National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Miami - Florida 69, Tennessee Tech 58
When: 7:00 PM ET, Friday, November 11, 2011
Where: BankUnited Center, Coral Gables, Florida
Officials:
Attendance: 3600

Durand Scott had 15 points and five assists, and Malcolm Grant added 14 as Miami came from nine points down in the second half to defeat visiting Tennessee Tech 69-58 on Friday in the season opener for both teams.

Rion Brown’s 3-pointer with 4:26 left gave the Hurricanes the lead for good 55-54, giving coach Jim Larranaga a win in his Miami debut. Trey McKinney Jones chipped in with 12 points, including two key 3-pointers late in the second half.

Zac Swansey had 14 of his team-high 19 points in the first half for Tennessee Tech. The Golden Eagles shook off an early 10-0 deficit and finished the first half with a 16-3 run for a 32-27 halftime lead.

Tech, which lost to Morehead State in the Ohio Valley Conference championship game last season, led 45-36 with 11:49 left.

The Golden Eagles are now 0-4 against Miami and 3-15 against ACC schools.

Swingman DeQuan Jones will miss the entire season while Miami and the NCAA investigate a potential violation involving the Nevin Shapiro scandal.
Top Game Performances
 
Tennessee Tech   Miami - Florida
Zac Swansey 19 Scoring Durand Scott 15
Zac Swansey 3 Assists Durand Scott 5
Jud Dillard 6 Rebounds Garrius Adams 8
Bassey Inameti 4 Free Throws Made Durand Scott 7
Zach Bailey 2 Steals Erik Swoope 3
Bassey Inameti 3 Blocks Raphael Akpejiori 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Tennessee Tech 58 40.4 8-17 12-19 7 24 5 5
Miami - Florida 69 38.9 7-22 20-25 10 39 3 7