CLEMSON – Jai Lucas said his Miami team was shocked during Saturday’s 69-59 loss to No. 22 Clemson at Littlejohn Coliseum.
Why were the Hurricanes in shock?
“We have always been the physical team when we played other people, and this is the first game where somebody could really punch back with us,” Lucas said.
Clemson, who ended Miami’s 10-game winning streak, while winning a ninth consecutive game, punched the Hurricanes by forcing 12 first-half turnovers. Eleven of those 12 turnovers were steals, as guards Dillon Hunter and Jestin Porter had three steals each.
The Tigers (16-3, 6-0 ACC) scored nine points off those steals.