Desperately hoping to climb out of the conference cellar, the University of Miami men’s basketball team instead saw its season unravel even further with a 78-66 loss to rival Florida State Sunday night at the Watsco Center.
Miami dropped to 9-10 overall and 1-6 in the Atlantic Coast Conference with upcoming games against No. 10 Virginia Tech at home Wednesday and at No. 3 Virginia on Feb. 2. It is the worst ACC start for a Hurricanes team since 2011.
How demoralizing was the loss? With eight minutes remaining and FSU ahead by 21, hundreds of Seminoles fans began chanting “F-S-U!