Miami men’s basketball returned to the same court it suffered a heartbreaking loss against Florida State in front of its first sold-out arena in four years.
But instead of bouncing back with a reviving home victory, Miami dropped its second consecutive home contest, 68-64, to a Notre Dame team that answered with enough timely baskets throughout the second half inside a raucous Watsco Center Wednesday.
“Our strategy to begin the game was to try to keep Notre Dame from getting 3’s,” Miami head coach Jim Larrañaga said. “They’re a terrific 3-point shooting team and we felt like that was the key, but they were able to take advantage of us inside … We were never able to turn them over and get them to make enough mistakes.