No. 14 Miami holds off Wake Forest to reach ACC semifinals
Miami guard Isaiah Wong (2) drives past Wake Forest guard Tyree Appleby (1) and forward Bobi Klintman (34) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game at the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament in Greensboro, N.C., Thursday, March 9, 2023. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)[ASSOCIATED PRESS/Chuck Burton]
GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — Jordan Miller had 18 points and nine rebounds, and No. 14 Miami held on to defeat Wake Forest 74-72 in the quarterfinals of the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament. Miami earned the tournament’s top seed for the first time since 2013. ACC player of the year Isaiah Wong scored 17 points and had five assists and Norchad Omier had 14 points and 10 rebounds. Wake Forest’s Tyree Appleby had 24 points on five 3s for ninth-seeded Wake Forest, whose frantic comeback from an 18-point second half deficit fell just short.
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Miami head coach Jim Larranaga, center, argues a call during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Wake Forest at the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament in Greensboro, N.C., Thursday, March 9, 2023. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)
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Miami guard Wooga Poplar (55) tries to block a pass by Wake Forest guard Cameron Hildreth (2) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game at the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament in Greensboro, N.C., Thursday, March 9, 2023. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)
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Wake Forest guard Cameron Hildreth (2) and Miami guard Jordan Miller (11) chase a loose ball during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game at the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament in Greensboro, N.C., Thursday, March 9, 2023. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)
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