Duke Looks To Bounce Back As They Host Miami

After suffering their first loss on the road this season in Blacksburg to twentieth ranked Virginia Tech third ranked Duke returns to Durham Saturday afternoon where they will not only host Miami but will look to bounce back from their recent loss while Miami meanwhile will also look to bounce back from their recent loss to Wake Forest in Winston Salem

Duke comes into the game with a record of 24-4 while they’re 11-3 in the Atlantic Coast Conference while Miami comes into the game with a record of 12-15 while they’re 4-11 in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

As for Duke’s previous game, As stated above Duke suffered their first loss on the road this season to Virginia Tech.

Ty Outlaw hit a tiebreaking 3-pointer with 88 seconds left and No. 20 Virginia Tech beat No. 3 Duke 77-72 on Tuesday night while Blue Devils star freshman Zion Williamson sat out his second straight game with a sprained right knee. “according to http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=4200&ATCLID=211792727

Kelly Blackshear Jr. had 23 points and 10 rebounds, and Ahmed Hill scored 17 points for Virginia Tech (22-6, 11-5 Atlantic Coast Conference), which beat Duke at Cassell Coliseum for the third straight game. The Blue Devils (24-4, 12-3) had been the only team in the country yet to lose on the road this season, but Duke hasn't won at Virginia Tech since Feb. 25, 2015. “according to http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=4200&ATCLID=211792727

RJ Barrett scored 17 of his 21 points in the second half, but it wasn't enough to keep the Blue Devils from dropping out of a first-place tie with No. 2 Virginia Tech and No. 5 North Carolina in the ACC. Cam Reddish added 17 points as Duke dropped its second in three games, including an 88-72 loss to UNC when Williamson was injured Feb. 20. “according to http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=4200&ATCLID=211792727

The Hokies seemed to have taken control with a 9-2 run to open a 68-61 lead with 4:32 to play, but Duke used a 9-2 run to knot it at 70 with 1:51 to play. Outlaw's 3 from the right wing followed a pass from Wabissa Bede, and after Reddish missed at the other end, Nickeil Alexander-Walker was fouled and made both free throws for the Hokies. Alexander-Walker had 13 points.”according to http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=4200&ATCLID=211792727

Like Duke, Miami also suffered a loss on the road their previous game as they lost to Wake Forest in Winston Salem.

Despite a big night from sophomore guard Chris Lykes, the University of Miami men's basketball team suffered a 76-75 defeat Tuesday night against Wake Forest at the Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum. “according to https://hurricanesports.com/news/2019/2/26/mens-basketball-canes-fall-at-wake-76-75.aspx
  
Miami (12-15, 4-11 ACC) was unable to get anything going over the final 10:39 of action, missing its final 10 shots from the field. Meanwhile, the Demon Deacons (11-16, 4-11 ACC) rallied from a 14-point deficit to secure the victory off a 3-pointer by Brandon Childress with 26 seconds remaining in the game. Looking to get a shot off before the buzzer, Lykes heaved a deep 3-pointer over a pair of Wake Forest defenders, but his attempt fell just short and ricocheted off the front of the rim. “according to https://hurricanesports.com/news/2019/2/26/mens-basketball-canes-fall-at-wake-76-75.aspx
 
Lykes led all scorers with 26 points, while knocking down a career-high six 3-pointers. Joining the sophomore in double figures were senior guard Anthony Lawrence II (14 points), redshirt senior guard Zach Johnson (14 points) and junior guard Dejan Vasiljevic (12 points), while Lawrence stuffed the stat sheet with 12 rebounds, a game-high six assists, two steals and a block. He collected his sixth career double-double and fourth of the season. Childress led Wake Forest with 21 points. “according to https://hurricanesports.com/news/2019/2/26/mens-basketball-canes-fall-at-wake-76-75.aspx
 
Miami shot just 20-of-54 (37.9 percent) from the field and 11-of-31 (35.3 percent) from long range, while Wake Forest finished 24-of-61 (39.3 percent) from the field and 9-of-26 (34.6 percent) from deep. Despite its struggles from the field, Miami stayed in the game with its free-throw shooting, hitting 24-of-29 (82.8 percent) for the game, including 21-of-26 in the second half. Wake Forest hit 19-of-23 (82.6 percent) from the charity stripe. “according to https://hurricanesports.com/news/2019/2/26/mens-basketball-canes-fall-at-wake-76-75.aspx
 
Struggling as a team to get anything going offensively through the opening 10 minutes of action, UM head coach Jim Larrañaga called a 30-second timeout following a free throw by Jaylen Hoard to extend the Demon Deacons' lead to 17-8, with 10:14 left on the clock. “according to https://hurricanesports.com/news/2019/2/26/mens-basketball-canes-fall-at-wake-76-75.aspx
 
Out of the timeout, Lykes took over the contest converting on each of his next five 3-point attempts to put Miami in front, 32-25, with 4:06 remaining in the frame. The Hurricanes entered the locker room holding a 35-28 advantage. “according to https://hurricanesports.com/news/2019/2/26/mens-basketball-canes-fall-at-wake-76-75.aspx
 
Exiting the locker room, the Hurricanes continued to shoot well, hitting on 7-of-13 attempts from the field through the opening 9:21 of second-half play, including Vasiljevic converting on back-to-back 3-pointers to extend Miami's lead to 56-42 with 10:39 left. However, Wake Forest rallied back defensively, holding the Hurricanes to without a field goal the rest of the way. “according to https://hurricanesports.com/news/2019/2/26/mens-basketball-canes-fall-at-wake-76-75.aspx

Tip-off is set for 4:00pm from Cameron Indoor Stadium. The game will be televised on CBS.