Miami, FL
Davis Explodes For 42 In 75-71 Win Over Miami – University of North Carolina Athletics
CHAPEL HILL, N.C.—RJ Davis set career highs with seven three-pointers and 42 points as ninth-ranked North Carolina held on for a 75-71 home win over Miami on Monday night.
Adding six rebounds in his most dominant performance in a career-best season, Davis posted his third 30-point game in 2023-24 (and his fourth career). He broke Tyler Hansbrough’s Smith Center scoring record of 40 set against Georgia Tech in 2006.
It was the most points by a Tar Heel in any game since Shammond Williams had 42 in double overtime at Georgia Tech on February 8, 1998, and the most in a regulation game since Charles Scott had 43 against Wake Forest on January 17, 1970.
Davis was the only Tar Heel to score in double figures. Harrison Ingram recorded eight points and 10 rebounds, and Armando Bacot added five points and 12 boards.
“For me to have a performance like that tonight means the world to me,” Davis said to a throng of reporters afterward. “I’m just locked in. I’m confident in myself and in my shot. I’m also getting open. My teammates are doing a great job of setting screens and finding me to make these shots. Once I get in my groove like that, it feels like I can’t miss. I actually feel like I could have had 50, but I missed free throws and whatnot. I just felt good. The ball felt good, the shots felt good, everything felt great tonight.”
No matter how impressive, Davis’ heroics almost weren’t enough.
UNC led by 13 with 3:45 remaining in the second half before Miami used an 11-0 run to pull within two at 72-70 in the final minute. Carolina shot just 12 for 21 from the free throw line, missing several key attempts in the tense final minutes.
In the end, Jae’Lyn Withers sealed the win when he rebounded a missed free throw by Seth Trimble with 2.6 seconds left and hit two free throws of his own.
“J-Wit had to step up and make two free throws,” Tar Heel head coach Hubert Davis said. “J-Wit and Harrison [Ingram] kept the ball alive on free throws. Those are the little things that we talk about on a daily basis that make big things happen.”
UNC improved to 22-6 overall and 14-3 in the Atlantic Coast Conference with the victory, maintaining its perch atop the conference standings.
“That was a valiant effort on our part, but RJ Davis had the answer every time we made a run,” Miami head coach Jim Larranaga said. “He’s a fantastic player.”
Carolina, which beat Miami, 75-72, in Coral Gables on Feb. 10, swept the season series with the Hurricanes. The Tar Heels moved to 12-1 at home this season and 39-6 in three seasons under Hubert Davis.
Miami lost its seventh consecutive game and its 10th in 13 outings, falling to 15-14 (6-12 ACC).
Davis scored 21 of his points in the first half, outscoring the rest of his teammates, 21-16. He grabbed six rebounds to give him 502 in his career. He is the first player in UNC history to compile 1,800 points, 200 three-pointers, 500 rebounds and 300 assists in a career.
“That might be the best performance I have ever seen by anyone on my team,” Ingram said of Davis’ effort.
Davis outscored all other Tar Heels, 42-33, in the game. It was the first time a Carolina player outscored the rest of his teammates since January 29, 1983, when Michael Jordan scored a career-high 39 of UNC’s 72 points vs. Georgia Tech.
“What he did tonight, he’s been doing all season,” Hubert Davis offered. “He put the team on his back. It wasn’t just points. I thought he was great defensively. He took care of the basketball, distributed, rebounded and boxed out. And, of course, we needed every bit of his 42 tonight.”
How It Happened
First Half
• After missing 13 of 14 field goal attempts in Saturday’s win at Virginia, Davis made his first two tries before the game’s first media timeout and started the game 3 for 3.
• Davis scored 18 of UNC’s first 30 points and finished with 21 in the half.
• The Hurricanes hit 8 of 13 first-half three-point attempts (61.5 percent). The Tar Heels, meanwhile, were 5 for 14 from behind the arc in the opening 20 minutes, including 3 of 4 by Davis.
