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Hurricanes survive tough test from Illini to advance to NCAA Sweet 16 

Rion Brown nets 21 points and the Hurricanes advance.


Associated Press


Miami's Shane Larkin and Illinois' D.J. Richardson go after a loose ball in the third round of the NCAA tournament Sunday in Austin, Texas.

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Sunday, March 24, 2013


AUSTIN, Texas — Shane Larkin hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with a minute left and Miami kept possession on a ball knocked out of bounds that probably should have gone to Illinois, helping the Hurricanes hold on for a 63-59 victory Sunday night to advance to the NCAA round of 16.

After Larkin’s first field goal in about 9 1/2 minutes, D.J. Richardson missed a 3-pointer. In the fight for the rebound, the ball appeared to ricochet off the hands of Miami’s Kenny Kadji out of bounds. But the Hurricanes kept the ball, and Durand Scott made two free throws after that.

Miami (29-6) is in the round of 16 for only the second time in school history.

The Hurricanes play Marquette (25-8) in Washington D.C. on Thursday night.

Larkin, the only non-senior starter for Miami and the ACC player of the year, finished with 17 points. Rion Brown had 21 with five 3s.

Brandon Paul had 18 points for Illionis (23-13).

ILLINOIS (23-13)McLaurin 0-2 0-0 0, Richardson 1-11 2-2 5, Paul 8-20 0-0 18, Abrams 3-10 2-3 8, Egwu 5-9 2-2 12, Bertrand 2-3 0-0 4, Henry 0-0 0-0 0, Griffey 4-6 0-0 12. Totals 23-61 6-7 59.MIAMI (29-6)Larkin 5-12 4-5 17, Scott 2-8 2-2 6, McKinney Jones 1-3 0-0 3, Kadji 4-11 2-6 10, Gamble 1-2 0-0 2, Brown 7-14 2-2 21, Jekiri 2-4 0-0 4, Johnson 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 22-55 10-15 63.Halftime—Miami 29-26. 3-Point Goals—Illinois 7-27 (Griffey 4-6, Paul 2-9, Richardson 1-10, Abrams 0-2), Miami 9-25 (Brown 5-10, Larkin 3-7, McKinney Jones 1-3, Kadji 0-1, Scott 0-4). Fouled Out—Richardson. Rebounds—Illinois 38 (Egwu 12), Miami 35 (Kadji 8). Assists—Illinois 7 (Abrams, Paul, Richardson 2), Miami 12 (Larkin 5). Total Fouls—Illinois 17, Miami 10. A—14,520.