Virginia Tech Hokies at Miami Hurricanes
· NCAA Men's Basketball
52 - 76
Miami rolls in 2nd half, beats Virginia Tech 76-52
That is, until Wednesday night.
Larranaga's first technical foul in years worked wonders.
Sheldon McClellan scored 21 points, Tonye Jekiri finished with 15 points and 15 rebounds and Miami shook off a slow start to easily beat Virginia Tech 76-52 to help improve its NCAA tournament resume.
"It definitely boosted us when Coach took his jacket off," McClellan said. "Seemed he got a little hot."
So did his team.
Angel Rodriguez added 11 points for the Hurricanes (17-9, 7-6 Atlantic Coast Conference), who went on a 17-4 run to open the second half, then put the game away with an 18-5 spurt after Larranaga got upset with a couple of calls that coincided with Virginia Tech seeming poised to get back into the contest.
"Anybody who has observed me on the sideline knows that my message to the team is that I want to stay cool, calm and collected, because I want them to be cool, calm and collected on the court," Larranaga said.
Virginia Tech coach Buzz Williams also got hit with a second-half technical, his coming not long before Larranaga's. The difference was, his didn't lead to any real spark.
"We posed no resistance in the second half whatsoever," Williams said.
"He was dominant," Williams said. "He almost had as many rebounds as we did."
McClellan made a 3-pointer from the corner near the Miami bench, Rodriguez added a layup and before long the Hurricanes were leading 64-41.
Just like that, trailing for 10 minutes in the first half seemed long forgotten.
"From that 12-minute mark on, and I told the team afterward, I saw the team that we could be," Larranaga said.
TIP-INS
Miami: The Hurricanes won back-to-back games for the third time since starting the season 8-0. ... Miami has now matched its win total from last season, with at least six games left to play. ... Miami is now 81-10 at Bank United Center when scoring at least 75 points.
RODRIGUEZ WATCH
MIGHTY 15
Jekiri became the 11th player in Division I this season to have a game with at least 15 points and 15 rebounds while shooting at least 80 percent. He finished 6 for 7 from the floor, four of those makes being dunks.
UP NEXT
Virginia Tech: At N.C. State on Saturday.
Miami: At Louisville on Saturday.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 52 - 76 |
| 2nd 0:28 | Ahmed Hill made Free Throw. | 52 - 76 |
| 2nd 0:28 | Virginia Tech Deadball Team Rebound. | 51 - 76 |
| 2nd 0:28 | Ahmed Hill missed Free Throw. | 51 - 76 |
| 2nd 0:28 | Foul on Michael Fernandez. | 51 - 76 |
Statistics
 VT |
 MIA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 16-46 | FG | 26-51 |
| 35 | Field Goal % | 51 |
| 7-21 | 3PT | 7-22 |
| 33 | Three Point % | 32 |
| 13-20 | FT | 17-24 |
| 65 | Free Throw % | 71 |
| 19 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 5 | Offensive Rebounds | 13 |
| 14 | Defensive Rebounds | 27 |
| 10 | Assists | 21 |
| 5 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 11 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 11 | Points Off Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Fast Break Points | 12 |
| 14 | Points in Paint | 34 |
| 17 | Fouls | 13 |
Game Information
Location: Coral Gables, FL
Attendance: 5,007 | 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 |