No. 14 Miami Hurricanes men's basketball defeated Wagner Seahawks 83-57 on Friday night in Coral Gables, Fla.
Shelton Henderson scored 19 points — 16 after halftime — and shot 8 of 9 from the field in the second half. He recorded two fast-break dunks during Miami’s 12-2 surge to open the period. Malik Reneau added 12 points and Caleb Gaskins contributed 11.
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Miami outscored Wagner 24–3 in fast-break points, held a 52–22 advantage in the paint, made 16 of 18 free throws and recorded 18 assists. After Tajae Jones gave Wagner its only lead at 10–8, Miami answered with a 22–4 run. Dante Allen’s layup with 4:35 remaining in the first half capped that spurt and put Miami ahead 30–14.
The Hurricanes led 34–21 at halftime and extended their advantage to 46–23 early in the second half. Gaskins’ dunk with 4:46 left gave Miami its largest lead at 75–44.
Jones recorded 13 points and 11 rebounds for Wagner (0–2), which features a new roster under first-year head coach Dwan McMillan.
Miami (1–1) hosts North Florida on Monday. Wagner visits No. 4 UConn on Monday.
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