There wasn’t much energy in the Watsco Center stands on Saturday afternoon as most University of Miami fans apparently chose to watch the football game or do something else rather than attend the Hurricanes’ men’s basketball game against Bethune-Cookman.
The Hurricane players looked equally disinterested early on. They came out flat, shot poorly from all over the floor, were overworked on the boards, trailed by as many as seven, and were behind by one at halftime. Despite the slow start, they wound up surviving the relentless Wildcats 78-70 with a trio of three-pointers by Anthony Lawrence, Chris Lykes and DJ Vasiljevic in the final minute and a half.