Miami Basketball Looks to Contain Ebuka Okorie and Stanford: Live Updates

CORAL GABLES — After snapping its two-game losing streak on the road against Syracuse, the Miami Hurricanes men's basketball team (16-4, 5-2) sits in fourth place in the ACC with a late-night game next against a budding West Coast team.

The Stanford Cardinal are in Coral Gables to take on the Hurricanes, looking to snap its own two-game losing streak after upsetting No. 16 North Carolina.

The Hurricanes also look to focus on limiting turnovers and attacking zone defenses quicker than ever before.

Miami Player to Watch: Shelton Henderson

The Hurricanes star freshman is nearing the next-level of his game. He has turned himself into a two-way three-level threat. Over his past five games, he is averaging 18 points, while also extending his range to the three and consistently knocking down his free throws.

Defensively he was already sound, but now he is staying out of foul trouble and using his NBA size to his advatange.

Stanford Player to Watch: Ebuka Okorie

While Henderson was a five-star freshman with many had high hopes for, no one saw Okorie explode on the scene the way he did. The star freshman is averaging 21.7 points a game, 11th in the country, and is a high-volume shooter. Even in his last game, he went 1-16; he was at the charity stripe 14 times, knocking down 12.

He is a player who will shoot the ball 20 times and the team will live and die with him because of his scoring abilities.

How to Watch: Miami Men’s Basketball vs. Stanford:

Who: Miami Hurricanes and Stanford Cardinal

When: Wednesday, Jan 28, 9:00 p.m. ET

Where: Watsco Center, Coral Gables, Fla.

TV: ACC Network

Radio: WQAM 104.3

Last Outing, Stanford: The Cardinal are on a two-game losing streak after upsetting No. 16 North Carolina. They have a superstar freshman who can go nuclear against the Canes, who has to be watched out for.

Last Outing, Miami: The Hurricanes have snapped their two-game losing streak, going on the road to defeat Syracuse in a bell-to-bell outing. The Canes still struggled with turnovers and zone defenses, but they have a chance to get back on a run with a few ranked games approaching.

Last Meeting: The University of Miami men’s basketball team lost to the Stanford Cardinal at Stanford Maples Pavilion. Senior Matthew Cleveland led the Hurricanes in scoring, totaling 23 points for his sixth 20-point game of the season.

Pregame:

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Dante Allen is starting again for Miami. So is Tre Donaldson. Tru Washington to come off the bench. Another lineup change for the Canes.

First Half:

Media timeout — 15:49: The Hurricanes are coming out strong and focusing on a ton of turnovers. This is how they started conference play, and this lineup is showing that they can make a new run. Three early turnovers for the Cardinal, while Miami only has one. Miami 11, Stanford 5

Media Timeout — 11:37: Donaldson is playing one of his best scoring games early in this game. He already has 11 quick points, and it doesn't seem to be stopping anytime soon. Miami 22, Stanford 12

It would be an understatement to say how Donaldson is playing right now. He is balling. 13 points count for the senior guard.

The Hurricanes have started to slowly see the Okorie effect. He is up to 11 now but shooting 5-10. He is getting limited shots, but the second-chance open ones he is knocking down. Miami 33, Stanford 29

The Hurricanes go into halftime down five as they look for more answers on offense. Shelton Henderson is struggling against the zone tonight, while Malik Reneau is battling along with Donaldson with 13.

It's clear however that Miami needs a third option right now.

Halftime: Stanford 40, Miami 35

Media Timeout: 11:58 — The Hurricanes are trying to battle back into the game, but the free-throw shooting has taken a massive hit since the other games. Currently are 8-16 from the line while Stanford continues to make the right shots and keep the Hurricanes at bay. Stanford 50, Miami 46

Media timeout 6:16 — The Hurricanes are battling with Stanford as their three point shot begans to fall. Miami is starting knock them down and it's beginning to save them from a terrible night at the charity stripe. Stanford 56, Miami 56