Miami Dominates Bethune-Cookman by 40 in Route to Second Win of the Season
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CORAL GABLES — The Jai Lucas era starts 2-0 as the Miami Hurricanes dominated the Bethune Cookman Wildcats (0-2) 101-61.
The first game was just a feeling-out process of what the Hurricanes could be this season. Against a Wildcats team that was coming off a near upset over No. 20 Auburn, Miami settled in, and they dominated from the opening tip.
The first half saw a quick attack from Michigan transfer Tre Donaldson, who finished the first half with 17 points. Most came from the paint, where he consistently found the weak point and attacked.
Tre Donaldson At Halftime against Bethune-Cookman👀:
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17 points
1 steal
6-8 FG
4-5 FT
Miami leads 50-31 pic.twitter.com/eqrFEmnd8W
Donaldson finished the game with 23 points, leading the Canes. The Hurricanes also had Malik Reneau finish with 22 points after his impressive opening game against Jacksonville.
What was also apparent was that the Hurricanes were not going to let anyone get off on them like Jacksonville did. They held the Wildcats in check as Ernest Udeh Jr. and Tru Washington overpowered them.
Tru Washington finished the game with 4 steals. Ernest Udeh Jr. finished the game with 4 blocks. DEFENSE
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Udeh finished the game with four blocks (the team finished with seven), while Washington continued from the last game's three three-steal performance with four steals. The Hurricanes are a physical force on defense, and they continue to be impressive.
Miami also has two freshmen who are going to be hot commodities once the season really gets underway for NBA scouts. While Shelton Henderson did not finish in double figures this game, he still had an impressive performance with a poor shooting night.
Henderson finished 2-7 with seven points and nine rebounds. He had a solid night showing that he is a gazelle, but also has areas where he can improve. Moreover, the second-best player on the floor tonight was freshman Dante Allen.
The freshman finished the game with 12 points, seven rebounds, four assists, and two steals. He is a glue player for the Hurricanes, and after throwing up a donut in the opening game, he proved to be a special player, like Lucas has claimed.
The Hurricanes will return to face Stetson on Monday Nov. 10 as they prepare to go 3-0 this season.
Justice Sandle is a graduate of Mississippi State University and is the site lead for the Miami Hurricanes on SI. He can be reached at Twitter @Justice_News5.
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Justice Sandle is a graduate of Mississippi State University earning a Bachelor of Arts and Science in Communications with a concentration in Print and Digital Journalism. During his time in Starkville, he spent a year as an intern working for Mississippi State On SI primarily covering basketball, football, baseball, and soccer while writing, recording, and creating multimedia stories during his tenor. Since graduating, he has assumed the role of lead staff writer for Miami Hurricanes On SI covering football, basketball, baseball, and all things Hurricanes related.