CORAL GABLES — The Miami Hurricanes nearly had their second upset victory in a week, but a buzzer-beating 3-pointer in regulation sent No. 16 Virginia Tech to overtime, where the Hokies sank UM.
Still without preseason All-ACC guard Chris Lykes and still playing with seven scholarship players, the Hurricanes fell to Virginia Tech, 80-76, on Saturday afternoon at Watsco Center.
Sophomore guard Isaiah Wong hit a 3-pointer with 2.1 seconds left in regulation to put Miami up, 74-71, but VT’s Hunter Cattoor connected on a buzzer-beating three of his own to send the game into overtime. Cattoor appeared to step out of bounds before the shot, but that aspect of the play was not reviewable.