The Miami Heat (23-23) fell to seventh place in the Eastern Conference in a 20-point loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers (38-9) 126-106. Here’s a look at four major takeaways from the matchup: 1. The Heat were dominated on the boards.

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On the first night of a back-to-back, short-handed Cleveland crushed Miami, 126-106, inside the Kaseya Center — a figurative dungeon for Cleveland over the last 15 years.

Mobley 10-15 2-3 22, Tyson 2-7 0-0 4, Allen 5-7 2-2 12, Mitchell 14-23 1-1 34, Strus 3-11 0-0 8, Bates 0-1 0-0 0, Niang 6-9 0-0 15, Thompson 1-2 0-0 2, Jerome 9-18 0-0 20, Porter Jr. 4-7 0-0 9. Totals 54-100 5-6 126.

The Hurricanes were coming off a heartbreaking overtime loss on the road to Cal, a game in which UM players showed more spirit and grit than they had in months. Matt Cleveland scored 30 points in that game, and was Miami’s top scorer against Virginia, as well, with a team-high 27 points on 10-of-17 shooting.

Miami University has signed head basketball coach Travis Steele to a contract extension that runs through the 2031-32 season, according to a release sent out by the University Thursday morning. The RedHawks are amid a breakout season in 2024-25,

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Cleveland improved to 29-2 when holding teams to 116 points or less — the Cavs are 9-7 otherwise — and 33-0 when leading after three quarters.

The Miami Hurricanes (4-17, 0-10 ACC) hope to break a five-game home losing streak when they host the Notre Dame Fighting Irish (10-10, 4-5 ACC) on Saturday, February 1, 2025 at 8:00 PM ET. In

Miami hosts the Cleveland Cavaliers following the Miami Heat's 125-119 overtime victory against the Orlando Magic

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