It has been, for the Hurricanes men’s basketball team, a slog of late.
But on Saturday night, when Miami took the floor at the AmericanAirlines Arena to face Yale in the final game of the Miami Hoophall Invitational and play their fifth game in 10 days, the Hurricanes didn’t necessarily look like a team that was fighting fatigue.
From nearly the opening tip, Miami showed the energy to keep pace with a Yale team that challenged it and kept fighting back, even after trailing by as many as 15 in the second half.
But ultimately, even with their energy, the Hurricanes couldn’t keep pace with the Bulldogs and standout Miye One, who used their size and power to grab key rebounds late down the stretch and notch a 77-73 win over a struggling Miami team that has now lost three straight after opening the season with five straight victories.