National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Miami-Florida 66, Virginia 64
When: 8:30 PM ET, Tuesday, December 20, 2022
Where: Watsco Center, Coral Gables, Florida
Officials: # Ted Valentine, # Bill Covington Jr., # Tony Henderson
Attendance: 7257

Isaiah Wong scored 24 points and dealt five assists as No. 22 Miami won its eighth straight and handed No. 6 Virginia its second consecutive loss, 66-64, on Tuesday in Coral Gables, Fla.

Jordan Miller contributed 11 points and five rebounds and Norchad Omier powered inside for 10 points, eight rebounds and four blocks as Miami (12-1, 3-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) snapped a six-game losing streak against Virginia.

Virginia struggled on offense, making just 36.7 percent of its shots from the floor, including 26.1 percent (6 of 23) from beyond the arc.

Virginia (8-2, 1-1) was led by Ben Vander Plas, who scored 20 points. Kihei Clark scored five of his 13 points in the final 27 seconds to make it close.

Reece Beekman contributed 10 points, nine rebounds and nine assists, but his turnover in the closing seconds prevented Virginia from taking a final shot that could have tied or won the game.

The Cavaliers were down by 15 points early in the second half, but, in a span of 5:57, they held the Hurricanes scoreless and worked their way back into the game.

A four-point play by Vander Plas with 11:07 left sliced Miami's lead to 43-36. Then Vander Plas made two more 3-pointers. His personal 10-point run sliced the Hurricanes' lead to 43-42.

But, in the final eight minutes, Wong scored nine points. With 2:21 to go, Nijel Pack drained an NBA-distance 3-pointer for a 60-51 lead.

From the start, Miami came out firing. Miller hit a putback and a 3-pointer and Wooga Poplar added another 3-pointer to fuel an early run that put Miami up 12-2.

Midway through the half, Miami put together a 12-2 spree that included back-to-back 3-pointers from each corner by Bensley Joseph.

Then Wong finished off the flurry with a four-point play, getting knocked to the floor as he swished a shot from beyond the arc. The free throw gave the Hurricanes their biggest lead of the half, 26-12.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Virginia   Miami-Florida
Ben Vander Plas 20 Scoring Isaiah Wong 24
Reece Beekman 9 Assists Isaiah Wong 5
Reece Beekman 9 Rebounds Norchad Omier 8
Kihei Clark 8 Free Throws Made Isaiah Wong 8
Kihei Clark 3 Steals Wooga Poplar 3
Ryan Dunn 1 Blocks Norchad Omier 4
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Virginia 64 36.7 6-23 14-19 17 32 3 6 10
Miami-Florida 66 39.6 7-22 17-22 11 33 7 5 11