Scores

Final

Miami (FL) 83

(19-12, 4-12 ACC)

Wake Forest 62

(19-10, 9-7 ACC)

2:20 PM ET, March 11, 2010

Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, NC

1 2 T
MIA 41 4283
WAKE 27 3562

Top Performers

Miami (FL): R. Johnson 22 Pts, 4 Reb, 2 Ast, 1 Stl

Wake Forest: I. Smith 14 Pts, 4 Reb, 5 Ast, 1 Stl

Miami knocks off Wake Forest in ACC tournament first round

Associated Press

GREENSBORO, N.C. -- Redshirt freshman Reggie Johnson scored a season-high 22 points against his hometown school and 12th-seeded Miami routed fifth-seeded Wake Forest 83-62 on Thursday in the first round of the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament.

Johnson was 8-for-8 from the field and 6-for-6 from the line while James Dews added 15 points for the Hurricanes (19-12).

They led by 25, shot nearly 52 percent against one of the league's toughest defenses and made a huge early run stand in advancing to Friday's quarterfinal matchup against fourth-seeded Virginia Tech.

Ishmael Smith had 14 points to lead the Demon Deacons (19-10).

They didn't get closer than 16 in the second half in falling to 0-3 in ACC tournament games under coach Dino Gaudio. They've lost five of six, and that can't help but damage their seeding -- if not drop them onto the NCAA tournament bubble -- when Selection Sunday rolls around.

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Team Stat Comparison

 
MIA
WAKE
Points 83 62
FG Made-Attempted 30-58 (.517) 20-57 (.351)
3P Made-Attempted 8-17 (.471) 4-17 (.235)
FT Made-Attempted 15-18 (.833) 18-28 (.643)
Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) 22 (0/0) 15 (0/0)
Largest Lead 25 2

Game Leaders

 
MIA
WAKE
PointsR. Johnson 22I. Smith 14
ReboundsJ. Gamble 13L. Williams 9
AssistsM. Grant 5I. Smith 5
StealsR. Johnson 1C. Harris 3
BlocksJ. Gamble 3A. Aminu 2
Team Stats: Miami (FL) | Wake Forest

2009-10 Season

DATEGAMELINKS
Jan 9, 2010 @MIA 67, WAKE 66Recap
Feb 2, 2010 @WAKE 62, MIA 53Recap
» Mar 11, 2010 MIA 83, @WAKE 62Recap

Next 5 Games

MIA
WAKE
03/12 @VT 2:27pm
03/13 @DUKE 1:30pm
11/12 JAC 7:30pm
11/16 @MEM 12:00am
11/19 NCCU 7:00pm
 03/18 @TEX 9:55pm
03/20 @UK 8:30pm
11/12 STET 7:00pm
11/15 HAMP 7:00pm
11/16 VCU 7:00pm
Complete Schedule: Miami (FL) | Wake Forest

Atlantic Coast Conference Standings

TEAMCONF W-LTOTAL W-L
#4 Duke13-329-5
#19 Maryland13-323-8
Virginia Tech10-623-8
Florida State10-622-9
Clemson9-721-10
Georgia Tech7-922-12
Wake Forest9-719-10
Miami (FL)4-1220-13
North Carolina State5-1119-15
North Carolina5-1116-16
Boston College6-1015-16
Virginia5-1115-16
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