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Probably the biggest game of the ACC season.
Durand Scott (#1) leads the Hurricanes in scoring and will try to open up a 2-game lead over Duke in the ACC.
Miami is 13-3 having played the 8th strongest schedule.
Miami is 4-0 in the ACC, with road wins at Georgia Tech, North Carolina and Boston College, and a home win over Maryland.
Kenpom ratings:
#20 overall
#59 offense
#13 defense
#312 tempo
Notable results:
Lost at common opponent Florida Gulf Coast by 12 (Duke won by 21 at home).
Won vs #19 Michigan State at home by 8.
Lost vs #11 Arizona by 19 in Hawaii.
Won at common opponent Georgia Tech by 13 (Duke won by 16 at home).
Notable team rankings:
#6 foul% (they don't foul much)
#12 opponent FG%
#16 opponent 2pt%
#17 turnover% (they don't turn it over much)
#18 opponent FTA/FGA
#21 opponent eFG%
#219 opponent turnover% (they don't force many turnovers)
#231 OReb%
#241 FT%
#291 opponent 3ptA/FGA (they allow lots of 3pt attempts)
#307 assists/FGM
Starters:
PG Shane Larkin, 5-11 176, sophomore
SG Durand Scott, 6-5 203, senior
SF Trey McKinney Jones, 6-5 220, senior
PF Kenny Kadji, 6-11 242, senior
C Julian Gamble, 6-10 250, senior
Bench:
G Rion Brown, 6-6 200, junior
Best players:
Durand Scott: 35.0 min, 13.8 pts, 4.5 reb, 2.8 ast, 1.9 stl, 46.8% fg, 31.0% 3pt, 70.6% ft, 22% Usg, 107 ORtg, 37% FTRate, 1.4 Ast/TO, 3.4% Stl
Kenny Kadji: 31.1 min, 12.6 pts, 7.3 reb, 1.6 blk, 44.5% fg, 33.3% 3pt, 62.5% ft, 24% Usg, 100 ORtg, 5.8% Blk
As much as Duke is hurt by not having Kelly, Miami is arguably hurt more by not having Reggie Johnson, since Miami is one of the few teams that liked to use a shorter rotation than Duke liked to use. Kenny Kadji being forced to play center for half the game could cause some problems for Mason defensively (Kadji loves to shoot 3s, averaging almost 4 attempts per game) but also could allow Mason to get Kadji into foul trouble. Kadji shot 49% fg and 42% 3pt last season with almost the same usage as this season, so either he has become a worse shooter as senior or he is due to breakout, and no better time than against Duke at home. Rion Brown has been Miami's only bench player who has gotten any meaningful minutes; losing Bishop Daniels and Melvin Johnson (both left the program) was another unfortunate blow to Miami on top of Johnson's injury.
Durand Scott (#1) leads the Hurricanes in scoring and will try to open up a 2-game lead over Duke in the ACC.
Miami is 13-3 having played the 8th strongest schedule.
Miami is 4-0 in the ACC, with road wins at Georgia Tech, North Carolina and Boston College, and a home win over Maryland.
Kenpom ratings:
#20 overall
#59 offense
#13 defense
#312 tempo
Notable results:
Lost at common opponent Florida Gulf Coast by 12 (Duke won by 21 at home).
Won vs #19 Michigan State at home by 8.
Lost vs #11 Arizona by 19 in Hawaii.
Won at common opponent Georgia Tech by 13 (Duke won by 16 at home).
Notable team rankings:
#6 foul% (they don't foul much)
#12 opponent FG%
#16 opponent 2pt%
#17 turnover% (they don't turn it over much)
#18 opponent FTA/FGA
#21 opponent eFG%
#219 opponent turnover% (they don't force many turnovers)
#231 OReb%
#241 FT%
#291 opponent 3ptA/FGA (they allow lots of 3pt attempts)
#307 assists/FGM
Starters:
PG Shane Larkin, 5-11 176, sophomore
SG Durand Scott, 6-5 203, senior
SF Trey McKinney Jones, 6-5 220, senior
PF Kenny Kadji, 6-11 242, senior
C Julian Gamble, 6-10 250, senior
Bench:
G Rion Brown, 6-6 200, junior
Best players:
Durand Scott: 35.0 min, 13.8 pts, 4.5 reb, 2.8 ast, 1.9 stl, 46.8% fg, 31.0% 3pt, 70.6% ft, 22% Usg, 107 ORtg, 37% FTRate, 1.4 Ast/TO, 3.4% Stl
Kenny Kadji: 31.1 min, 12.6 pts, 7.3 reb, 1.6 blk, 44.5% fg, 33.3% 3pt, 62.5% ft, 24% Usg, 100 ORtg, 5.8% Blk
As much as Duke is hurt by not having Kelly, Miami is arguably hurt more by not having Reggie Johnson, since Miami is one of the few teams that liked to use a shorter rotation than Duke liked to use. Kenny Kadji being forced to play center for half the game could cause some problems for Mason defensively (Kadji loves to shoot 3s, averaging almost 4 attempts per game) but also could allow Mason to get Kadji into foul trouble. Kadji shot 49% fg and 42% 3pt last season with almost the same usage as this season, so either he has become a worse shooter as senior or he is due to breakout, and no better time than against Duke at home. Rion Brown has been Miami's only bench player who has gotten any meaningful minutes; losing Bishop Daniels and Melvin Johnson (both left the program) was another unfortunate blow to Miami on top of Johnson's injury.
