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Pack scores 28 against former school, No. 12 Miami tops Kansas State 91-83 for Bahamas title

AP
Nov 19, 2023

NASSAU, Bahamas (AP) Tournament MVP Nijel Pack scored 20 of his 28 points in the first half against his former school, and No. 12 Miami topped Kansas State 91-83 on Sunday to win the Baha Mar Hoops Bahamas championship.

Norchad Omier scored 23 for the Hurricanes (5-0), who are essentially assured of tying a school record by being in the AP Top 25 for the 17th consecutive week when the new poll comes out Monday. Miami also had a run of 17 consecutive appearances in the 2015-16 season.

Wooga Poplar and Matthew Cleveland each scored 15 for Miami.

“It was so much fun for me,” Pack said. “We all came out ready to play. It was a really good game for us.”

Cam Carter scored 28 points - 24 in the second half - and Arthur Kaluma had 18 points and 12 rebounds for Kansas State (3-2), which fell to 0-2 against ranked opponents this season. The Wildcats started the year with a loss to then-No. 21 USC in Las Vegas.

Tylor Perry and David N'Guessan had 10 apiece for Kansas State, which trailed by as many as 24 early in the second half but outscored Miami 30-16 over the final 6 1/2 minutes.

“That's the character of our team," Kansas State coach Jerome Tang said. “I'm very, very proud of them for the second half.”

The difference was 3-point shooting - Miami was 12 of 24 from beyond the arc, Kansas State just 4 of 28. Pack's seven 3's tied his best in a Miami uniform; he had eight on two occasions while playing for the Wildcats.

“I think everybody knows that Nijel was probably extremely well motivated because he had been a player for the Kansas State Wildcats," Miami coach Jim Larrañaga said.

Pack spent his first two college seasons at Kansas State, averaging 15.3 points and 2.9 assists in 53 games there. He transferred before last season, helped the Hurricanes reach the Final Four and is now three makes shy of 100 3-pointers at Miami.

“He was always a really good player. ... I thought we did a better job on him in the second half, but first half, he was pretty special,” Tang said.

Pack's seventh 3-pointer on Sunday gave Miami a 73-51 lead with 7:17 left. That cushion got cut down considerably in the next few minutes.

Kansas State outscored Miami 19-4 over a 4-minute stretch of the second half, getting within 79-70 on a jumper by Carter with 2:48 remaining. Carter had 11 of Kansas State's points during that spurt.

But Miami would hang on. Cleveland had a putback tip-in to give Miami an 11-point lead with 2:26 left and Omier had the next eight points for the Hurricanes - who matched their best start since the 2018-19 season. It’s the fifth time in Larrañaga's 13-year tenure at Miami that the Hurricanes have opened a season 5-0 or better.

“I'm most pleased that we're 5-0,” Larrañaga said. “The teams we've played are good.”

BIG PICTURE

Kansas State: The Wildcats had won eight consecutive games against Division I teams from the state of Florida until last March, when they lost to Florida Atlantic in the Elite Eight - and now, they've lost to Miami as well. Their next game against a team from the Sunshine State is Jan. 6, when they open Big 12 play against UCF.

Miami: It was the first game of the season in which the Hurricanes didn't have a run of at least 10 consecutive unanswered points. They didn't need one - a pair of 7-0 runs in the opening minutes built a 15-4 lead, and an 8-0 run early in the second half pushed Miami's edge to 57-33.

NEXT YEAR

The tournament announced the field for the 2024 Baha Mar event. It'll be Virginia, Baylor, St. John's and Tennessee.

UP NEXT

Kansas State: Host Central Arkansas on Wednesday.

Miami: Visit Kentucky on Nov. 28 in the ACC-SEC challenge.

