The Miami Hurricanes entered the season under the radar in the ACC due to the heavyweight teams mainly Duke and UNC. They surprised everyone defeating both Duke and UNC during the season by 20+ even attracting the attention of Miami Heat superstars Lebron James and Dwyane Wade who came through to see it for themselves courtside. The Hurricanes captured the regular season title and won their first ACC Championship game. Read more after the jump.
The Miami Hurricanes faced off against the UNC Tarheels earlier this afternoon and battled for the ACC crown. The game was indeed a goodie as they not only traded buckets but fought hard on defense. The Hurricanes were led by point guard Shane Larkin and the Tarheels were led by combo guard/forward P.J. Hairston.
Hairston showed great leadership and determination for the Tarheels by playing a spectacular game with a bandaged hand. Hairston injured his hand during the Tarheels win against FSU on Friday, March 15th. The cut to his hand required eight stitches but Hairston still produced, dropping 28 points in the Tarheels loss to Miami.
The star of the show was Larkin who scored a career-high 28 points, eight coming in the final 2 1/2 minutes, 7 assists, 5 rebounds and 2 steals; earning himself the Most Outstanding Player Award.
Miami beat North Carolina 87-77 in Sunday’s final. Here’s something interesting; the last time neither Duke, UNC nor NC State won the regular season or tournament title, was in 1974! Wow good job Miami Hurricanes.
