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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Miami - Florida 74, Wake Forest 56
When: 1:00 PM ET, Saturday, February 18, 2012
Where: BankUnited Center, Coral Gables, Florida
Officials: # Bernard Clinton, # David Hull, # Tim Kelly
Attendance: 4121

MIAMI 74, WAKE FOREST 56: Kenny Kadji and Durand Scott each scored 18 points as the Hurricanes broke open a close game in the second half to roll over the visiting Demon Deacons.

Scott had five points to start a 13-0 run that gave Miami (16-9, 7-5 ACC) a 56-42 lead with 12:07 remaining and Wake Forest could not recover.

The Hurricanes, who also got 11 points and six rebounds off the bench from Rion Brown, snapped a two-game losing streak and have won six of eight.

C.J. Harris recorded 14 points to lead Wake Forest (12-15, 3-10), which has dropped seven of its last eight games.

Wake Forest made eight of its first 12 shots from the field to take a 20-16 lead. But Miami battled back to tie it 34-34 at halftime, getting 11 points from Kadji.

The Demon Deacons shot 52 percent from the field in the opening 20 minutes.

GAME NOTEBOOK:
Wake Forest still leads the all-time series 8-6, but Miami has won five of the last six. … Miami is 11-3 on its home court, the BankUnited Center. … Miami’s Garrius Adams returned after missing the last 11 games with a knee injury and made a pair of 3-pointers. … Miami hoisted up 30 shots from behind the 3-point arc and made 12.
Top Game Performances
 
Wake Forest   Miami - Florida
C.J. Harris 14 Scoring Kenny Kadji 18
C.J. Harris 5 Assists Malcolm Grant 6
Travis McKie 5 Rebounds Reggie Johnson 8
Travis McKie 3 Free Throws Made Durand Scott 2
Chase Fischer 2 Steals Durand Scott 3
Ty Walker 2 Blocks Reggie Johnson 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Wake Forest 56 41.7 7-21 9-11 12 22 3 7 12
Miami - Florida 74 46.2 12-31 2-3 20 37 3 5 9