Brogdon's 20 leads No. 13 Virginia past No. 8 Miami 66-58

Brogdon's 20 leads No. 13 Virginia past No. 8 Miami 66-58

Published Jan. 12, 2016 10:13 p.m. ET
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CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) Malcolm Brogdon had 20 points and London Perrantes scored all 13 of his in the second half as No. 13 Virginia ended a two-game losing streak with a 66-58 victory over No. 8 Miami on Tuesday night.

Anthony Gill added 15 points for the Cavaliers (13-3, 2-2 Atlantic Coast Conference), who used an 11-2 run in the second half to turn a 43-41 deficit into a 52-45 lead with 7 1-2 minutes to go and never trailed again.

Angel Rodriguez had 17 points and Sheldon McClellan added 13 for Miami (13-2, 2-1), which had a seven-game winning streak snapped.

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The Hurricanes closed within 59-56 on Rodriguez's driving basket with 2:20 to play, but Miami didn't score again until Rodriguez hit two free throws with 29 seconds left. In the meantime, Perrantes hit a runner in the lane with 1:05 to play, Gill added a free throw and Darius Thompson made two free throws for Virginia.

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