Miami returns dwelling seeking to bounce again from its first loss when it hosts Elon on Thursday in Coral Gables, Fla.
After profitable their first three video games, the Hurricanes (3-1) fell on Sunday in Jacksonville in opposition to defending nationwide champion Florida.
Miami’s revamped roster held its personal at instances through the 82-68 defeat, however a poor taking pictures efficiency (33.8% from the sphere), together with 29.4% (5 of 17) from 3-point vary, in the end stored the Hurricanes from pulling off the upset.
Main scorer Malik Reneau (21.5 factors per sport) continued his robust begin with 22 factors and 11 rebounds, however he struggled together with his taking pictures, going 8-for-23 from the ground. Reneau and Shelton Henderson (11.0 ppg), who was held to seven factors, every received into foul hassle to compound the Hurricanes’ points.
“We weren’t us to the extent we wanted,” Miami coach Jai Lucas mentioned. “We did not must do something particular. We simply needed to be us, and we weren’t there. The movement of the sport sort of received us, and that is a part of being on this second for the primary time.”
To get again within the win column, the Hurricanes should decelerate the Phoenix (3-1), who secured their very own bounce-back win on Saturday by beating visiting Gardner-Webb 95-84. Elon, which is ready to face its first power-conference opponent of the season, is led by Chandler Cuthrell, who’s averaging 24.5 factors and seven.0 rebounds per sport.
Cuthrell, the Coastal Athletic Affiliation’s Participant of the Week, presents a problem for Miami’s power, which has been its frontcourt. He ranks among the many nation’s high 10 in scoring and has put up 20 or extra in every of the Phoenix’s 4 video games.
Kacper Klaczek has complemented Cuthrell within the paint, averaging 13 factors and eight.8 rebounds per sport. Randall Pettus II (14.5 ppg) and Bryson Cokley (11.3 ppg) lead Elon’s backcourt.
“It begins with our level guard play. They make certain I am all the time in the best spots,” Cuthrell mentioned. “… They made my job simpler.”
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