No. 8 Louisville 63, Miami (Fla.) 55: Chris Jones tallied 16 points, eight rebounds, a career-high tying six steals and five assists as the Cardinals held off the host Hurricanes.

Terry Rozier poured in 22 points for Louisville (19-3, 7-2 ACC), which had only four players score en route to its fourth straight victory. Montrezl Harrell added 18 points and nine rebounds while Wayne Blackshear scored seven points for the Cardinals.

Davon Reed tied career highs with five 3-pointers and 19 points for Miami (14-8, 4-5), which has dropped a season-worst three straight contests. Tonye Jekiri posted his fourth double-double in conference play with 10 points and 10 rebounds.

Harrell, Rozier and Blackshear each scored five points during a game-opening 19-6 surge as Miami hit only three of its first 14 shots before Reed and Ivan Cruz Uceda bookended a 9-2 push with 3-pointers. The Hurricanes fell behind by 13 early in the second half, but Reed drilled three consecutive triples during a personal 9-0 run after intermission to help Miami close within 43-40.

The Cardinals shot 68.2 percent in the first half, but misfired on 10 of their first 13 field-goal attempts after the break before Rozier took over, scoring 12 straight points for Louisville to hold off the Hurricanes, who drew within three points three more times. Blackshear’s jumper with just under two minutes left answered Miami’s final foray and Jones drained five of Louisville’s seven free throws over the final 1:13 to preserve the victory.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Louisville, which has won eight of its 10 meetings with Miami, has won 12 straight games in February and is 43-10 in the month over the last seven years. … Miami G Angel Rodriguez, who averaged 24.3 points and three steals against the Hurricanes’ first three top 10 opponents this season, finished with six points on 2-of-9 shooting and no steals before fouling out late. … The Cardinals shot 30.8 percent in the second half.