Men’s Hoops Downed by Hurricanes, 72-64 – Ohio State Buckeyes
12/27/1998 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
December 27, 1998
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%^$ SUNRISE, Fla. – Senior Tim James scored a career-high 29 points and the%^$Miami Hurricanes earned their first victory over a Big Ten team Sunday, beating%^$Ohio State 72-64 in the Orange Bowl Basketball Classic.
%^$ Miami had been 0-11 previously against the Big Ten.
%^$ The Hurricanes improved to 7-2 with their fifth consecutive win. Ohio State,%^$which had won five in a row, fell to 11-3.
%^$ The game was part of a doubleheader at the Florida Panther’s new arena that%^$drew a crowd of 11,051. Florida beat Michigan 79-63 in the first game.
%^$ Miami raced to a 20-6 lead as Ohio State missed 15 of its first 17 shots.%^$The Buckeyes closed to within 32-29 early in the second half, but got no%^$closer.
%^$ James hit three straight baskets for the Hurricanes, giving them a 46-35%^$lead with 11:20 left. He converted a 3-point play with a steal and lay up to%^$make the score 61-54 with 1:40 left to go.
%^$ James hit 11 of 19 shots, grabbed 11 rebounds, blocked five shots and made%^$three steals in 33 minutes. Teammate Vernon Jennings scored 19 points, and%^$Johnny Hemsley added 14.
%^$ Michael Redd led Ohio State with 19 points. Jon Sanderson added 13 and%^$Scoonie Penn 11. Redd and Penn combined to shoot just 10-for-37 as the Buckeyes%^$shot 36 percent.
%^$ Miami had been 0-1 previously against Ohio State. The Hurricanes are 0-4%^$against Penn State, 0-2 against Wisconsin and Michigan, and 0-1 against Purdue%^$and Illinois.
