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Miami Hurricanes stun Virginia Tech Hokies with half-court shot at buzzer 78-75

'Canes retake lead of Atlantic Coast Conference
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Posted at 11:34 PM, Jan 26, 2022
and last updated 2022-01-26 23:34:32-05

BLACKSBURG, Va. — Kameron McGusty had 19 points to lead five Miami players scoring in double figures and Charlie Moore hit a half-court shot at the buzzer to help the Hurricanes beat Virginia Tech 78-75.

Jordan Miller scored 18 points and Moore finished with 13.

Isaiah Wong and Sam Waardenburg added 12 points apiece for Miami (15-5, 7-2 ACC).

Hunter Cattoor missed a 3-point shot for Virginia Tech and the Hurricanes grabbed the rebound and called a timeout with 1.8 seconds left before Moore banked in a runner as time expired.

Keve Aluma had 14 points for Virginia Tech (10-10, 2-7) while Cattoor, Nahiem Alleyne and Darius Maddox scored 13 apiece.

With the win, the Hurricanes regained sole possession of the Atlantic Coast Conference after Florida State (13-6, 6-3) was pounded Wednesday night at Georgia Tech (9-10, 2-6) by a score of 75-61.

Miami takes on the Yellow Jackets in Atlanta on Saturday at noon.