National Basketball Association
Miami - Florida 69, Oral Roberts 56
When: 5:15 PM ET, Tuesday, December 21, 2010
Where: South Point Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada
Officials:
# Patrick Adams, # Marc Ellard, # Alfred Smith
Attendance:
1006
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Malcolm Grant led four Miami starters in double figures, as the Hurricanes rallied past Oral Roberts for a 69-56 victory Tuesday at the Las Vegas Holiday Hoops Classic.
Oral Roberts led by five at intermission, but the Hurricanes quickly took control in the second half. Miami opened the second half with a 19-4 run and maintained a double-digit lead down the stretch.
Grant had 15 points, Reggie Johnson and Durand Scott each had 14 and Garrius Adams added 10 for the Hurricanes (8-3), who shot 52.4 percent from the field.
Dominique Morrison led Oral Roberts (4-7) with 20 points.The Golden Eagles shot just 35.3 percent, including a 3-of-15 performance from beyond the 3-point arc.
Miami will continue play in the Holiday Hoops Classic Wednesday against Rice in the first of three more non-conference tune up before opening ACC play at No. 1 Duke on Jan. 2.
Top Game Performances
| Oral Roberts |
|
Miami - Florida |
|
Dominique Morrison 20 |
Scoring |
Malcolm Grant 15 |
|
Roderick Pearson 2 |
Assists |
Durand Scott 3 |
|
Damen Bell-Holter 9 |
Rebounds |
Reggie Johnson 12 |
|
Dominique Morrison 8 |
Free Throws Made |
Malcolm Grant 9 |
|
Dominique Morrison 2 |
Steals |
Garrius Adams 2 |
|
Warren Niles 1 |
Blocks |
DeQuan Jones 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Oral Roberts
|
56 |
35.3 |
3-15 |
17-23 |
7 |
26 |
2 |
5 |
|
| Miami - Florida
|
69 |
52.4 |
3-9 |
22-27 |
4 |
31 |
3 |
9 |
|