CORAL GABLES, Fla. – Thanks to a dominant second quarter, stingy perimeter defense, and a combined 33 points from Shayeann Day-Wilson and Ja’Leah Williams, Miami women’s basketball (13-6, 3-5 ACC) upended Duke (13-7, 5-4 ACC), 64-58, Sunday, Jan. 28.
Day-Wilson drained five three-pointers, and Williams brought down seven boards with 16 points as the Canes improved to 12-1 at home on the season.
FINAL | Miami 64, Duke 58
The story in the first quarter was a pair of 7-0 runs. Miami’s transition defense and offense helped key a 7-0 run that gave Miami a 14-8 lead. Duke answered with their own, taking a 15-14 advantage in the final seconds of the first session.
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“You have to trust your team, and I thought there were some big shots made, and we had the lead almost the entire way, so I thought we deserved it,” head coach Katie Meier said.
Ally Stedman and Day-Wilson made three-pointers, helping the Canes to an 8-2 run in the second and a 22-17 lead at the second-quarter media timeout. Williams and Jasmyne Roberts countered with buckets, forcing Duke into a timeout as UM widened its lead to 26-17. Miami held Duke scoreless for over four minutes while vaulting its lead to double-digits before the end of the half. Williams kept the lead at double-digits with a trey to beat the shot clock.
Day-Wilson became the first player into double-digits with a corner three-pointer to start the half, bringing Miami’s lead to a game-high 13. Miami kept Duke at arm’s length throughout the quarter, carrying a 49-41 lead into the last frame.
Miami got a stop to start the fourth, setting the tone as Day-Wilson followed with a deep three-pointer to bring UM’s lead to 12. Duke clawed away, getting within seven until Roberts got free to sink a key three-pointer with 3:46 to go in the game. With 1:30 to go, the Blue Devils trimmed Miami’s lead to under five for the first time since midway through the second quarter. Duke got within three points with 31 seconds to go, but Miami forced the Blue Devils into a travel. UM closed it out at the line to seal the game.
“Ja’Leah wanted the ball and wanted the free throws. Duke didn’t foul at the end, which gave us a few more seconds, which really helped. I’m happy we didn’t turn the ball over,” Meier said. “We’ve been battling hard, playing great opponents, and our defense was phenomenal.”
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NOTES
It was Spearman’s first start since Nov. 12 against Fordham and second of the season
Miami only allowed 23 first-half points, the fewest it has allowed in a half during ACC play this year
It was the 23rd meeting between both teams
Jaida Patrick and Day-Wilson were both previous members of the Duke women’s basketball team
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Head coach Meier is a double graduate of Duke
Day-Wilson reached five three-pointers in a game for the third time this season and, for the second time in as many games
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VITALS: The Miami Heat (32-29) and Brooklyn Nets (15-45) meet for the second of three regular season matchups. Earlier this season, Miami recorded a, 106-95, win in Brooklyn on December 18 and has now won four of the last five overall against the Nets.
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It also marks the first of consecutive games against Brooklyn with the teams facing each other again on Thursday. The Heat are 83-61 all-time versus the Nets during the regular season, including 44-26 in home games and 39-35 in road games.
PROJECTED STARTERS
HEAT
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G Davion Mitchell
G Tyler Herro
C Bam Adebayo
F Pelle Larsson
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F Andrew Wiggins
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G Nolan Traore
G Terance Mann
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C Nic Claxton
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F Michael Porter Jr.
F Noah Clowney
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INJURY REPORT
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Davion Mitchell: Questionable – Shoulder
Norman Powell: Out – Groin
Nikola Jovic: Out – Back
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Trevor Keels: Available – G League
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Jahmir Young: Available – G League
Vlad Goldin: Available – G League
Terry Rozier: Out – Not with team
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Nic Claxton: Probable – Thumb
Egor Demin: Out – Foot
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Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra: “Regardless of the scheme is, I always go back to that, it’s just about committing to doing hard things. We were really moving in the zone, taking away airspace and scrambling to challenge shots at the rim. In a lot of these losses in the last month we’ve just been giving up shots at the rim and threes.”
