
Syracuse Orange at Miami Hurricanes
· NCAA Men's BasketballMatthew Cleveland scores career-high 32 to carry Miami past Syracuse 91-84

Cleveland set his previous high of 31 points just last month in a 117-74 defeat of SMU on Jan. 18. Against the Orange, he sank 10 of 12 foul shots and distributed five assists.
Reserves Joel Djobet scored 13 points and A.J. Stanton-McCray added 10 for Miami (6-18, 2-11 ACC), which shot 55.4% (31 of 56) including 10 for 20 from 3-point range.
J.J. Starling led Syracuse (11-14, 5-9) with 25 points. Eddie Lampkin Jr. scored 22 points and grabbed 13 rebounds and reserve Chris Bell added 14 points.
Djobet made a 3 to tie it at 61 with 9:13 remaining, and 31 seconds later, Bethea made two foul shots for a two-point lead and Miami held the advantage the rest of the way.
Cleveland's layup with 1:48 left extended the lead to 80-71, the Canes' largest lead of the game. Cleveland gave Miami its first nine-point lead, 41-32, with a pair of foul shots with 1:50 before halftime. His jumper with 31 seconds before intermission made it 43-34.
Syracuse hosts North Carolina on Saturday. The Hurricanes, who have won two of three following a 10-game losing streak, travel to face Pitt on Saturday.
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Matchup Prediction
Recent Plays
2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 84 - 91 |
2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 84 - 91 |
2nd 0:00 | Jalil Bethea Defensive Rebound. | 84 - 91 |
2nd 0:00 | Chris Bell missed Jumper. | 84 - 91 |
2nd 0:00 | Chris Bell Offensive Rebound. | 84 - 91 |
Statistics
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30-66 | FG | 31-56 |
45.5 | Field Goal % | 55.4 |
8-21 | 3PT | 10-20 |
38.1 | Three Point % | 50.0 |
16-17 | FT | 19-23 |
94.1 | Free Throw % | 82.6 |
33 | Rebounds | 28 |
11 | Offensive Rebounds | 4 |
22 | Defensive Rebounds | 24 |
19 | Assists | 14 |
6 | Steals | 8 |
3 | Blocks | 4 |
10 | Turnovers | 9 |
0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
10 | Total Turnovers | 9 |
0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
11 | Points Off Turnovers | 12 |
11 | Fast Break Points | 8 |
34 | Points in Paint | 26 |
17 | Fouls | 12 |
3 | Largest Lead | 9 |
Game Information

Location: Coral Gables, FL
Attendance: 5,752 | Capacity:
2024-25 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings
TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
---|---|---|---|
Duke | 16-1 | - | 25-3 |
Clemson | 15-2 | 1 | 23-5 |
Louisville | 15-2 | 1 | 22-6 |
SMU | 12-5 | 4 | 21-7 |
Wake Forest | 11-6 | 5 | 19-9 |
North Carolina | 11-6 | 5 | 18-11 |
Stanford | 10-7 | 6 | 18-10 |
Georgia Tech | 8-9 | 8 | 14-14 |
Florida State | 7-10 | 9 | 16-12 |
Pittsburgh | 7-10 | 9 | 16-12 |
Virginia | 7-10 | 9 | 14-14 |
Virginia Tech | 7-10 | 9 | 12-16 |
Notre Dame | 6-11 | 10 | 12-16 |
Syracuse | 6-11 | 10 | 12-16 |
California | 5-12 | 11 | 12-16 |
Boston College | 4-13 | 12 | 12-16 |
NC State | 4-13 | 12 | 11-17 |
Miami | 2-15 | 14 | 6-22 |