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NCAA Division I Basketball Mens, round 0

AwayLouisville73
Final
HomeMiami78
Thursday, March 12, 2026Watsco CenterAll Columbus sports
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LOU383573
MIA374178
Final

Miami beats Louisville 78-73

Miami Hurricanes beat #24 Louisville Cardinals 78-73 on Thursday at Spectrum Center.

The second half made the difference: Miami outscored Louisville 41-35.

Miami shot 47% to 48% and lost the boards 36-33.

For Miami, Malik Reneau (F): 24. For Louisville, Ryan Conwell (G): 22.

Miami improves to 25-7. Louisville falls to 23-10.

Attendance: 11,722.

Full recap at ESPN: Mailk Reneau's big second half lifts Miami past No. 24 Louisville 78-73 and into ACC semifinals

Written automatically from the box score. Every number comes straight from the game feed.

Top performers

#3
LOU · PointsRyan Conwell G22
#14
LOU · AssistsAdrian Wooley G4
#3
LOU · ReboundsRyan Conwell G9
#5
MIA · PointsMalik Reneau F24
#3
MIA · AssistsTre Donaldson G6
#8
MIA · ReboundsErnest Udeh Jr. C9
StatsMINPTSFG3PTFTREBASTTOSTLBLKOREBDREBPF
V. Zougris F1121-10-00-011010010
A. Wooley G3452-51-20-044610224
R. Conwell G38228-201-105-693110182
I. McKneely G3162-81-61-232300121
J. Hadley G37197-122-33-363012151
S. Fru F1783-30-02-440003224
K. Rooths F9114-61-32-210000013
K. Pryor F300-10-00-010100010
A. Khalifa C1200-00-00-032112032
K. Rodgers G800-00-00-021000203
Team7327-566-2413-173616135792720

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Malik Reneau with a massive Miami slam

ESPNMar 12

Khani Rooths gets up for the beautiful dunk

ESPNMar 12

Ernest Udeh Jr. rocks the rim with powerful slam dunk

ESPNMar 12

Ernest Udeh Jr. throws down powerful slam dunk vs. Louisville Cardinals

ESPNMar 12

Dante Allen elevates for dunk vs. Louisville Cardinals

ESPNMar 12

Ernest Udeh Jr. drains bucket vs Louisville Cardinals

ESPNMar 12

Sananda Fru elevates for the big-time swat

ESPNMar 12

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