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Pack's late flurry lifts No. 23 Miami past Va Tech, 92-83

AP
Jan 31, 2023

CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) — Nigel Pack scored 17 points in a 5-minute span late in the second half, and No. 23 Miami stayed unbeaten at home this season by topping Virginia Tech 92-83 on Tuesday night.

Norchad Omier led Miami with 21 points, while Isaiah Wong had 18 and Jordan Miller finished with 14 for the Hurricanes (17-5, 8-4 Atlantic Coast Conference).

Hunter Cattoor and Sean Pedulla each scored 20 for Virginia Tech, while Grant Basile each added 17 and Justyn Mutts finished with 10 for the Hokies (13-9, 3-8).

The Hurricanes improved to 12-0 at home this season. The last time Miami lost on its home floor was Feb. 26 — to Virginia Tech, which hasn't won a road game since.

And for much of Tuesday night, the Hokies looked like they'd leave Coral Gables with another victory. They led by five with 8:20 left, when Miami — led by Pack — hit its best stride of the night.

Pack was scoreless for the game's first 32-1/2 minutes. But his 3-pointer with 7:35 left tied the game at 68 and started an absolute barrage from the sophomore guard from Indianapolis.

He made six consecutive shots in a span of 5:07, five of them 3-pointers, the last of them putting Miami up 84-76 with 2:28 remaining.

It seemed to inspire Miami on the defensive end as well. Virginia Tech shot 29 for 44 — a 66% clip — over the first 35 minutes, then missed its final seven shots from there as the Hurricanes did just enough to prevail. The last shot was a dunk try by Mutts that was blocked by Omier, and Wooga Poplar finished off the win with a dunk on the other end.

BIG PICTURE

Virginia Tech: The Hokies have now lost eight of their last 10, after an 11-1 start to the season. They're 0-3 on the road against ranked teams. ... Virginia Tech was outscored 22-4 in fast-break points.

Miami: Former Hurricanes football players David Njoku (Cleveland) and Braxton Berrios (New York Jets) were at the game. ... Miami shot 58% and Omier had eight rebounds for the Hurricanes.

POLL IMPLICATIONS

It was a needed win for Miami, which has been slipping in the AP Top 25 – and now faces ACC leader Clemson in a game that the Hurricanes may need to stay in the rankings.

UP NEXT

Virginia Tech: Host No. 6 Virginia on Saturday.

Miami: Visit No. 20 Clemson on Saturday.

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1st Half
VT
Hokies
44
MIA
Hurricanes
45

