Jim Larrañaga and the Miami Hurricanes had a lot to prove in terms of resilience after an embarrassing, 83-57 loss to Jim Boeheim and the Syracuse Orange on Tuesday night in central New York.
Yet picking up an Atlantic Coast Conference victory in the middle of a global health crisis remains anything but easy when only seven scholarship players are dressed for action.
Senior guard Kameron McGusty, who eclipsed the 1,000-point mark on Tuesday, scored a game-high 20 points, but his veteran leadership was not enough as Notre Dame guard Prentiss Hubb posted 19 points, forwards Nate Laszewski and Juwan Durham combined for 32, and Miami (6-8, 2-7 Atlantic Coast Conference) fell to Notre Dame (5-8, 2-5 ACC) on Sunday night at the Watsco Center, 73-59.