Ven-Allen Lubin scored 19 points, Jae’Lyn Withers had 11 points and 10 rebounds and North Carolina beat Miami 92-73 on Saturday for its fifth straight victory, the Tar Heels’ longest win streak this season.
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And with over 17 minutes remaining in the second half, Lubin sent the ball inside to first-year forward Drake Powell. Facing a double team, Powell passed the ball out to sophomore guard Elliot Cadeau, who snapped it quickly to Withers. The graduate forward found a wide-open Lubin inside for the easy score.
It is a Saturday ACC battle as we continue our College Basketball odds series with a Miami-North Carolina prediction and pick.
Miami agreed to terms with Duke associate head coach Jai Lucas and will announce him as the team's next men's basketball head coach on Thursday, according to Matt Norlander of CBS Sports.