Four Hurricanes in double figures as Miami routs Binghamton, 88-64
CORAL GABLES, Fla. – The University of Miami men’s basketball team defeated the Binghamton Bearcats (1-2), 88-64, Sunday afternoon at the Watsco Center to move to 2-0 on the season.
Graduate student Nijel Pack and senior Jalen Blackmon co-led the Hurricanes in scoring with 17 points each, while senior Matthew Cleveland paced Miami on the glass, totaling 11 rebounds in the game.
Four Hurricanes reached double-figures in the game – Blackmon, Pack, freshman Jalil Bethea (13) and senior Brandon Johnson (10) – and ten total Hurricanes scored in the contest.
Miami was extremely efficient at the charity stripe, knocking down 84 percent (21-of-25) of its free-throw attempts.
Binghamton took an early 10-4 lead in the contest, but Miami strung together a 20-2 run in the middle part of the first half to go up by 18 points, 34-16, with five minutes to play in the frame.
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The Hurricanes shot 50 percent from 3-point range (8-of-16) in the first half and knocked down three in the final six minutes to take a 46-25 lead into halftime.
The Bearcats opened the second half on an 8-2 run to cut Miami’s lead to 15 in the opening minutes of the frame. However, the Hurricanes maintained their double-digit lead for the rest of the game as seven different Hurricanes recorded a bucket in the second half.
Ultimately, Miami outscored Binghamton, 42-39, in the final 20 minutes to secure the 88-64 victory.
Miami is back at the Watsco Center on Sunday when it hosts Coppin State at 2 p.m. The game is set to air on ACC Network Extra.
