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Miami basketball makes history in win over North Carolina

James Fletcher IIIby: James Fletcher III01/19/22jdfletch3
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The Miami Hurricanes came out with high intensity and set a record on Tuesday night, beating North Carolina 85-57 inside the Watsco Center. The 28-point margin of victory set the school mark for largest win margin against the Tarheels, according to the ACC Network.

The win also moved Miami to 14-4 on the season and 6-1 in ACC play, placing them first in the conference. The Hurricanes share a one in the conference loss column with Duke but have more wins and hold the head-to-head tie-breaker thanks to an upset win on the road earlier this season.

Miami was led by Isaiah Wong with 25 points in the record-setting night against North Carolina, also getting 21 from Sam Waardenberg and 20 from Kameron McGusty. The team did not have any other places in double-figures but stretched the lead to 27 by halftime and got second-half minutes for several role players and bench options.

Miami loss came on controversial call

Florida State basketball defeated in-state rival Miami for the eighth consecutive time on Tuesday night after a controversial foul call with less than one second on the clock. After a pair of free throws, the Seminoles took a 65-64 lead before a Miami heave fell short at the buzzer.

On the foul call, Florida State forward RayQuan Evans drove to the basket and turned toward the rim before being met by Miami guard Charlie Moore. As Moore went to block Evans, he appeared to lean into the shooter and make contact with his body, but some felt the contact was minimal.

“Evans pushed it up the court, Charlie played defense, the ref called the foul, there’s nothing we can do,” said Miami head coach Jim Larranaga after the game, via Cal Friedman of TMH Sports.

To make the game-winning free throws more special, RayQuan Evans stood at the free throw line as the first Native American basketball player in Florida State history. He made the pair of shots in the team’s special teal jerseys which honor the school’s Native American connections.

Evans finished the game with 11 points and four rebounds with two steals in 28 minutes. On the other side, Moore has a game-high 20 points with six assists and five fouls, including the final inside one second to go.