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Game Date:
02/20/2016
1:00pm EST
Lines:
Miami +7.5
North Carolina -7.5
Total:
Over
147 (-108)
Under 147 (-108)
Community Picks: Miami Florida 0% vs North Carolina 0%
Miami Florida and North Carolina Thread
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While North Carolina's late collapse in its highest profile game remains the talk of college basketball, Miami continues to climb the ACC ladder with very little fanfare. The 11th-ranked Hurricanes won't be overlooked anymore during a grueling four-game stretch beginning with Saturday's visit to the No. 5 Tar Heels that will give the winner sole possession of the conference lead. ''I know we're tied for first place, but we've got to treat it like any other game and not let anything else get in our heads," Miami senior Angel Rodriguez said. Continue to Article
February 19, 2016 6:56:pm EST
Miami Hurricanes coach Jim Larranaga need not worry his players might be looking past this weekend's game to Monday night, when they host No. 7 Virginia. The Hurricanes and Tar Heels are tied for first place in the Atlantic Coast Conference at 10-3, with Virginia third at 10-4. The Hurricanes (21-4 overall) forged a tie for first Wednesday night, when they beat Virginia Tech and North Carolina lost to Duke. Continue to Article
February 18, 2016 4:22:pm EST
No. 11 Miami overcame a seven-point first-half deficit and held Virginia Tech to a season-low 29.6 percent shooting in the Hurricanes' 65-49 victory Wednesday night. Virginia Tech went without a field goal for the first seven minutes of the half and finished 16 for 54. Angel Rodriguez scored 14 points for the Hurricanes (21-4, 10-3 Atlantic Coast Conference), who will take a five-game winning streak into its toughest stretch of the season. Continue to Article
February 17, 2016 11:13:pm EST
The question hovering over North Carolina's Brice Johnson is no longer whether he's tough and focused enough to follow a good performance with several more while avoiding those curious quiet games that have dotted his career. Now it's whether Johnson can become the Atlantic Coast Conference player of the year. The lean 6-foot-10 senior projected as a No. 2 option behind Marcus Paige has emerged as the fifth-ranked Tar Heels' top offensive threat entering Wednesday's rivalry game with No. 20 Duke. Continue to Article
February 16, 2016 4:56:pm EST
Of Miami's final six regular-season games, four straight will come against teams currently in the Top 25. Struggling Virginia Tech provides the bookends for that daunting stretch. The first of which is Wednesday night, when the surging No. 11 Hurricanes can remain perfect at home in the ACC by handing the Hokies a fifth straight road defeat. Continue to Article
February 16, 2016 2:06:pm EST