• Miami shot 4 for 19 from two-point range prior to halftime.
• The Tar Heels hit five of their last six shot attempts, shot 46.9 percent overall and posted a 20-8 edge in points in the paint in the half.
• Bacot had just two field goal attempts and two points in 17 first-half minutes.
Second Half
• Carolina scored back-to-back buckets coming out of the break to take a 41-32 lead and force a quick Hurricane timeout with 19:16 to go.
• Despite Davis’ big day, the Tar Heels could not put the Hurricanes away. Miami hit six second-half three-pointers and had three different players connect at least four times from behind the arc.
• Miami went on an 11-0 run to cut the lead to 72-70 in the final minute of play.
Postgame Tidbits & Notes
• After a week off between the wins over Virginia Tech (Feb. 17) and at Virginia (Feb. 24), the Tar Heels played their second game in three days.
• The game was Hubert Davis‘ 100th as the Tar Heel head coach. He is 71-29 and has the fourth-most wins among UNC coaches in their first 100 games.
• Carolina is 28-10 all-time against Miami. That includes a 21-9 series advantage since the Hurricanes joined the ACC and a 13-5 edge in Chapel Hill.
• Miami hit 14 three-pointers and 10 two-pointers in the game. The ‘Canes were 14 for 30 from three-point range (46.7 percent) but 10 for 31 from two-point range (32.3 percent).
• Davis posted his 18th 20-point game of the season, the most games with 20+ by a Tar Heel since Justin Jackson had 19 during the NCAA championship of 2016-17. Carolina is 13-5 when Davis scores 20 or more.
• Davis scored 21 points in each half and has four 20-point halves this season. He had 21 against Arkansas in the second half and 23 in second half against Wake Forest.
• Davis outscored the rest of UNC in the first half (21-16), marking the second-straight game and third time this season a Tar Heel has outscored the rest of UNC in the first half (Cormac Ryan outscored UNC in the first half against Virginia, Davis out-scored UNC in the first half against UConn).
• It was Davis’ third game this season with 10+ field goals, his ninth game with 25+ points and his third with 30 or more.
• Davis has led UNC in scoring 20 times this season, and UNC is 15-5 in those games.
• Davis is the seventh Tar Heel to score 42 or more points in a game (joins Scott, Williams, Bobby Lewis, George Glamack, Lennie Rosenbluth and Billy Cunningham).
• Bacot made his 103rd consecutive start and grabbed 12 rebounds. He has 1,628 career boards and passed Louisville’s Charlie Tyra (1,617) for 12th place in history.
• Davis shot 14 for 22 from the floor and the rest of the UNC team was 13 for 39 (33.3 percent).
• UNC has won 12 games in a row when leading at halftime and is 52-5 under head coach Hubert Davis when leading at the break.
• Carolina has out-rebounded its opponents 17 consecutive times and is 14-3 in those games.
• The UNC defense has held opponents below 40 percent shooting in 30 of 56 halves and 13 of 28 games this season.
Up Next
Carolina will continue its three-game homestand when it hosts NC State in the Smith Center on Saturday at 4 p.m.
Follow Tar Heel basketball on X at @UNC_Basketball and @UNCMBBstats and on Instagram at UNC_Basketball.
Miami, FL
Miami biotech executive was followed into his condo by man who allegedly threw him from 25th floor
A Miami biotech executive was followed into the skyscraper where he lived by the man, accused of pushing him off the building’s 25th floor, newly-released surveillance video shows.
Justin Zelin, 35, was seen walking into Miami Beach’s 47-story Akoya Condominium with a bearded man Corey Hutterli, 37, following behind on Feb. 12 — three days before his death, NBC6 reported.
Zelin, who was wearing a casual outfit, threw away some trash in a garbage can before walking up to the entry door in the high-rise condominium’s parking lot, unaware he would fall to his death.
Hutterli, who was wearing a bucket hat, was following closely behind, carrying bottles of alcohol.
