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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Miami-Florida 81, Georgia Southern 80
When: 7:00 PM ET, Monday, November 11, 2013
Where: BankUnited Center, Coral Gables, Florida
Officials:
Attendance: 4654

Miami (Fla.) 81, Georgia Southern 80 (OT): Manu Lecomte scored five of his 10 points in overtime, including a pair of free throws for the lead with 9.7 seconds left, as the host Hurricanes held on to beat the Eagles.

Donnavan Kirk collected 18 points and 10 rebounds and Rion Brown added 15 points and seven boards for Miami (1-1), which has gone to overtime in each of its first two games. Garrius Adams contributed 11 points and five steals for the Hurricanes.

Miami-area native Jelani Hewitt scored a game-high 27 points to go with five assists for Georgia Southern (1-1), but his 3-pointer at the buzzer went off the front of the rim to allow Miami to escape. Tre Bussey added 20 points and Brian Holmes scored 17 for the Eagles.

The Hurricanes led 35-32 at the break despite shooting 29.6 percent in the first half, including 3-for-11 from 3-point range. Georgia Southern led by as many as nine but allowed Miami to reel off a 16-4 run to end the half.

Miami pushed the lead out to double digits as James Kelly's jumper made it 57-47 with 8:52 left, but Hewitt scored eight points and assisted on Kyle Doyle's 3-pointer during a 13-0 run that gave the Eagles a 65-60 advantage. The Hurricanes clawed back and had a chance to win it in regulation, but Lecomte's floater in the lane and Brown's tip both glanced off the rim in the final seconds.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Miami was 6-for-21 from 3-point range and is shooting 16.7 percent from behind the arc in its first two contests. … Georgia Southern was 16-for-16 from the foul line, with Hewitt hitting all eight of his attempts. … Miami held a 36-32 edge on the boards.

Top Game Performances
 
Georgia Southern   Miami-Florida
Jelani Hewitt 27 Scoring Donnavan Kirk 18
Jelani Hewitt 5 Assists Rion Brown 4
Marvin Baynham 6 Rebounds Donnavan Kirk 10
Jelani Hewitt 8 Free Throws Made Garrius Adams 7
Jelani Hewitt 1 Steals Garrius Adams 5
Kameron Dunnican 1 Blocks Donnavan Kirk 3
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Georgia Southern 80 47.4 10-26 16-16 8 25 2 2 11
Miami-Florida 81 39.1 6-21 25-29 12 32 5 8 7