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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Miami-Florida 68, Savannah State 51
When: 7:00 PM ET, Thursday, December 19, 2013
Where: Tiger Arena, Savannah, Georgia
Officials: # Bill Covington, # Anthony Franklin, # Les Jones
Attendance: 3370

Miami (Fla.) 68, Savannah State 51: Donnavan Kirk scored 15 points and grabbed nine rebounds to lead the Hurricanes to a road win over the Tigers.

Rion Brown added 13 points while Garrius Adams had 12 points and seven rebounds for Miami (6-5), which shot 57.1 percent from the field. Manu Lecomte had 10 points off the bench, as the Hurricanes played just seven men.

Jeremiah Hill came off the bench to hit 4-of-9 3-pointers and finish with a team-high 14 points for Savannah State (2-10). No other player scored in double figures for the Tigers, who shot 5-of-20 from 3-point range.

The Tigers were up 7-4 early before the Hurricanes went on a 17-5 run to take an nine-point advantage with under nine minutes to go in the half. Miami upped the lead to 17 by halftime, shooting 53.8 percent from the field in the first 20 minutes, including 6-of-9 from 3-point range.

The Hurricanes led by as many as 22 midway through the second half before Savannah State had a 10-0 run to get back into the game. But the Tigers couldn't get any closer, as Miami won going away.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Miami recorded 12 assists on 14 first-half baskets. … The Hurricanes easily won the rebound battle, 35-21. … Kirk recorded at least one block in his 11th straight game, finishing with three.



Top Game Performances
 
Miami-Florida   Savannah State
Donnavan Kirk 15 Scoring Jeremiah Hill 14
Rion Brown 5 Assists Terel Hall 5
Donnavan Kirk 9 Rebounds Jyles Smith 6
Garrius Adams 4 Free Throws Made Alante Fenner 1
Garrius Adams 2 Steals Jyles Smith 3
Donnavan Kirk 3 Blocks Saadiq Muhammad 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Miami-Florida 68 57.1 7-14 13-19 16 31 5 9 16
Savannah State 51 39.2 5-20 6-12 10 19 2 5 11