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Jump ball. (Hurricanes gains possession)
19:48		Wooga Poplar misses two point jump shot
19:46		Grant Basile defensive rebound
19:24	+2	Grant Basile makes two point jump shot (Sean Pedulla assists)	2-0
19:24		Wooga Poplar shooting foul
19:24	+1	Grant Basile makes regular free throw 1 of 1	3-0
19:02	+2	Jordan Miller makes two point jump shot (Nijel Pack assists)	3-2
18:33		Sean Pedulla turnover
18:20	+2	Norchad Omier makes two point dunk (Jordan Miller assists)	3-4
18:00	+2	Michael Collins Jr. makes two point layup (Justyn Mutts assists)	5-4
17:38		Nijel Pack misses three point jump shot
17:36		Norchad Omier offensive rebound
17:34	+2	Norchad Omier makes two point layup	5-6
17:20		Michael Collins Jr. turnover (Isaiah Wong steals)
17:11		Isaiah Wong misses three point jump shot
17:09		Nijel Pack offensive rebound
17:04		Wooga Poplar misses two point jump shot
17:02		Grant Basile defensive rebound
16:56	+2	Sean Pedulla makes two point layup	7-6
16:37		Jordan Miller turnover (Justyn Mutts steals)
16:27	+2	Hunter Cattoor makes two point layup (Sean Pedulla assists)	9-6
16:27		Norchad Omier shooting foul
16:27	+1	Hunter Cattoor makes regular free throw 1 of 1	10-6
16:11		Nijel Pack turnover (Sean Pedulla steals)
15:57	+3	Sean Pedulla makes three point jump shot (Justyn Mutts assists)	13-6
15:35	+2	Jordan Miller makes two point jump shot	13-8
15:17	+3	Grant Basile makes three point jump shot (Hunter Cattoor assists)	16-8
14:57		Grant Basile shooting foul (Isaiah Wong draws the foul)
14:57		TV timeout
14:57	+1	Isaiah Wong makes regular free throw 1 of 2	16-9
14:57	+1	Isaiah Wong makes regular free throw 2 of 2	16-10
14:44		Justyn Mutts turnover (Isaiah Wong steals)
14:38	+2	Jordan Miller makes two point layup	16-12
14:17		Hunter Cattoor misses two point layup
14:15		Hunter Cattoor offensive rebound
14:07		Michael Collins Jr. misses two point layup
14:05		Jordan Miller defensive rebound
13:54		Justyn Mutts shooting foul (Isaiah Wong draws the foul)
13:54	+1	Isaiah Wong makes regular free throw 1 of 2	16-13
13:54	+1	Isaiah Wong makes regular free throw 2 of 2	16-14
13:43		Bensley Joseph blocks Justyn Mutts's two point layup
13:41		Anthony Walker defensive rebound
13:32		Isaiah Wong turnover (Lynn Kidd steals)
13:25		Harlond Beverly personal foul
13:17		Hunter Cattoor turnover (Harlond Beverly steals)
13:11	+2	Harlond Beverly makes two point layup	16-16
12:47	+2	Sean Pedulla makes two point jump shot	18-16
12:22	+3	Isaiah Wong makes three point jump shot (Jordan Miller assists)	18-19
12:13		Sean Pedulla turnover (Bensley Joseph steals)
12:02	+2	Bensley Joseph makes two point layup	18-21
11:57		Justyn Mutts turnover (Bensley Joseph steals)
11:52	+2	Isaiah Wong makes two point layup (Bensley Joseph assists)	18-23
11:25	+2	Lynn Kidd makes two point layup	20-23
10:56		Jordan Miller misses two point layup
10:55		Anthony Walker offensive rebound
10:55		Lynn Kidd shooting foul
10:55		TV timeout
10:55	+1	Anthony Walker makes regular free throw 1 of 2	20-24
