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Thomas scores 20, Miami beats Virginia 70-68 in OT

The Columbian
Published: February 5, 2011, 12:00am

CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) — Rion Brown made three free throws to tie the game with 13.7 seconds left in regulation, Adrian Thomas finished with 20 points and 10 rebounds and Miami beat Virginia 70-68 on Saturday.

Thomas made a career-best six 3-pointers for the Hurricanes (14-9, 3-6 Atlantic Coast Conference). Reggie Johnson scored 16 and Malcolm Grant added 11 for Miami.

Mustapha Farrakhan scored 20 for Virginia (12-11, 3-6). Joe Harris scored 18 for Virginia, but missed two free throws with his team down 68-66 with 5.8 seconds left.

The Cavaliers fouled Miami on 3-point tries twice in the final minute of regulation, proving costly. Virginia also was 9 of 21 from the line.

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