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1st Half
MIA
Hurricanes
47
KSU
Wildcats
28

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Norchad Omier vs. David N'Guessan (Wildcats gains possession)
19:38		Cam Carter misses two point layup
19:36		Norchad Omier defensive rebound
19:28		Will McNair Jr. shooting foul (Bensley Joseph draws the foul)
19:28		Bensley Joseph misses regular free throw 1 of 2
19:28	+1	Bensley Joseph makes regular free throw 2 of 2	1-0
19:05		Arthur Kaluma misses two point jump shot
19:03		Wildcats offensive rebound
18:59	+2	David N'Guessan makes two point layup (Tylor Perry assists)	1-2
18:34	+3	Wooga Poplar makes three point jump shot (Bensley Joseph assists)	4-2
18:03		Tylor Perry misses three point jump shot
18:01		Nijel Pack defensive rebound
17:53	+2	Norchad Omier makes two point layup	6-2
17:41		Arthur Kaluma turnover (bad pass)
17:33	+2	Matthew Cleveland makes two point finger roll layup (Bensley Joseph assists)	8-2
17:10		Will McNair Jr. misses three point jump shot
17:08		Wooga Poplar defensive rebound
17:07		Arthur Kaluma personal foul (Wooga Poplar draws the foul)
16:55		Norchad Omier misses two point pullup jump shot
16:53		Tylor Perry defensive rebound
16:38	+2	Cam Carter makes two point driving layup	8-4
16:13	+2	Nijel Pack makes two point jump shot	10-4
15:54		Cam Carter turnover (bad pass) (Matthew Cleveland steals)
15:47		Matthew Cleveland offensive foul (Tylor Perry draws the foul)
15:47		Matthew Cleveland turnover (offensive foul)
15:47		TV timeout
15:25		Tylor Perry turnover (bad pass)
15:19	+3	Wooga Poplar makes three point jump shot (Bensley Joseph assists)	13-4
15:00		R.J. Jones misses three point jump shot
14:58		Norchad Omier defensive rebound
14:34		Nijel Pack misses three point jump shot
14:32		Cam Carter defensive rebound
14:22		R.J. Jones misses three point jump shot
14:20		Wooga Poplar defensive rebound
14:07		Norchad Omier misses three point jump shot
14:05		David N'Guessan defensive rebound
13:55		AJ Casey personal foul (David N'Guessan draws the foul)
13:41		R.J. Jones turnover (traveling)
13:16		Cam Carter blocks Nijel Pack's two point turnaround jump shot
13:14		David N'Guessan defensive rebound
13:10		Cam Carter turnover (bad pass)
12:56	+2	Wooga Poplar makes two point pullup jump shot	15-4
12:40	+2	Arthur Kaluma makes two point driving layup	15-6
12:19		Christian Watson turnover
12:01		Arthur Kaluma misses three point jump shot
11:59		Wooga Poplar defensive rebound
11:46		David N'Guessan blocks AJ Casey's two point layup
11:44		Hurricanes offensive rebound
11:44		TV timeout
11:30	+2	Norchad Omier makes two point driving layup	17-6
11:30		David N'Guessan shooting foul (Norchad Omier draws the foul)
11:30	+1	Norchad Omier makes regular free throw 1 of 1	18-6
11:03	+2	Arthur Kaluma makes two point layup (Tylor Perry assists)	18-8
11:03		Christian Watson shooting foul (Arthur Kaluma draws the foul)
11:03	+1	Arthur Kaluma makes regular free throw 1 of 1	18-9
10:39		Matthew Cleveland misses two point jump shot
10:37		Arthur Kaluma defensive rebound
10:29		Tylor Perry misses three point jump shot
10:27		Kyshawn George defensive rebound
10:21	+3	Matthew Cleveland makes three point jump shot (Bensley Joseph assists)	21-9
10:05		Bensley Joseph shooting foul (Will McNair Jr. draws the foul)
10:05	+1	Will McNair Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	21-10
