National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Virginia 52, Miami - Florida 51
When: 6:00 PM ET, Saturday, January 7, 2012
Where: John Paul Jones Arena, Charlottesville, Virginia
Officials: # Karl Hess, # Sean Hull, # Ray Natill
Attendance: 11283

Mike Scott recorded 23 points and eight rebounds and No. 23 Virginia held off a second-half rally by visiting Miami for a 52-51 victory in the ACC opener for both on Saturday.

Miami took a 46-45 lead on a dunk by Kenny Kadji with 4:04 remaining, but Virginia answered with a 3-pointer by Sammy Zeglinski and a runner by Jontel Evans.

The Cavaliers never trailed again, but had to survive as Miami’s Durand Scott missed a twisting layup in the final seconds.

Akil Mitchell added seven rebounds for Virginia (14-1), which won its 12th straight game for the first time since 1981-82. The Cavaliers have held all but one opponent to 58 points or less.

Kadji finished with 14 points and 10 rebounds, while Durand Scott had 12 points – all in the second half – for Miami (9-5), which had its four-game win streak snapped.

Malcolm Grant (eight points) made a 3-pointer for the 35th straight game, tying the Hurricanes’ school record set by Jack McClinton.

Miami led 10-4 early on, but Virginia seized control with its defense and edged away to a 26-17 halftime lead. Virginia held the Hurricanes to 6-of-25 from the field and one assist in the opening 20 minutes. Mike Scott had 12 points in the first half.
Top Game Performances
 
Miami - Florida   Virginia
Kenny Kadji 14 Scoring Mike Scott 23
Durand Scott 3 Assists Jontel Evans 4
Kenny Kadji 10 Rebounds Mike Scott 8
Durand Scott 4 Free Throws Made Mike Scott 5
Trey McKinney Jones 3 Steals Jontel Evans 2
Kenny Kadji 1 Blocks Darion Atkins 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Miami - Florida 51 35.3 5-17 10-13 5 36 1 4 11
Virginia 52 38.2 4-13 6-10 10 30 1 5 7