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Miami pushes past Iowa State to reach Elite Eight

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March 26th, 2022 by admin

Miami grabbed 11 steals and piled up 21 assists on their 26 made shots to push past Iowa State 70-56 in a Sweet 16 game in Chicago on Friday night. The Cyclones were a cold 4 of 22 from three point range and didn’t have many loose balls bounce their way.

Miami led by three at half and the Canes never surrendered the lead in the second half. Kameron McGusty had a huge game with 27 points on 10 of 18 shooting to lead Miami. Jordan Miller had 16 points and 7 rebounds, while Sam Waardenburg came up with some big shots to finish with 13 points, 8 rebounds, and 5 assists.

Iowa State was led by 13 points each from Tyrese Hunter and Gabe Kalscheur. Hunter also had 7 assists and 4 rebounds. Star guard Izaiah Brockington was held in check, finishing with 11 points and 7 rebounds. The Cyclones end their turnaround season with a mark of 22-13 after finishing 2-22 a season ago.

Miami improved to 26-10 on the season and reached their first ever Elite Eight with the win. The Hurricanes will face Kansas in the Midwest Region Final on Sunday at 1:20 p.m. back at the United Center.