10:05	+1	Will McNair Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	21-11
9:48		Nijel Pack misses three point stepback jump shot
9:46		Tylor Perry defensive rebound
9:37		Arthur Kaluma misses three point jump shot
9:35		Tylor Perry offensive rebound
9:27		Tylor Perry misses three point jump shot
9:25		Nijel Pack defensive rebound
9:19	+3	Nijel Pack makes three point jump shot (Bensley Joseph assists)	24-11
9:11		R.J. Jones turnover (bad pass) (Norchad Omier steals)
9:05		Tylor Perry blocks Bensley Joseph's three point jump shot
9:03		Tylor Perry defensive rebound
9:03		Matthew Cleveland personal foul (Tylor Perry draws the foul)
8:38	+2	Will McNair Jr. makes two point dunk (Cam Carter assists)	24-13
8:16	+2	Norchad Omier makes two point driving layup	26-13
8:02		Wooga Poplar personal foul (Tylor Perry draws the foul)
8:02		Official timeout
8:02		TV timeout
7:41		Cam Carter misses three point stepback jump shot
7:39		Tylor Perry offensive rebound
7:34		Tylor Perry misses two point jump shot
7:32		Norchad Omier defensive rebound
7:27		Macaleab Rich personal foul (Bensley Joseph draws the foul)
7:11		AJ Casey misses three point jump shot
7:08		David N'Guessan personal foul (Norchad Omier draws the foul)
7:03	+2	Norchad Omier makes two point layup	28-13
6:49	+2	Will McNair Jr. makes two point layup (Cam Carter assists)	28-15
6:28		Wooga Poplar turnover (bad pass) (Cam Carter steals)
6:23	+2	Cam Carter makes two point driving layup (Tylor Perry assists)	28-17
6:02	+3	Nijel Pack makes three point jump shot	31-17
5:46		Cam Carter turnover (lost ball) (Nijel Pack steals)
5:39		Wooga Poplar turnover (bad pass)
5:32	+2	Tylor Perry makes two point layup	31-19
5:14	+2	Norchad Omier makes two point layup	33-19
5:09		Cam Carter misses three point jump shot
5:07		AJ Casey defensive rebound
4:59		Wildcats kicked ball violation
4:45	+3	Nijel Pack makes three point fadeaway jump shot	36-19
4:22		R.J. Jones turnover (bad pass) (Michael Nwoko steals)
4:06		Nijel Pack misses three point jump shot
4:04		Arthur Kaluma defensive rebound
3:54	+3	R.J. Jones makes three point jump shot (Arthur Kaluma assists)	36-22
3:54		Wildcats 30 second timeout
3:54		TV timeout
3:28		Wooga Poplar misses two point jump shot
3:26		Tylor Perry defensive rebound
3:18		R.J. Jones misses three point jump shot
3:16		Christian Watson defensive rebound
3:05	+3	Nijel Pack makes three point jump shot	39-22
3:02		Christian Watson technical foul
3:02		R.J. Jones technical foul
3:02		R.J. Jones turnover (offensive foul)
2:47		Cam Carter misses three point jump shot
2:45		Bensley Joseph defensive rebound
2:36		Norchad Omier misses two point layup
2:34		Cam Carter defensive rebound
2:25		Macaleab Rich misses two point layup
2:23		Wooga Poplar defensive rebound
2:17	+3	Nijel Pack makes three point jump shot	42-22
2:09	+2	Tylor Perry makes two point layup	42-24
1:44	+2	Wooga Poplar makes two point driving layup	44-24
1:25	+2	Jerrell Colbert makes two point layup	44-26
1:05	+3	Nijel Pack makes three point jump shot (Kyshawn George assists)	47-26
0:51	+2	Jerrell Colbert makes two point dunk	47-28
0:33		Hurricanes 30 second timeout
0:19		Nijel Pack misses three point jump shot
0:19		Hurricanes turnover (shot clock violation)
0:02		Tylor Perry misses three point stepback jump shot
0:00		Kyshawn George defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
MIA
Hurricanes
44
KSU
Wildcats
55

