McClinton’s 32 Second-Half Points Spark Hurricanes’ Rally, Beat Gaels 78-64

McClinton’s 32 Second-Half Points Spark Hurricanes’ Rally, Beat Gaels 78-64

March 21st, 2008

Stephen Rhodes

Posted in Slam Dunk NCAA

Miami (FL) guard Jack McClinton (#33) and Mount Saint Mary?s forward Yusef Smith, right, eye a loose basketball in the first half of a first-round game at the NCAA men?s basketball tournament South Regional, played on Friday. McClinton scored a career-high 38 points, leading Miami (FL) to the 78-64 win over Mount Saint Mary?s. ?

#10 Mount Saint Mary’s managed somehow in the first half of Friday’s game against #7 Miami (FL), but a Herculean effort by the Hurricanes’ Jack McClinton in the second half – he scored 32 points in the second half – enabled Miami (FL) to pull away from Mount Saint Mary’s with a 78-64 win in the NCAA South regional at Alltel Arena at Little Rock, AR.? Miami (FL) was led by the aforementioned McClinton with a career-high 38 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists.? Mount Saint Mary’s was led by Patrick Mills with 24 points, 2 rebounds and 5 assists.? Miami (FL) advances to the second round, facing the winner of the Texas-Austin Peay matchup on Sunday.