MBB to Play Temple at Barclays Center
Dec. 17, 2019 | 9:30 p.m. | ESPNU
Barclays Center | Brooklyn, N.Y.
Miami (6-3, 0-1 ACC) vs. Temple (7-2, 0-0 AAC)
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CORAL GABLES, Fla. – The University of Miami men’s basketball team is set to compete on an NBA court Tuesday night in Brooklyn, N.Y.
Miami (6-3, 0-1 ACC) will take on Temple at 9:30 p.m. at the Barclays Center in the third and final game of the Air Force Reserve Basketball Hall of Fame Invitational.
The game will be broadcast live on ESPNU HERE, with Tom Hart and Andy Kennedy on the call. Joe Zagacki will have the radio broadcast on 560 The Joe WQAM HERE, while action can also be heard on WVUM 90.5 FM HERE. Live stats for the contest will be available HERE.
Miami is 2-2 all-time against Temple, including 2-0 on a neutral court and 1-0 under ninth-year head coach Jim Larrañaga. In the most recent affair, which also came at an NBA venue in New York, the Hurricanes notched a 60-57 victory at Madison Square Garden in the NIT semifinals on March 31, 2015.
The Hurricanes have played four prior games at the Barclays Center, tallying at 1-3 record. In total, Miami has played 17 games at an NBA arena under Coach L, amassing a 7-10 ledger across seven venues in seven different seasons.
In its most recent outing, Miami earned an 88-74 victory over Alabama A&M Saturday at the Watsco Center. Five Hurricanes scored in double figures for the first time since Nov. 28, 2018, with redshirt junior guard Kameron McGusty’s 21 points leading the way.
Senior guard Dejan Vasiljevic notched 17 points to move within four of 1,000, while junior guard Chris Lykes tallied 13, freshman guard Harlond Beverly posted 12 and redshirt junior forward Sam Waardenburg recorded 11.
The Owls head into Tuesday night’s contest at 7-2 (0-0 AAC) on the season after scoring 108 points in a 47-point win over St. Joseph’s Dec. 10. Senior guard Quinton Rose paces the team in both points (14.7) and assists (3.7) per game.
Temple was picked seventh in the AAC preseason poll after registering a 23-10 (13-5) mark last year that included an appearance in the NCAAA Tournament.
Following its contest against Temple, Miami returns home to host Coppin State Saturday at 2 p.m. at the Watsco Center in its non-conference finale, live on ACC Network.
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The 2019-20 Miami Hurricanes men’s basketball season is presented by First National Bank.
