On Wednesday night, Miami head coach Jim Larrañaga picked up his first career win at the KFC Yum! Center as the Hurricanes (19-7, 11-4 Atlantic Coast Conference) emerged with a 70-63 victory over the Louisville Cardinals (11-14, 5-10 ACC).
“The KFC Yum! Center has not been kind to us in the last half-dozen years, and it was very important for us to play well and to get the win,” Larrañaga said. “Certainly, Louisville was equal to the task and came at us very, very hard, especially in the second half.”
Despite the best efforts of their hosts, it was a game that the Hurricanes controlled throughout, as they led for over 36 minutes of game time and kept the Cardinals at arm’s length for the majority of the contest.