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The No. 12 seeded Miami women’s basketball team defeated the No. 13 Stanford Cardinals, 83-76, in round one of the ACC Tournament on Wednesday afternoon. The matchup took place at Gas South Arena and marked Miami’s first win at the ACC Tournament since the 2023-24 season.
Miami improves to 17–13 overall and 9–10 against ACC opponents, while Stanford moves to 19–13 overall and 8–11 in ACC matchups.
As a team, Miami shot 50.8 percent from the field and had three players with 20+ points. Ra Shaya Kyle led all with 25 points and 11 rebounds to secure double-double No. 20 of the season. Gal Raviv followed with 20 points and Amarachi Kimpson matched with another 20.
Stanford jumped out to an early lead, building a four-point advantage at 8–4 in the opening minutes. Miami quickly answered with a 15–0 run, driven by six points from Raviv and five from Kyle. During the Hurricanes’ surge, the Cardinals were held scoreless for more than five minutes. Stanford finally broke the offensive drought with a basket to close out the first quarter and set the score to 19–10 heading into the second.
Kyle opened the second period with back-to-back layups, increasing Miami’s lead to 13 at 23–10. Stanford responded with an 11–2 run to cut the margin to four, 25–21. Miami called its first timeout of the half at the 3:39 mark in hopes to slow Stanford’s momentum, but the Cardinals stayed hot, knocking down three consecutive shots from beyond the arc to take a 37–35 lead. Each team posted an additional basket in the paint in the final 90 seconds, sending Stanford into halftime with a 39–37 advantage.
Raviv opened the third quarter with a pull-up jumper just 30 seconds in, tying the game at 39–39. Kyle answered on the next possession, putting Miami back in front, 41–39. The teams went back and forth from there, with three additional ties before the Hurricanes regained control with an 8-point lead, 58–50. Kimpson sparked the run with five points, prompting a Stanford timeout. Coming out of the break, Miami maintained its offensive momentum, stretching the advantage to 13 and carrying a 65–52 lead into the final quarter.
The Cardinals posted the first four points of the final period and held Miami to only five points for the entirety of the quarter. Kyle was responsible for all five of UM’s points and brought in four of UM’s eight rebounds. Stanford outscored the Canes 18-5 to even the score at 70-70 to force overtime in the final seconds of action.
Kimpson scored the first basket of overtime with an overdue three-point jumper to snap Miami’s seven-minute scoring freeze. The Cardinals responded with a two-point jumper of their own to get the score within one, 73-72. The scoring margin then stretched in favor of Miami with Raviv hitting key shots in the extra period. After a tightly contested game, the Canes came out ahead, 83-76.
With the first-round win, Miami will advance to the second round of the ACC Tournament and face fifth seeded Notre Dame on Thursday afternoon. The matchup between the Canes and Fighting Irish will tipoff at 1:30 p.m. inside Gas South Arena with full coverage on ACCN.
The No. 12 seeded Miami women’s basketball team defeated the No. 13 Stanford Cardinals, 83-76, in round one of the ACC Tournament on Wednesday afternoon. The matchup took place at Gas South Arena and marked Miami’s first win at the ACC Tournament since the 2023-24 season.
Miami improves to 17–13 overall and 9–10 against ACC opponents, while Stanford moves to 19–13 overall and 8–11 in ACC matchups.
As a team, Miami shot 50.8 percent from the field and had three players with 20+ points. Ra Shaya Kyle led all with 25 points and 11 rebounds to secure double-double No. 20 of the season. Gal Raviv followed with 20 points and Amarachi Kimpson matched with another 20.
Stanford jumped out to an early lead, building a four-point advantage at 8–4 in the opening minutes. Miami quickly answered with a 15–0 run, driven by six points from Raviv and five from Kyle. During the Hurricanes’ surge, the Cardinals were held scoreless for more than five minutes. Stanford finally broke the offensive drought with a basket to close out the first quarter and set the score to 19–10 heading into the second.
Kyle opened the second period with back-to-back layups, increasing Miami’s lead to 13 at 23–10. Stanford responded with an 11–2 run to cut the margin to four, 25–21. Miami called its first timeout of the half at the 3:39 mark in hopes to slow Stanford’s momentum, but the Cardinals stayed hot, knocking down three consecutive shots from beyond the arc to take a 37–35 lead. Each team posted an additional basket in the paint in the final 90 seconds, sending Stanford into halftime with a 39–37 advantage.
Raviv opened the third quarter with a pull-up jumper just 30 seconds in, tying the game at 39–39. Kyle answered on the next possession, putting Miami back in front, 41–39. The teams went back and forth from there, with three additional ties before the Hurricanes regained control with an 8-point lead, 58–50. Kimpson sparked the run with five points, prompting a Stanford timeout. Coming out of the break, Miami maintained its offensive momentum, stretching the advantage to 13 and carrying a 65–52 lead into the final quarter.
The Cardinals posted the first four points of the final period and held Miami to only five points for the entirety of the quarter. Kyle was responsible for all five of UM’s points and brought in four of UM’s eight rebounds. Stanford outscored the Canes 18-5 to even the score at 70-70 to force overtime in the final seconds of action.
Kimpson scored the first basket of overtime with an overdue three-point jumper to snap Miami’s seven-minute scoring freeze. The Cardinals responded with a two-point jumper of their own to get the score within one, 73-72. The scoring margin then stretched in favor of Miami with Raviv hitting key shots in the extra period. After a tightly contested game, the Canes came out ahead, 83-76.
With the first-round win, Miami will advance to the second round of the ACC Tournament and face fifth seeded Notre Dame on Thursday afternoon. The matchup between the Canes and Fighting Irish will tipoff at 1:30 p.m. inside Gas South Arena with full coverage on ACCN.
