No. 15 Miami Hurricanes shoot poorly and suffer 1st loss against Green Bay, 68-55
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Junior Carrington Love scored a career-high 20 points Saturday and Green Bay deployed an effective zone defense in the second half to hand the No. 15-ranked Miami Hurricanes their first defeat, 68-55.
Miami scored only one basket in the first 12 minutes of the second half and finished shooting a season-low 33 percent, including 5 for 20 from 3-point range. The Hurricanes fell to 8-1, while Green Bay improved to 6-2.
Love added nine rebounds, four steals, three assists and two blocks. Keifer Sykes had 18 points and Greg Mays 10 for the Phoenix.
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Green Bay began shooting successfully over Miami's zone early in the second half. Love sank a 3-pointer during a 13-1 run that put the Phoenix ahead 44-31 with 11 minutes left.