Vitale: Miami 'Belonged in the Big Dance'
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Sheldon McClellan gave Miami its first lead of the game with just over a minute left and the Hurricanes rallied from 18 points down to beat Richmond 63-61 on Tuesday to advance to the NIT semifinals.
The Miami Hurricanes NCAA Tournament run came to an abrupt halt on Sunday afternoon.
Manu Lecomte scored 17 points, Davon Reed added 15 and Miami rallied from a second-half deficit to beat Alabama 73-66 in an NIT second-round game Saturday.
The Miami Hurricanes got off to a solid start in their first tournament game of 2015.
No. 11 Notre Dame blew a 20-point lead on Thursday night, but were still able to hold off the Miami Hurricanes. The Fighting Irish won 70-63 in the quarterfinals of the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament.
The Miami Hurricanes may have their hands full with one of the best players in the ACC on Thursday night.
The Miami Hurricanes are considered one of the NCAA Tournament bubble teams, so a good showing in the ACC Tournament will go a long way towards securing their spot in the big dance.
Virginia, Duke, Notre Dame and Louisville earned the top four seeds in the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament and double byes into the quarterfinals.
The Miami Hurricanes closed out their up-and-down season with a big road win.