Just three days later, Harvard graduate Zelin called 911 to report a disturbance. During the call, he ordered Hutterli to leave the apartment, WPLG reported.
Zelin, who had worked as a biotechnology equity research analyst at BTIG since January 2021, reportedly shouted, “Get away from me Sasha,” using a nickname Hutterli was known by.
There was a bust-up and cops said, “During said physical altercation defendant Hutterli caused victim Zelin to perish due to blunt force trauma.”
Zelin’s body hit a path on the ground floor, according to surveillance video recorded eight minutes after the 911 call.
Hutterli’s defense team claimed Zelin “went over the balcony” after an alleged mental episode.
They claimed Zelin, who was identified as JZ in court documents, screamed at Hutterli in “what can only be described as a complete break with reality.”
“JZ can be heard ranting, claiming that he was killed by a homeless person, and insisting that he is dead.
“During this mental break, JZ ran in and out of the apartment, and then he went over the balcony of his 25th-floor condo and fell to his death.”
But the state of Hutterli’s body suggested something more sinister had happened. He had scratches on his cheek, and a cut on his thumb.
He was also in what “appears to be an excited state, according to police.
“What’s going on?” a shoeless Hutterli asked one officer.
“Somebody, he freaked out, attacked me.”
The cop asked Hutterli if he was alone, to which he replied, “No I don’t know where he is.
“I kept telling him to relax.”
Hutterli then blurted out, “What is the situation? Did he jump?”
Cops then searched the apartment – which had items strewn inside – and they found Hutterli’s bucket hat.
There were blood spatters on the rails, and clumps of Hutterli’s beard hair were also found.
Blood was also found on Hutterli’s shirt – and they found ketamine in his bag.
Hutterli was arrested on April 8 and faces a second-degree murder charge, which carries a maximum sentence of life imprisonment.
Cops were able to make an arrest after Zelin’s DNA was discovered on Hutterli’s jacket.
He also faces burglary with assault or battery, possession of a controlled substance, and drug paraphernalia charges.
Tributes, meanwhile, were paid to Zelin following his death.
“Justin was one of the best biotech analysts I have ever worked with,” friend Amit Jolly wrote on Linkedin.
“His work was rigorous, thoughtful, and deeply coordinated.
“He had a rare ability to see around corners and articulate complex ideas with clarity and conviction.
“Our field has lost an extraordinary mind, and many of us have lost a trusted voice and friend.”
Miami, FL
Miami-Dade condo owners plead for help after weeks-long elevator outrage impacting residents’ health
Condominium owners near Doral are appealing for help after their buildings have been without elevator service for weeks. They are speaking exclusively with CBS News Miami, sharing stories of hardship amid the area’s suffocating heat. Several owners, who are elderly and have disabilities, say they are struggling to climb the stairs.
This is not the first time the issue has plagued Parkwood Condominiums. Last July, CBS News Miami reported that one building in the complex had been without elevator service for more than a week.
Currently, service has been out at 9240 Fontainebleau Boulevard since May 14. The elevator at 9270 Fontainebleau Boulevard has been out of service since May 15, and the elevator at 9180 Fontainebleau Boulevard is also non-functional, though the duration there is unknown.
Ronald Bedenis, who has lived on the fifth floor of 9240 Fontainebleau Boulevard for 31 years, expressed worry for his wife and others.
“It’s terrible. People are having a really difficult time,” Bedenis said. “My wife cannot go out. I have an 80-year-old woman who cannot go down the stairs. Another neighbor is 104 years old, and she is in a wheelchair. How is she supposed to get down and buy food?”
His neighbor, 68-year-old Sandra Hanson, shared her struggle. “It is horrible. It is very bad because my husband is 80 years old and he cannot walk. He is very sick. He is stressed out,” Hanson said.
At 9270 Fontainebleau Boulevard, 77-year-old heart patient Luis Jorge said the outage is impacting his health.
