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March Madness - Miami Downs Drake 63-56 - Match Report
Nijel Pack scored 21 points leading Miami to a 63-56 victory over Drake at MVP Arena on Friday.
Miami won and also put money in the pockets of their supporters by covering the -2.5-point spread as favorites.
Wooga Poplar had 15 points for Miami and Norchad Omier chipped in with 12 points. Jordan Miller had 2 assists for them, while Norchad Omier was the team's top rebounder, grabbing 14 boards.
Drake got 20 points from Darnell Brodie in a losing cause and another 12 points from Sardaar Calhoun. Roman Penn contributed 7 assists for them, while Darnell Brodie had 9 rebounds.
Miami trailed at halftime, 30-26.
Miami won the battle of the boards, outrebounding their counterparts 37-33.