McGusty, Miami beat Iowa State 70-56 in Sweet 16
(AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh) (Nam Y. Huh)CHICAGO — (AP) — Kameron McGusty scored 27 points and Miami advanced to the Elite Eight for the first time, using its swarming defense to beat Iowa State 70-56 in the NCAA Tournament on Friday night. Iowa State (22-13) rode its hard-nosed defense into the Midwest Region semifinals after it had just two wins last season. It forced 14 turnovers after Miami turned it over seven times in the first two rounds, but the Hurricanes shot 46% from the field. Gabe Kalscheur scored 13 points for Iowa State, and freshman Tyrese Hunter had 13 points and seven assists. Iowa State made a couple charges down the stretch, but McGusty made a 3 and converted a layup to help Miami answer each time.
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7 seed Southern California in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Friday. Isaiah Wong led Miami with 22 points before fouling out with 2:07 to play with his team ahead 59-58. Miami won its first NCAA game since defeating Wichita State in the second round in 2016. Miami led 29-16 late in the first half, but the Trojans (26-8) opened the second half on 17-2 run to go ahead. USC made just 8 of 27 shots the first 20 minutes as Miami moved out to a double-digit lead.
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