The game was close for the first eight minutes. The Miami Hurricanes pulled away from a 14 all tie with a nine to two run to surge to a 25-16 lead in just over three and a half minutes. The Hurricanes cruised from there. A pair of Dejan Vasiljevic free throws with 11:42 remaining in the first half put the Hurricanes ahead to stay.
Miami took a 41-33 lead over the Buccaneers at halftime. Vasiljevic finished the night with 17 points on four of eight from the floor, two of five on three-point attempts and made all seven of his free throws.