Miami 67, N.C.-Wilmington 60
Published
Nov. 21, 2009 12:18 a.m. ET
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Malcolm Grant scored 18 points and Miami defeated North Carolina-Wilmington 67-60 on Friday. The Hurricanes (4-0) led 62-58 with 29 seconds to play and forced two Seahawks' turnovers to hold on and advance to the championship round of the Charleston Classic at 6 p.m. on Sunday. Trailing by 12 with 6:09 to play in the first half, Miami went on a 19-4 run and built a 27-26 lead at halftime. James Dews added 17 points for Miami. Dews and Grant were a combined to go 14 of 20 from the field. Chad Tomko had 16 points for UNC-Wilmington (1-3), which was looking for its second upset in as many days after knocking off Penn State 80-69 in Thursday's first round. The Seahawks will play in a consolation game Sunday at 3:30 p.m.
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