Miami Surges Past Missouri, Faces Purdue

0:00On March 21st, Miami pulled out an 80 to 66 win over Missouri in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Seven seeded hurricanes got 24 points from Alec Renaud while Tray Donaldson added 17 and Shelton Henderson chipped in 15. The victory sends Miami into the next round after a slow start. The gains stayed tight until midway through the second half, when Miami trailed but unleashed an 11 to nothing run to take control. That verse put them up by 9, with just over 4 minutes left, and they never looked back. Missouri fought hard with Jaden Stone leading them at 21 points and Mark Mitchell scoring 19. But the Tigers have now dropped 9 of their last 10 tournament games, coming in on a 3 game skid that showed in their shaky offense early on. Now Miami faces second seeded Purdue, who easily beat Queens earlier that night. The Boi of the Makers hold a strong edge, winning 3 of 4 pass meetings against the hurricanes, including a tournament clash back in 19. 99. This matchup gives Miami a real shot at the sweet 16 if they keep that late game fire going.