Brent Bland Hits 8 Threes Off the Bench as No. 17 Miami Makes 20 and Routs North Alabama 94-52
Brent Bland made 8 of 13 threes off the bench as No. 17 Miami hit 20 threes and beat North Alabama 94-52 on Friday at the Watsco Center.
Photo: Miami Athletics. Brent Bland, official roster headshot. Card design: The Dyme.
No. 17 Miami beat North Alabama 94-52 on Friday at the Watsco Center, and the threes did it. The Hurricanes made 20 of 47 from deep, per the ESPN box score. Brent Bland made 8 of 13 of them off the bench and scored a game-high 26 on 9-of-14 shooting in 20 minutes. Miami moved to 3-1. North Alabama fell to 2-2. Attendance was 3,862.
20 threes, 14 from two reserves
Nick Dorn added 18, all on 6-of-12 threes, also off the bench. Bland and Dorn made 14 of Miami's 20 threes between them, by our count. Miami's bench outscored its starters 59-35, also by our count from the ESPN box.
Dante Allen ran it from the bench too, with 12 assists, seven points and six rebounds in 30 minutes. Miami assisted on 27 of its 34 field goals.
Where the 42 points came from
By our count from the ESPN box, Miami made 20 threes to North Alabama's 10, a 30-point edge. Two-point baskets went 14 to 10, plus-8, and free throws 6 to 2, plus-4. Miami led 54-26 at halftime and won the second half 40-26. North Alabama's largest lead was 2. Miami's was 47, per ESPN.
Turnovers and the glass
North Alabama turned it over 18 times. Miami scored 20 points off those turnovers and had 19 fast-break points to the Lions' nine. Miami won the boards 46-31.
Shelton Henderson posted the only double-double, 14 points and 12 rebounds, and made all three of his free throws. Caleb Gaskins had nine points and six rebounds. Acaden Lewis had eight points and seven assists.
For North Alabama, Cortez Graham-Howard scored 10 on 4-of-9 shooting. Quan Lax added nine points and six rebounds off the bench. The Lions shot 20 of 61, 33%.
The box score, side by side
Full-game team numbers, per the ESPN box score:
| Category | Miami | North Alabama |
|---|---|---|
| Field goals | 34-70 (49%) | 20-61 (33%) |
| 3-pointers | 20-47 | 10-32 |
| Free throws | 6-7 | 2-4 |
| Rebounds | 46 | 31 |
| Offensive rebounds | 9 | 5 |
| Assists | 27 | 13 |
| Turnovers | 13 | 18 |
| Steals | 10 | 7 |
| Points in the paint | 28 | 18 |
| Points off turnovers | 20 | 10 |
| Fast-break points | 19 | 9 |
Half scoring, per the ESPN linescores:
| Half | Miami | North Alabama |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | 54 | 26 |
| 2nd | 40 | 26 |
| Final | 94 | 52 |
Sources:
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