It’s going to take wins like Saturday afternoon's 69-58 defeat of Boston College for the University of Miami men's basketball team to keep its hopes alive for a berth in the NCAA Tournament.
With a 80-67 loss to arch-rival Florida State Wednesday night in Tallahassee, the hole just got deeper for Miami's chances to make the NCAA Tournament.
Not once but twice, senior guard Ty Lawson ripped the heart right out of the Miami Hurricanes to seal a victory for third-ranked North Carolina, 69-65.
It seems like the Miami Hurricanes cannot shake the overtime bug as they were unable to hold a 16-point second half lead against third-ranked Duke, falling 78-75 on Saturday afternoon at Cameron Indoor Stadium.
Under the guidance of senior guard Jack McClinton, the Miami Hurricanes are finally back in the win column after defeating seventh-ranked Wake Forest, 79-52.
Things continued to get tougher for the University of Miami women’s basketball team as it lost its sixth Atlantic Coast Conference game of the season to Wake Forest 78-69.