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The Miami Hurricanes overcame some of their biggest obstacles of the season, battling back in a late-night clash to defeat the Stanford Cardinal, winning their second game in a row. Now they look to continue in the final home game before they head back on the road against California.
The Canes have spent the last two games trying new lineups to try and find a spark from the bench. Freshman Dante Allen has become a starting piece who has added a spark to the team. Now the Hurricanes look to continue finding ways to use him more.
"You know, I'm just trying to find ways to give us some scoring off the bench and put guys in with different lineups, just within the flow of the game, like the way our team has built the way our roster is built, the guys are gonna play their minutes," Lucas said after the Stanford Victory." Like, it doesn't matter, you know, Tru's still end up playing his 26 minutes. Dante, his 25 minutes.
"I'm just trying to find something that gives us some pop at that between the 12-minute and five-minute mark of the first half. Somebody who can come in with some energy and give us some kind of scoring punch with Malik is out, or when Trey's out, or Sheldon's out. She's trying to figure some things out, and we'll keep tweaking it and try to find out what works."
Now the Hurricanes look to defeat the Golden Bears, with a new look lineup and a chance to start pushing into the top 25.
Who: Miami Hurricanes and California Golden Bears
When: Saturday, Jan 31, 4:00 p.m. ET
Where: Watsco Center, Coral Gables, Fla.
TV: ACC Network
Radio: WQAM 104.3
Last Outing, Golden Bears: In the first game of two on the road in Florida, the Bears fell short to Florida State in a close battle that came down to the last minute. They were getting dominated from the beginning, but found ways to get back into their offensive groove at the end of the game.
Last Outing, Miami: The Hurricanes came down from nine under 10 minutes in the first half before they closed the game 10-12 from the free throw line.
First Half:
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14:49 — In the blink of an eye, five minutes have passed, and both teams are trying to find out who will take advantage. This is a game of pace right now, and the race might be to 100. Shelton Henderson has six quick points, a nice bounce-back sign from his struggles against Stanford. Miami 12, Cal 12
11:44 — The Hurricanes started on fire, but now they are settling in, slowing down, and turning the ball over. The race to 100 has slowed, but the Hurricanes still maintain a lead over a dangerous offense. Miami 19, Cal 16
The Hurricanes are without Tru Washington, so defensively, Miami is going to have to play as if its life depends on it. It will also have to be clean offensively like no other. Cal 31, Miami 27
3:31 — The Hurricanes defense continues to struggle but they are playing on their best offensive games of the season. They are shooting the ball well and are playing with pace. They just need to find a way to stop allowing guards to go through layup drills against them. Cal 38, Miami 35
Halftime: Cal 45, Miami 44
The Hurricanes are playing their best offense all season, but also their worst defense. Washington is missing from this lineup to take care of some of these guards for Cal. However, credit to the Golden Bears, they are one of the best offensive teams in the ACC.
The Hurricanes have come out of the half playing team defense the way they have all season. The Hurricanes have taken the lead as well. Miami 55, Cal 53
The first media timeout of the half and the second half have turned into a foul show. But for the Hurricanes, they are in the bonus with 15 minutes remaining in the half. They will be playing with that for the rest of the game. Miami 60, Cal 56
The Hurricanes are pushing the ball with ease now and have settled in defensively. They are slowing the pace down and getting Cal disjointed. Miami 70, Cal 61
5:16 Remaining in the game, the Hurricanes are starting to slow the game down even more. The Canes are making sure those are some of the shots at the free-throw line. From a fast-paced, fun game to a slow offensive game dictated by free throw shooting has increased the Hurricanes' chances of winning by far. Miami 78, Cal 73
Cal has roared back from the free-throw line, and it has allowed them to take the lead. The Hurricanes have hit that 19 free-throw threshold that Lucas wants to have, but it's no good if they miss 10 as well. The Canes have missed some key shots that have also kept them from making sure they can maintain the lead they once had. Cal 86, Miami 85
Final: Cal 86, Miami 85
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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.