“They put two catheters in my heart before, and I have another operation coming up,” Jorge said. “To go down is not a problem. But to go up is a problem. We called, and there is no one to talk to. I feel like I am in prison”.
His neighbor, Iris Hernandez, called the situation “frustrating”.
“It’s a big hardship, and I am in disbelief,” Hernandez said. “I feel like I am in a nightmare. I would like to see the elevator fixed”.
CBS News Miami contacted Atlas Property Management Services in Doral and received a statement from Joaquin Alvarez, the property manager.
Alvarez reported some progress at 9270 Fontainebleau Boulevard, where a damaged property edge was repaired, but they are waiting for a control card. At 9240 Fontainebleau Boulevard, Alvarez said the elevator had a damaged valve, and he expected a new one to be installed by the end of the week. He confirmed the Condominium Association had authorized repairs.
For 9180 Fontainebleau Boulevard, Alvarez said the problem involves a defective control board, which the elevator company is working with the manufacturer to resolve. He noted the issue has been ongoing “for a while” but did not provide a repair completion date for that building.
South Florida developers knocked out a combined $115 million in construction loans for Miami condo towers that are nearly sold out, as the demand for hospitality-branded residences heats up in the region.
North Development paid off a $70 million loan to Forman Capital and Core Capital for Domus Brickell Park, while Rosso Development and Midtown Development paid off a $45 million mortgage to Arkansas-based Bank OZK for The Standard Residences, Midtown Miami.
The projects have hit major milestones.
North’s 172-unit Domus Brickell Park recently opened and has posted 120 closings, while Rosso and Midtown’s 228-unit Standard Residences is nearing completion with only five units left to sell.
North Development, a partnership between Ricardo Dunin’s Oak Capital and Juan Carlos Tassara’s Edifica, paid off its loan in April for the building at 1611 Southwest Second Avenue.
The project offers a mix of studios, one-bedroom and two-bedroom units that are short-term rental friendly. Units were marketed from the $600,000s to $1.2 million.
Zyscovich Architects is the architect, and Urban Robot Associates is the interior design firm. Amenities include the Peacock Room, which Dunin previously described as an activated lobby with food and beverage concepts, a market, and co-working spaces for guests and the public that were inspired by the ACE hotel in New York.
The payoff comes as North pushes ahead with Domus Brickell Center, another short-term-rental-friendly condo tower nearby. The developer said that 35-story, 579-unit project at 1034 Southwest Second Avenue is more than 50 percent sold and ahead of schedule. Less than a year ago, the project secured $220 million in financing, consisting of $180 million in C-PACE funding from Coral Gables-based Bayview PACE and a $40 million mortgage from Core Capital.
A few miles north, Rosso Development and Midtown Development paid off a $45 million construction loan for The Standard Residences, Midtown Miami, the first standalone residential project from the lifestyle hospitality brand. Another Standard-branded residential tower is under development in Brickell by Newgard Development Group and Two Roads Development.
Designed by Arquitectonica, the 12-story Midtown project includes 228 residences and more than 34,000 square feet of amenities, featuring a rooftop pool, pickleball court, coworking spaces and several food-and-beverage offerings, including a Juvia Group restaurant on the rooftop.
Units range from 432 square feet to 965 square feet, and include studios to two-bedroom condos. Owners will be able to rent their units out for terms as short as one month. In October 2023, fewer than 35 units remained, priced between $500,000 to $1 million.
A JLL Capital Markets debt advisory team led by Brian Gaswirth and Jimmy Calvo arranged the financing in 2023. According to JLL, the loan was paid off ahead of schedule.
Bank OZK is one of South Florida’s most active condo construction lenders. The bank also provided PMG’s state record-setting $668 million construction loan for Waldorf Astoria Residences Miami, which is expected to become the tallest residential tower south of New York City.
Even as interest rates have gradually come down in recent years, the environment is still relatively high, and construction costs continue to climb.
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