Miami hosted Pitt at the Watsco Center on Saturday, January 27th. The Hurricanes survived Pitt’s late game comeback attempt, on their way to a 72-68 win. 

The Hurricanes went into halftime with a 40-29 lead, and led by as many as 19 with 13:20 remaining. From that point, slowly but surely, Pitt started to crawl their way back into the game.

The Panthers had brought the game within 9 points with 4:11 remaining. With just over the a minute remaining, Pitt had brought it to a one-score game, trailing 68-65. 

Ultimately, Miami was able to knock down a handful of clutch free throws to ice the game. Following back-to-back losses, the Hurricanes have now won two straight. 

Norchad Omier recored his third straight double-double, with 18 points and 10 rebounds.

Freshman, Kyshwan George, had his third straight double figure performance, scoring 11 points, while grabbing 9 rebounds.

Nigel Pack and Wooga Poplar each scored 17 points.

Up Next:

Miami: @ NC State on Tuesday, January 30th

Pitt: Hosts Wake Forest on Wednesday, January 31st

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