10:55	+1	Anthony Walker makes regular free throw 2 of 2	20-25
10:30	+2	Lynn Kidd makes two point hook shot	22-25
10:03	+3	Bensley Joseph makes three point jump shot (Harlond Beverly assists)	22-28
9:48	+3	Hunter Cattoor makes three point jump shot (Grant Basile assists)	25-28
9:25	+2	Norchad Omier makes two point hook shot	25-30
9:03		Grant Basile misses three point jump shot
9:01		Norchad Omier defensive rebound
8:51		Isaiah Wong misses two point jump shot
8:49		Grant Basile defensive rebound
8:34	+2	Lynn Kidd makes two point layup	27-30
8:11		Harlond Beverly turnover
7:50	+3	Sean Pedulla makes three point jump shot	30-30
7:28	+2	Norchad Omier makes two point layup	30-32
7:14	+2	Mylyjael Poteat makes two point layup (Michael Collins Jr. assists)	32-32
7:14		Bensley Joseph shooting foul
7:14		TV timeout
7:14	+1	Mylyjael Poteat makes regular free throw 1 of 1	33-32
6:56		Jordan Miller misses three point jump shot
6:54		Michael Collins Jr. defensive rebound
6:43		Sean Pedulla misses three point jump shot
6:41		Wooga Poplar defensive rebound
6:36	+2	Jordan Miller makes two point dunk (Wooga Poplar assists)	33-34
6:16		Hunter Cattoor misses three point jump shot
6:14		Jordan Miller defensive rebound
6:05		Nijel Pack turnover
5:45		Norchad Omier shooting foul
5:45	+1	Mylyjael Poteat makes regular free throw 1 of 2	34-34
5:45	+1	Mylyjael Poteat makes regular free throw 2 of 2	35-34
5:45		Isaiah Wong turnover
5:39		Grant Basile misses two point layup
5:38		Hurricanes defensive rebound
5:38		Justyn Mutts personal foul
5:18	+2	Bensley Joseph makes two point layup	35-36
4:58	+2	Hunter Cattoor makes two point jump shot	37-36
4:25	+3	Isaiah Wong makes three point jump shot (AJ Casey assists)	37-39
4:04		Grant Basile misses two point hook shot
4:02		Isaiah Wong defensive rebound
3:55		Bensley Joseph misses three point jump shot
3:53		AJ Casey offensive rebound
3:44		TV timeout
3:32		AJ Casey misses two point layup
3:30		Lynn Kidd defensive rebound
3:13		Sean Pedulla turnover (Isaiah Wong steals)
3:07		Grant Basile blocks Isaiah Wong's two point layup
3:05		Hurricanes offensive rebound
3:07		Hokies 30 second timeout
3:05	+2	Isaiah Wong makes two point jump shot (Wooga Poplar assists)	37-41
2:43		Grant Basile misses two point layup
2:41		Isaiah Wong defensive rebound
2:27	+2	Jordan Miller makes two point layup	37-43
2:09	+2	Sean Pedulla makes two point layup	39-43
2:09		Bensley Joseph shooting foul
2:09	+1	Sean Pedulla makes regular free throw 1 of 1	40-43
1:54		Isaiah Wong misses three point jump shot
1:52		John Camden defensive rebound
1:32		AJ Casey blocks Grant Basile's two point layup
1:29		Grant Basile offensive rebound
1:29	+2	Grant Basile makes two point layup	42-43
1:04	+2	Isaiah Wong makes two point jump shot	42-45
0:38	+2	Hunter Cattoor makes two point jump shot	44-45
0:20		Hurricanes 30 second timeout
0:05		Isaiah Wong misses three point jump shot
0:03		Grant Basile defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
VT
Hokies
39
MIA
Hurricanes
47

