For the Hurricanes, it hasn’t been the best of starts in conference play.
Miami, which entered the season with sky-high expectations and a talented young roster, came into its game against Louisville on Wednesday night having lost three of its last four against Atlantic Coast Conference opponents.
That stretch had knocked the Hurricanes out of the AP Top 25 and prompted sophomore Dewan Huell to call a players-only team meeting last week in which the Hurricanes tried to sift through some of the issues that have plagued them throughout January.
Since that eye-opening conversation, Miami has won two straight, including a 78-75 overtime thriller over the Cardinals that has now pushed Miami’s record above .