Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Miami Hurricanes
· NCAA Men's Basketball
64 - 71
Brown leads Miami past Notre Dame 71-64
The Hurricanes (13-13, 4-9 Atlantic Coast Conference) built a 15-point lead early in the second half and withstood a late Irish rally in the final 5 minutes.
Notre Dame cut Miami's lead to 65-64 on Demetrius Jackson's layup with 22 seconds remaining.
Brown's two free throws with 21 seconds left put Miami ahead 67-64. Then Raphael Akpejiori added two free throws after he was fouled rebounding a Jackson miss.
Garrius Adams scored 14 points and Davon Reed finished with 12 points for the Hurricanes.
Manu Lecomte's driving jumper with 57 seconds remaining put Miami ahead 63-56 but the Irish got within 63-62 after consecutive 3-pointers by Pat Connaughton and Steve Vasturia.
Connaughton scored 22 points and made 6 of 7 3-pointers for Notre Dame (14-13, 5-9).
Brown's 3-pointer with 15:42 remaining in the second half extended a 12-point Miami lead at halftime to 49-34.
The Hurricanes never trailed after a 13-0 run midway through the first half. Adams' jumper capped the surge and gave Miami a 24-10 lead. Tom Knight's 3-pointer ended a field-goal scoring drought of 5:25 for the Irish and cut Miami's lead to 25-14. Erik Swoope's jumper with 59 seconds left gave the Hurricanes their largest lead of the first half at 38-23.
Miami shot 62 percent from the field in the first half.
The game was Miami's first conference win at home this season after six previous losses.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 64 - 71 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Davon Reed made Free Throw. | 64 - 71 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Davon Reed made Free Throw. | 64 - 70 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Foul on Steve Vasturia. | 64 - 69 |
| 2nd 0:05 | Davon Reed Defensive Rebound. | 64 - 69 |
Statistics
 ND |
 MIA |
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|---|---|---|
| 24-60 | FG | 23-48 |
| 40 | Field Goal % | 48 |
| 13-28 | 3PT | 9-17 |
| 46 | Three Point % | 53 |
| 3-6 | FT | 16-18 |
| 50 | Free Throw % | 89 |
| 26 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 12 | Offensive Rebounds | 11 |
| 14 | Defensive Rebounds | 25 |
| 17 | Assists | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 3 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
| 6 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 6 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 14 | Points Off Turnovers | 4 |
| 4 | Fast Break Points | 2 |
| 20 | Points in Paint | 16 |
| 17 | Fouls | 10 |
Game Information
Location: Coral Gables, FL
Attendance: 5,133 | Capacity:
2025-26 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke | 17-1 | - | 35-3 |
| Virginia | 15-3 | 2 | 30-6 |
| Miami | 13-5 | 4 | 26-9 |
| North Carolina | 12-6 | 5 | 24-9 |
| Clemson | 12-6 | 5 | 24-11 |
| Louisville | 11-7 | 6 | 24-11 |
| NC State | 10-8 | 7 | 20-14 |
| Florida State | 10-8 | 7 | 18-15 |
| California | 9-9 | 8 | 22-12 |
| Stanford | 9-9 | 8 | 20-13 |
| Virginia Tech | 8-10 | 9 | 19-13 |
| SMU | 8-10 | 9 | 20-14 |
| Wake Forest | 7-11 | 10 | 18-17 |
| Syracuse | 6-12 | 11 | 15-17 |
| Pittsburgh | 5-13 | 12 | 13-20 |
| Notre Dame | 4-14 | 13 | 13-18 |
| Boston College | 4-14 | 13 | 11-20 |
| Georgia Tech | 2-16 | 15 | 11-20 |