Time		Play	Score
19:50		Norchad Omier shooting foul (Justyn Mutts draws the foul)
19:50	+1	Justyn Mutts makes regular free throw 1 of 2	45-45
19:50	+1	Justyn Mutts makes regular free throw 2 of 2	46-45
19:27		Wooga Poplar misses two point dunk
19:25		Norchad Omier offensive rebound
19:25	+2	Norchad Omier makes two point dunk	46-47
19:25		Justyn Mutts shooting foul (Norchad Omier draws the foul)
19:25	+1	Norchad Omier makes regular free throw 1 of 1	46-48
19:08		Michael Collins Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Isaiah Wong steals)
19:03		Michael Collins Jr. personal foul (Jordan Miller draws the foul)
18:45		Justyn Mutts blocks Jordan Miller's two point jump shot
18:43		Norchad Omier offensive rebound
18:39	+2	Norchad Omier makes two point layup	46-50
18:25	+2	Justyn Mutts makes two point layup (Grant Basile assists)	48-50
18:00		Wooga Poplar misses three point jump shot
17:58		Hunter Cattoor defensive rebound
17:41		Lynn Kidd turnover (lost ball) (Jordan Miller steals)
17:26	+2	Norchad Omier makes two point layup	48-52
17:02	+2	Grant Basile makes two point layup	50-52
16:49	+2	Jordan Miller makes two point layup (Nijel Pack assists)	50-54
16:32		Michael Collins Jr. misses two point layup
16:30		Norchad Omier defensive rebound
16:24		Isaiah Wong turnover (lost ball) (Sean Pedulla steals)
16:20	+2	Sean Pedulla makes two point layup (Hunter Cattoor assists)	52-54
16:00	+2	Norchad Omier makes two point jump shot (Jordan Miller assists)	52-56
15:44	+3	Hunter Cattoor makes three point jump shot (Grant Basile assists)	55-56
15:24		Isaiah Wong misses three point jump shot
15:22		Lynn Kidd defensive rebound
15:05	+2	Grant Basile makes two point dunk (Hunter Cattoor assists)	57-56
14:48		Isaiah Wong offensive foul (Hunter Cattoor draws the foul)
14:48		Isaiah Wong turnover (offensive foul)
14:48		TV timeout
14:31		Hunter Cattoor misses three point jump shot
14:29		Jordan Miller defensive rebound
14:01	+2	Anthony Walker makes two point layup (Bensley Joseph assists)	57-58
14:01		Grant Basile shooting foul (Anthony Walker draws the foul)
14:01	+1	Anthony Walker makes regular free throw 1 of 1	57-59
13:36	+2	Mylyjael Poteat makes two point layup	59-59
13:17	+2	Harlond Beverly makes two point layup	59-61
12:58		Sean Pedulla misses two point layup
12:56		Jordan Miller defensive rebound
12:53		Norchad Omier misses two point layup
12:51		Michael Collins Jr. defensive rebound
12:39	+2	Grant Basile makes two point hook shot	61-61
12:39		Anthony Walker shooting foul (Grant Basile draws the foul)
12:39		Grant Basile misses regular free throw 1 of 1
12:39		Harlond Beverly defensive rebound
12:20		Norchad Omier misses three point jump shot
12:18		Hunter Cattoor defensive rebound
12:07		Sean Pedulla turnover (bad pass) (Anthony Walker steals)
11:56		Grant Basile personal foul (Anthony Walker draws the foul)
11:56		TV timeout
11:44		Bensley Joseph misses three point jump shot
11:42		Hunter Cattoor defensive rebound
11:26	+3	Hunter Cattoor makes three point jump shot (Lynn Kidd assists)	64-61
11:03	+2	Wooga Poplar makes two point layup	64-63
10:43		Jordan Miller personal foul (Justyn Mutts draws the foul)
10:33		Lynn Kidd turnover (traveling)
10:07		Norchad Omier misses two point layup
10:05		Sean Pedulla defensive rebound
9:48	+2	Justyn Mutts makes two point layup	66-63
9:29		Isaiah Wong misses two point jump shot
9:27		Hurricanes offensive rebound
9:27		Lynn Kidd personal foul (Norchad Omier draws the foul)
9:24		John Camden personal foul (Norchad Omier draws the foul)
9:14		Jordan Miller misses two point jump shot
9:12		John Camden defensive rebound
8:57		Sean Pedulla misses three point jump shot
8:55		Wooga Poplar defensive rebound
8:28		Bensley Joseph turnover (bad pass) (Justyn Mutts steals)
8:20	+2	Justyn Mutts makes two point layup (Sean Pedulla assists)	68-63
8:15		Hurricanes 30 second timeout
8:15		TV timeout
8:05	+2	Norchad Omier makes two point layup (Jordan Miller assists)	68-65
7:42		Sean Pedulla turnover (bad pass) (Isaiah Wong steals)
