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Miami Basketball Defeats Syracuse 64-51 With Defense, Strong Finish

For the second consecutive game, Miami started out very, very slow offensively.

Yet for the second straight contest, they won by double digits anyway thanks to a lock down defensive effort and just enough clutch plays from their guards.

The Hurricanes defeated the Orange today, 64-51 from the BUC behind a strong second half and some big time shots by Ja'Quan Newton.

Both teams were very strong defensively at the onset.

Syracuse's long active zone was matched by UM's suffocating man to man D.

But a Malachi Richardson triple helped put the Cuse up early.