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ORLANDO, Fla. — Lionel Messi scored twice in a four-goal second half, defender Telasco Segovia added a goal and two assists and defending champion Inter Miami CF rallied to beat Orlando City SC 4-2 on Sunday night, winning for the first time at Inter&Co Stadium.
Messi took a pass from Segovia and scored in the 57th minute to tie it 2-2, and Segovia scored unassisted in the 85th for the lead. Messi put the finishing touch on the victory when he scored off a free kick in the 90th.
“The victory belongs exclusively to the players,” Miami coach Javier Mascherano said after the game. “In the second half, they were a championship team. There were no tactics, nothing like that. There was heart, courage, possession, resilience, commitment. I think the team came out because they were champions last year.
“In the end, the players showed it. This victory is theirs.”
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Messi’s first two goals of the season give him 52 in his first 55 regular-season MLS matches — 51 of them in his past 49 appearances. It also brought the reigning MLS MVP to 898 career goals scored, including 672 for Barcelona and 115 for Argentina.
“He’s the best player to ever play this sport. He’s a leader, and as a leader, he inspires others, but he also often needs to be inspired himself,” Mascherano said of Messi. “When he was driving forward, he had more attacking options, and with so many opportunities, he clearly has the ability to create chances like no one else, and that’s what allowed us to turn the game around.”
Marco Pašalić took a pass from Iván Angulo and scored in the 18th minute to give Orlando City a 1-0 lead. Pašalić has scored in four straight matches against Inter Miami.
Inter Miami players celebrate after scoring a goal against Orlando City in MLS.
Defender Griffin Dorsey set up Martín Ojeda for a goal six minutes later for a 2-0 advantage that stood through halftime.
Inter Miami cut it to 2-1 four minutes into the second half on Mateo Silvetti’s first career goal. Defenders Segovia and Facundo Mura had assists as the 20-year-old forward found the net in his fifth career appearance.
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Segovia had eight goals and six assists as a rookie last season, while Mura collected his first assist in his first season.
Dayne St. Clair, the reigning goalkeeper of the year, turned away three shots — all in the second half of his second start with Inter Miami, but let in a soft goal for Orlando’s first.
Maxime Crépeau had four saves in his second start for Orlando City.
Teenager Colin Guske, 19, will miss Orlando City’s next match after the rookie picked up two yellow cards in his first start — the second one led to his exit in the 88th minute.
Inter Miami, which had never won in its previous nine trips to Orlando, was coming off a 3-0 road loss to LAFC.
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Orlando City swept Inter Miami during the regular season last year and leads the all-time series 8-7-4.
Inter Miami plays D.C. United on Saturday at Audi Field. Orlando City is also on the road with a match against New York City FC.
Information from The Associated Press was used in this recap.
Rain floods Miami Beach streets, cut short Miami Heat Family Festival
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. — Much-needed rain fell across South Florida on Sunday, but the downpour quickly led to flooding and traffic headaches.
“The drainage systems aren’t the best but in ten minutes it will be gone,” one person said.
The rain lasted longer than 10 minutes, flooding several spots along Collins Avenue in Miami Beach.
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In one neighborhood, at least a foot of water blocked the entrance. Drivers who attempted to pass through sent waves crashing onto nearby sidewalks.
The heavy rain also snarled traffic on parts of Interstate 95 and on the bridges to and from Miami Beach, slowing drivers trying to get around the area.
“It’s Miami for you. What do they call it, a sun shower?” one driver said.
The weather disrupted Sunday plans for many. The 26th annual Miami Heat Family Festival was cut short after strong winds swept through Dan Paul Plaza, knocking over several tents.
There is no word yet on how or when the Miami Heat plan to make up the family festival.
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