Miami and Florida State block Duke men’s basketball ACC victory

Remember when there was a genuine doubt about the depth and quality of ACC outside of Duke? Who would be involved with the Blue Devils, given the sway in Virginia and Louisville, as well as Syracuse and North Carolina?

A proposal was offered on Tuesday night.

See the state of Florida.

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Tobacco Road took a bend in Sunshine State and it was not pleasant. First, North Carolina was blown up at 85-57 in Miami – no one saw a new ACC juggernaut coming. Then number 6 Duke became the latest name on Florida State’s Amazing Overtime Victim’s List. When the evening was over, there were many numbers to note, and maybe a new message from the league.

9 – Profits combined by Miami and Florida State. Miami had only played four against North Carolina and beat Tar Heels 30-30 points in exchanges. Florida State scored five wins against Duke in 45 minutes. In the defense Hurricanes and Seminoles a total of 19 assists.

49-22 – Miami’s leadership after one half, which corresponds to the worst half-deficit in the history of North Carolina. Four Hurricanes had scored all goals. Tar Heels ’explosion included five moves in the first half at 2:08, followed by nine failed shots in a row. When his teammates rushed for a 3-point attempt after three points, Armando Bacot – the current national team player of the week – didn’t get a shot in the first seven minutes. “I’m shocked,” coach Hubert Davis said in his post-game radio show. “The first place was on the line. It matters. It is very shocking that we are coping with a lack of energy and perseverance.

3 – There were three players in Miami claiming 20 plus points, Isaiah Wong 25, Sam Waardenburg 21 and Kameron McGusty 20. The trio won the entire North Carolina team 66-57.

14-4 – Miami record, including league leader in 6-1 ACC. Hurricanes was elected 12th in the preseason ACC poll. This is because last season was so ugly; Miami played several games with only six scholarship players. In fact, Hurricanes ’mark over the past three years is an ugly 39-51. It moved on from the beginning of the year; a loss at home to UCF, a 16-point win over Dayton, a 32-point loss against Alabama.

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Then things changed. They have won 10 of their previous 11 matches, and their only loss since Thanksgiving weekend was a one-point loss to Florida State. It includes a two-point win over Duke at Cameron Indoor Stadium. Tuesday’s gig had to be a nice variation. A total of four points had been decided in their previous three games.

“My attitude has always been positive,” coach Jim Larranaga said. “Life is 10 percent of what happens to you and 90 percent of how you react to it. I share it with my staff and players.

“Our friends have struggled through many adversities. But they are getting better.

Miami has revived its program with a veteran four-man lineup that includes ACC selection Wong, sixth-year seniors Waardenburg and McGusty, and Charlie Moore (DePaul) and Jordan Miller (Georga Mason). “The beautiful thing about this team,” Larranaga said, “is that they are very committed to each other.”

14-17 – Larranaga coaching record in Miami against North Carolina and Duke. Before he arrived, the Hurricanes were at an all-time 4-31 against both powers.

31 – Miami’s position in last week’s Associated Press rankings behind BYU, Davidson and San Diego State. Yeah, it might be time for Hurricanes to break into the AP Top 25 list. “He might win the league,” Mike Krzyzewski said of Larranaga. “It’s going to be an NCAA tournament team and he’s a tough field for players. Them.”

13 – Florida State’s victory over Duke 79-78 postponed Seminoles ’significant overtime winning streak to 13 matches dating back to 2018. It has faced up against 11 different teams. To assess the difficulty of that run, Krzyzewski has a 34-31 overtime.

4 – Florida State’s winning streak after this season’s 5-4 starting situation, which included three consecutive losses and a 28-point hit in Purdue. Leonard Hamilton had to work on a revamped list with a selection of transfers and freshmen. Now Seminoles are in second place in the ACC, winning by a difference of three points between Duke and Miami, indicating a willingness to win difficult games. There were 19 management changes on Tuesday, seven of which were in overtime only. Blue Devils shot 49 percent, 43 percent off the three-point line and gave 20 assists to 27 goals. Fuksi Paolo Banchero played the fourth game in a row for more than 20 goals. Seminoles won anyway.

“We’re trying to learn the system, learn to leverage the strengths of your teammates, adjust the minutes, and share the ball,” Hamilton said. “When you have friends for the first seven years, they all come from places where they’ve been a man. Now we ask them to be one of the men.

“We play in a selfless spirit. We are in a good place right now and our self-confidence is growing. ”

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7.1 – Florida State RayQuan Evans may be the most dangerous player in college basketball with an average of 7.1. After beating his runner after one second, he forced overtime against Duke, and his free throw with 12 seconds left won it. He only had six points all night, but he personally did at the Blue Devils. “It’s a really hard shot to level the game, but that’s what he does,” Krzyzewski said. “He’s a veteran with a good chance.” Just seven days earlier, Evans threw two free throws while Miami had 0.8 seconds left.

74, 77, 72 – Hamilton has won the ages of the previous three coaches: Krzyzewski, Syracuse Jim Boeheim and Larranaga. Then again, Hamilton is 73. ACC is indeed the land of old men.

8 – Florida State has beaten Miami eight times in a row. They will be together again in Miami on Saturday.

“We have a little resentment to get rid of our breasts,” Wong said.

“Hunger is a word,” Waardenburg admitted.

Two dangerous teams. That’s why the trip home to Tobacco Road was so long on Tuesday night.