7:35	+3	Nijel Pack makes three point jump shot (Norchad Omier assists)	68-68
7:15		Nijel Pack shooting foul (Mylyjael Poteat draws the foul)
7:15		TV timeout
7:15		Mylyjael Poteat misses regular free throw 1 of 2
7:15	+1	Mylyjael Poteat makes regular free throw 2 of 2	69-68
6:52		Wooga Poplar turnover (lost ball) (Hunter Cattoor steals)
6:52		Wooga Poplar personal foul (Hunter Cattoor draws the foul)
6:39		Hunter Cattoor misses three point jump shot
6:37		Jordan Miller defensive rebound
6:30	+3	Nijel Pack makes three point jump shot	69-71
6:07		Hunter Cattoor turnover (bad pass)
5:56	+3	Nijel Pack makes three point jump shot (Isaiah Wong assists)	69-74
5:32	+2	Justyn Mutts makes two point hook shot	71-74
5:11	+2	Jordan Miller makes two point jump shot (Norchad Omier assists)	71-76
4:55	+3	Grant Basile makes three point jump shot (Hunter Cattoor assists)	74-76
4:53		Hokies 30 second timeout
4:29		Isaiah Wong misses two point jump shot
4:27		Grant Basile defensive rebound
4:16		Isaiah Wong personal foul (Hunter Cattoor draws the foul)
4:16	+1	Hunter Cattoor makes regular free throw 1 of 2	75-76
4:16	+1	Hunter Cattoor makes regular free throw 2 of 2	76-76
3:59		Justyn Mutts blocks Jordan Miller's two point layup
3:57		Grant Basile defensive rebound
3:44		Grant Basile misses two point dunk
3:42		Wooga Poplar defensive rebound
3:37	+2	Nijel Pack makes two point layup	76-78
3:15		Sean Pedulla misses three point jump shot
3:13		Jordan Miller defensive rebound
2:49	+3	Nijel Pack makes three point jump shot	76-81
2:36		Justyn Mutts misses two point layup
2:34		Norchad Omier defensive rebound
2:28	+3	Nijel Pack makes three point jump shot (Isaiah Wong assists)	76-84
2:28		Hokies 30 second timeout
2:28		TV timeout
2:19		Grant Basile misses three point jump shot
2:17		Wooga Poplar defensive rebound
2:00		Jordan Miller turnover (lost ball) (Justyn Mutts steals)
1:50		Nijel Pack shooting foul (Sean Pedulla draws the foul)
1:50	+1	Sean Pedulla makes regular free throw 1 of 2	77-84
1:50	+1	Sean Pedulla makes regular free throw 2 of 2	78-84
1:44		Grant Basile shooting foul (Norchad Omier draws the foul)
1:44	+1	Norchad Omier makes regular free throw 1 of 2	78-85
1:44		Norchad Omier misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:44		Justyn Mutts defensive rebound
1:30		Grant Basile misses three point jump shot
1:28		Norchad Omier defensive rebound
1:04		Nijel Pack misses three point jump shot
1:02		Justyn Mutts defensive rebound
0:53		Michael Collins Jr. misses three point jump shot
0:51		Norchad Omier defensive rebound
0:50		Sean Pedulla personal foul (Norchad Omier draws the foul)
0:50		Norchad Omier misses regular free throw 1 of 1
0:50		Justyn Mutts defensive rebound
0:45		Wooga Poplar personal foul (Hunter Cattoor draws the foul)
0:45	+1	Hunter Cattoor makes regular free throw 1 of 2	79-85
0:45	+1	Hunter Cattoor makes regular free throw 2 of 2	80-85
0:33		Sean Pedulla personal foul (Bensley Joseph draws the foul)
0:33	+1	Bensley Joseph makes regular free throw 1 of 2	80-86
0:33	+1	Bensley Joseph makes regular free throw 2 of 2	80-87
0:26		Bensley Joseph shooting foul (Sean Pedulla draws the foul)
0:26	+1	Sean Pedulla makes regular free throw 1 of 3	81-87
0:26	+1	Sean Pedulla makes regular free throw 2 of 3	82-87
0:26	+1	Sean Pedulla makes regular free throw 3 of 3	83-87
0:25		Lynn Kidd personal foul (Norchad Omier draws the foul)
0:25		Norchad Omier misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:25	+1	Norchad Omier makes regular free throw 2 of 2	83-88
0:19		Sean Pedulla turnover (traveling)
0:13		Sean Pedulla personal foul (Isaiah Wong draws the foul)
0:13	+1	Isaiah Wong makes regular free throw 1 of 2	83-89
0:13	+1	Isaiah Wong makes regular free throw 2 of 2	83-90
0:06		Norchad Omier blocks Justyn Mutts's two point dunk
0:04		Bensley Joseph defensive rebound
0:02	+2	Wooga Poplar makes two point dunk (Bensley Joseph assists)	83-92
0:00		End of period

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Wooga Poplar makes two point dunk (Bensley Joseph assists)