LIVE THREAD: Miami vs. Louisville, ACC Tournament Quarterfinals

Trinton Breeze
5 min read
Miami did enough to get a double bye in this year's ACC Tournament. It's now Miami's time to shine today, as the Hurricanes get rolling playing the Louisville Cardinals in the Quarterfinals of the Tournament.

Will the Hurricanes make it to the ACC Championship Game and get a little revenge along the way? CIS’s LIVE GAME THREAD will have you covered with all the sights and sounds from Spectrum Center as the No. 3 seed Miami Hurricanes take on the No. 6 seed Louisville Cardinals in the ACC Tournament Quarterfinals

Refresh the feed below for updates, and CIS’s takes on the game from Charlotte and the couch.


By: Trinton Breeze

Under 4:00 timeout update​

03/12/2026 04:55 PM

Louisville won’t go away quietly. After UM pushed its lead to 10 early in the second half, the Hurricanes went quiet, and the Cards are within four points. They’re playing with hope, but Miami should be able to protect a lead with 3:59 to go. Should. We’ll see.


By: Trinton Breeze

Back to a 3-point game​

03/12/2026 04:46 PM

Louisville isn’t going away. The Cardinals are just three points down after an and one by J'Vonee Hadley. Malik Reneau continues to play well, up to 17 points.

06:46 2H: Miami 62, Louisville 59


By: Trinton Breeze

Dante Allen is having fun in Charlotte​

03/12/2026 04:40 PM

AND ONE!!!




By: Trinton Breeze

IT’S TRU WASHINGTON TIME​

03/12/2026 04:25 PM

Back-to-back Tru Washington buckets extend the lead to eight, One of Miami’s largest lead of the second half. Washington has scored six points this half to make it a 57-49 point game with under almost under 10 minutes left.


By: Trinton Breeze

12:44 2H: Miami 55, Louisville 47​

03/12/2026 04:23 PM

Miami basketball has showed up so far in the second half, Miami holds a eight point lead coming out of halftime, the Hurricanes went on a 10-0 run early in the half to give the Hurricanes some separation.

Jai Lucas halftime scheme so far is working.


By: Trinton Breeze

Miami Takes Largest lead Of The Game Out Of Halftime

03/12/2026 04:10 PM

Miami Hurricanes basketball has taken its biggest lead of the game, going up 49-41 over the Louisville Cardinals with 16:58 left in the second half, right after the break.


By: Trinton Breeze

HALFTIME: Louisville leads Miami 38-37

03/12/2026 03:50 PM

Tre Donaldson leads Miami with 13 points, Malik Reneau with six, along with Ernest Udeh Jr., and Tru Washington splitting a pair with five, Shelton Henderson and Dante Allen also with four apiece.

Canes shooting 43.8% FG, 33.3% 3PT and are getting outrebounding by the Cardinals 20-15.

Let's grab a snack...


By: Trinton Breeze

6:01 1H: Miami 24, Louisville 23​

03/12/2026 03:21 PM

A nice little 7-0 run for Miami puts the good guys ahead by one possessions, thanks to buckets from Dante Allen, Tre Donaldson, and Malik Reneau

The Canes are shooting 50.0 percent from the field and 100 percent at the line, but just 14.3 percent from three.


By: Trinton Breeze

10-0 run for Louisville

03/12/2026 03:17 PM

Sigh... Need to just play our basketball, slow down.

Louisville is now on a 10-0 run without two of their starters in the game. Louisville is going with an interesting lineup with Kasean Pryor checking into the game.

Miami: 15
UL: 20
1H 10:15


By: Trinton Breeze

Louisville now has two starters out of the game

03/12/2026 03:10 PM

Louisville has two starters out of the game. As we know, Mikel Brown Jr., is out with a back injury, alongside Isaac McKneely who just went to the locker room, bleeding from his head.


By: Trinton Breeze

Timotej Malovec Check into the game

03/12/2026 03:05 PM

After being injured with a back injury in the last three games for the Hurricanes, freshman forward Timotej Malovec facially has checked into the game today versus the Louisville Cardinals.

The Cardinals are in the lead 10-8, under fourteen to go in the 1st half


By: Trinton Breeze

Wanna know a fun fact?

03/12/2026 03:03 PM

Tre Donaldson has won a conference championship everywhere he has been. He won coming off the bench at Auburn, and won as a starter at Auburn last season.

Tre is looking to do the same thing with the Hurricanes.


By: Trinton Breeze

15:58 1H: Miami 6, Louisville 4​

03/12/2026 02:57 PM

Both teams are going at it early, Miami is shooting 33 percent from the field (3-9), 0 percent from three (0-3) compared to 50/0/0 for Louisville.

Tre Donaldson has four quick ones for the Canes, followed by Malik Reneau with two.

For the Cardinals, Adrian Wooley and Ryan Conwell both have two

By: Trinton Breeze

Starting Lineups​

03/12/2026 02:45 PM

Miami Starters

  • 3 Tre Donaldson
  • 35 Dante Allen
  • 7 Shelton Henderson
  • 5 Malik Reneau
  • 8 Ernest Udeh Jr
Louisville Starters
  • 14 Adrian Wooley
  • 10 Isaac McKneely
  • 3 Ryan Conwell
  • 1 J'Vonne Hadley
  • 53 Vangelis Zougris


By: Trinton Breeze
03/12/2026 02:31 PM

Tip Time Changed To 2:50

The Virginia and NC State was running long (as expected), so Miami vs. Louisville will tip off at 2:50 p.m. ET. Still on ESPN2.


By: Trinton Breeze

[3] Miami vs. [6] Louisville: How to Watch, Listen​

03/12/2026 02:23 PM
  • Tipoff: Thursday, 2:30 p.m. ET
  • TV: ESPN (Dave O'Brien, Corey Alexander)
  • Local Radio: UM Sports Network (Joe Zagacki)
  • AM: 560 WQAM
  • FM: 103.4
  • Online: Audacy App
  • Sirius XM: 84

By: Trinton Breeze

Its GAMEDAY!

03/12/2026 12:00 PM

 

Comments (267)

Attack the ******* rim. This isn’t a perimeter team why are they jacking up these 3s so early
 
if we lose, im ready for them to knock miami out of the tournament
 
Woah. That was lucky. Don’t need Malik with 2 quick fouls
 
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