Kerry Blackshear Jr. had 20 points and 11 rebounds to help lead Florida basketball to a 78-58 pasting of Miami in the semifinals of the Charleston Classic in South Carolina.
The win puts Florida in the finals where they will face the winner of UConn-Xavier to be played later today. The championship game is Sunday night.
Blackshear’s performance came a game after he was ejected for throwing an elbow in the first-round game against St. Joseph’s.
Florida basketball guard Scottie Lewis added 13 points and eight rebounds while Keyontae Johnson had 12 points and Ques Glover came off the bench to add 11 in the win.