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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Miami-Florida 78, Louisville 72
When: 8:00 PM ET, Saturday, January 16, 2021
Where: Watsco Center, Coral Gables, Florida
Officials: # Jeff Clark, # Tony Henderson, # Roger Ayers
Attendance: N/A

Isaiah Wong scored a career-high 30 points as the host Miami Hurricanes upset the 16th-ranked Louisville Cardinals 78-72 in an ACC game on Saturday night.

Wong seemed to sprain his ankle with 3:18 left in the game when he was stepped on by teammate Nysier Brooks. That would have been horrible news for injury-plagued Miami, but Wong remained in the game and got a dunk on the next Hurricanes' possession.

Miami (6-6, 2-5 ACC) also got 16 points from Matt Cross and 15 points and 10 rebounds from Elijah Olaniyi. Brooks had eight points and a team-high 11 rebounds.

Wong made 12-of-20 shots from the floor, with many on twisting and turning drives, and he added seven rebounds and six assists. He went 3-for-5 on 3-pointers and also 3-of-5 from the free-throw line.

Louisville (9-2, 4-1) was led by Carlik Jones, who had 25 points and a game-high seven assists. Jae'lyn Withers added 18 points and 11 rebounds, making 8-of-9 shots from the floor, including a 3-pointer.

The Hurricanes were without five injured players, including star freshman Earl Timberlake, who was added to the list for this game. They were also missing Chris Lykes and Kam McGusty -- two of their top three scorers last season -- as well as Rodney Miller and Sam Waardenburg.

Even so, Miami, using a 14-2 run, took a 25-12 lead with 5:28 left in the first half. Louisville went scoreless for 4:20 during that span.

By halftime, Miami had a 33-21 lead on the strength of a 24-14 rebound advantage, including 8-1 on the offensive glass. Brooks had 10 of those rebounds, including five offensive boards.

Neither team shot the ball well in the first half as Miami went 2-for-10 on 3-pointers while Louisville missed all 10 of its shots from beyond the arc. Louisville finished 3-for-20 from 3-point range for the game.

Miami led for the entire second half, although the Cardinals cut their deficit to 45-44 with 13:13 left on a layup by Dre Davis.

Jones had 15 of Louisville's 17 points down the stretch to cut the Cardinals' deficit to 66-61 with 2:39 left, but Miami hung on for the upset victory.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Louisville   Miami-Florida
Carlik Jones 25 Scoring Isaiah Wong 30
Carlik Jones 7 Assists Isaiah Wong 6
Jae'lyn Withers 11 Rebounds Nysier Brooks 11
Dre Davis 7 Free Throws Made Matt Cross 4
Carlik Jones 3 Steals Matt Cross 2
Jae'lyn Withers 1 Blocks Deng Gak 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Louisville 72 45.0 3-20 15-18 11 29 1 7 7
Miami-Florida 78 49.2 8-20 12-19 15 36 1 3 12