Canes rally past Gophers 63-58
Freshman Durand Scott scored a season-high 20 points, including consecutive breakaway baskets in the final minute, and the Miami Hurricanes remained unbeaten by rallying past Minnesota 63-58 in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge Wednesday.
The Hurricanes (8-0) won their 15th consecutive non-conference regular season game. They’ve started a season with eight wins in a row four other times, most recently two years ago.
Minnesota (4-3) lost its third game in a row.
Malcolm Grant scored 16 points off the bench for the Hurricanes, and James Dews added 11. Lawrence Westbrook had 14 points for the Gophers.
The lead changed hands five times in the second half before Dwayne Collins scored with 1:54 left to put Miami ahead for good, 55-53. Minnesota then committed three consecutive turnovers, and two led to easy baskets by Scott to put Miami up 61-53.
South Florida 74, Hampton 55: Jarrid Famous had 16 points and 10 rebounds, leading South Florida over Hampton.
Dominique Jones and Chris Howard each scored 13 and Toarlyn Fitzpatrick added 11 for South Florida (7-1). Jones also had six rebounds and six assists, and Howard had eight assists.
Famous, a 6-foot-11 junior who played the past two seasons for Westchester Community College in New York, finished one point and two rebounds shy of career highs in only 28 minutes.
Charles Funches had 11 points and 10 rebounds, and Kwame Morgan scored 10 for Hampton (2-6).
The Pirates quickly fell behind after an emotional pregame tribute to team captain Theo Smalling, a Tampa native who died after an accidental shooting outside a Hampton nightclub before the season.
Hampton was down 18 midway through the first half and trailed 35-19 at the break.