With 12.6 seconds to go, Miami stood one possession away from erasing nearly a 20-point deficit against Wake Forest in its conference opener. Maeva Djaldi-Tabdi’s layup rimmed in and out, and the Hurricanes were left devastated at the final horn for their first home loss of the season.
The Hurricanes fell just short in their first Atlantic Coast Conference game of the 2021-22 season, falling 47-46 to Wake Forest at the Watsco Center. Miami (7-4, 0-1 ACC) never led throughout the contest, but was still able to hold the Demon Deacons to under fifty points.
The Hurricanes were playing their first game in 25 days, following three cancellations due to COVID-19 protocol.