Failing to recover from a 17-0 run allowed in the first half, the Miami Hurricanes fell on opening night at the Watsco Center, 87-74 to the Louisville Cardinals Tuesday.
Playing an ACC game on opening night, UM fell in a season opener for the first time since 2013-14, when they lost to St. Francis in overtime, 66-62.
Miami’s hopes of pulling off an upset of the No. 5 team in the country evaporated nearly as fast as the they let an early 16-9 lead slip away, as a 36-10 extended run in the last 11:45 of the first half from the Cardinals gave the visiting team a 45-26 lead.