalry with the Florida Gators on Sunday (4 p.m., ACCN) in Coral Gables. The teams haven’t met since 2010.
MEN’S TOP 25 No. 4 Arizona 81, California 68:
Azuolas Tubelis and Oumar Ballo combined for 42 points and 19 rebounds for the host Wildcats, who were were coming off an 81-66 loss Thursday at Utah.
The Wildcats (7-1, 1-1 Pac-12) shot below 50% for the second consecutive game, going 4 of 20 from 3-point range after a 4of-28 performance at
Utah. Cal (0-9, 0-2) continued its worst start in program history.
No. 5 Purdue 89, Minnesota 70: Zach Edey set career highs with 31 points and 22 rebounds, powering the Boilermakers (8-0) in the Big Ten opener for both teams.
The 7-foot-4 Edey started slowly, making only one of his first seven shots. But he finished 11 of 23 from the field and 9 of 10 from the foul line. The Golden Gophers fell to 4-4.
Nebraska 63, No. 7 Creighton 53: Derrick Walker scored a careerhigh 22 points to key the upset by Nebraska (6-3). Creighton (6-3) became the highest-ranked opponent the Cornhuskers have beaten on the road since 1997.
No. 13 Tennessee 94, Alcorn St. 40: Olivier Nkamhoua scored 20 points and the host Vols (7-1) flexed their muscles against the Braves (3-6).
Virginia Tech 80,
No. 18 North Carolina 72: Justyn Mutts scored 27 points to lead the host Hokies. Virginia Tech (8-1, 1-0 ACC) built an 18point, second-half lead and held on to hand the Tar Heels (5-4, 0-1) their fourth consecutive defeat. North Carolina played without center Armando Bacot (bruised shoulder).
No. 19 Kentucky 73, Michigan 69:
Cason Wallace scored 14 points and Oscar Tshiebwe had a double-double to lead Kentucky (6-2) in the Basketball Hall of Fame London Showcase. Wallace was 4 of 4 on 3-point shooting with his most important one giving the Wildcats a five-point lead with 1:11 left. Tshiebwe, last season’s consensus national player of the year, had 13 points and 14 rebounds while dealing with foul trouble. Michigan fell to 5-3.
No. 21 UCLA 65, Oregon 56:
Jaylen Clark and freshman Amari Bailey scored 14 points each and the host Bruins (7-2, 2-0 Pac-12) rallied in the final four minutes to hold off Oregon (4-5, 1-1).