Time		Play	Score
19:49		Wooga Poplar misses two point driving layup
19:47		Arthur Kaluma defensive rebound
19:24	+2	David N'Guessan makes two point layup (Cam Carter assists)	47-30
18:59		Arthur Kaluma personal foul (Norchad Omier draws the foul)
18:47		Will McNair Jr. shooting foul (Norchad Omier draws the foul)
18:47	+1	Norchad Omier makes regular free throw 1 of 2	48-30
18:47	+1	Norchad Omier makes regular free throw 2 of 2	49-30
18:25		Arthur Kaluma misses two point floating jump shot
18:23		Arthur Kaluma offensive rebound
18:19	+2	Arthur Kaluma makes two point stepback jump shot	49-32
17:58		Norchad Omier misses two point layup
17:56		Arthur Kaluma defensive rebound
17:47		Norchad Omier personal foul (Will McNair Jr. draws the foul)
17:41		Arthur Kaluma misses three point jump shot
17:39		Macaleab Rich offensive rebound
17:38		Norchad Omier shooting foul (Macaleab Rich draws the foul)
17:38	+1	Macaleab Rich makes regular free throw 1 of 2	49-33
17:38		Macaleab Rich misses regular free throw 2 of 2
17:38		Wooga Poplar defensive rebound
17:10	+2	Matthew Cleveland makes two point pullup jump shot	51-33
17:02		Tylor Perry turnover (bad pass) (Norchad Omier steals)
16:53	+3	Wooga Poplar makes three point jump shot	54-33
16:43		Wooga Poplar personal foul (Arthur Kaluma draws the foul)
16:39		David N'Guessan offensive foul (Nijel Pack draws the foul)
16:39		David N'Guessan turnover (offensive foul)
16:20		Tylor Perry shooting foul (Nijel Pack draws the foul)
16:20	+1	Nijel Pack makes regular free throw 1 of 3	55-33
16:20		Official timeout
16:20		TV timeout
16:20	+1	Nijel Pack makes regular free throw 2 of 3	56-33
16:20	+1	Nijel Pack makes regular free throw 3 of 3	57-33
16:04		R.J. Jones turnover (bad pass) (Norchad Omier steals)
15:59		Bensley Joseph turnover (bad pass)
15:45		Cam Carter misses two point jump shot
15:43		Macaleab Rich offensive rebound
15:41		Macaleab Rich misses two point layup
15:39		David N'Guessan offensive rebound
15:39	+2	David N'Guessan makes two point layup	57-35
15:08		Bensley Joseph misses two point stepback jump shot
15:06		Tylor Perry defensive rebound
14:35	+2	David N'Guessan makes two point layup	57-37
14:12		Bensley Joseph offensive foul (Tylor Perry draws the foul)
14:12		Bensley Joseph turnover (offensive foul)
13:54		Wooga Poplar shooting foul (Arthur Kaluma draws the foul)
13:54	+1	Arthur Kaluma makes regular free throw 1 of 2	57-38
13:54	+1	Arthur Kaluma makes regular free throw 2 of 2	57-39
13:32	+2	Bensley Joseph makes two point jump shot	59-39
13:13	+2	David N'Guessan makes two point layup (Tylor Perry assists)	59-41
12:55		David N'Guessan personal foul (AJ Casey draws the foul)
12:46	+2	AJ Casey makes two point dunk (Bensley Joseph assists)	61-41
12:38		Bensley Joseph personal foul (Tylor Perry draws the foul)
12:36		Cam Carter misses two point jump shot
12:28		Hurricanes defensive rebound
12:20		Matthew Cleveland misses two point turnaround jump shot
12:18		Macaleab Rich defensive rebound
12:01		Kyshawn George shooting foul (Arthur Kaluma draws the foul)
12:01	+1	Arthur Kaluma makes regular free throw 1 of 2	61-42
12:01	+1	Arthur Kaluma makes regular free throw 2 of 2	61-43
11:42		Jerrell Colbert personal foul (Nijel Pack draws the foul)
11:42		TV timeout
11:36		Jerrell Colbert blocks Nijel Pack's two point layup
11:34		Hurricanes offensive rebound
11:31	+2	Nijel Pack makes two point jump shot (Kyshawn George assists)	63-43
10:58		Arthur Kaluma misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot
10:56		Christian Watson defensive rebound
10:41	+3	Kyshawn George makes three point jump shot (Norchad Omier assists)	66-43
10:30		Tylor Perry misses three point jump shot
10:28		Arthur Kaluma offensive rebound
10:28	+2	Arthur Kaluma makes two point layup	66-45
10:28		Kyshawn George shooting foul (Arthur Kaluma draws the foul)
10:28		Arthur Kaluma misses regular free throw 1 of 1
10:28		Wildcats offensive rebound
10:19		Macaleab Rich misses two point layup
10:17		Jerrell Colbert offensive rebound
10:11		Arthur Kaluma misses three point jump shot
10:09		Kyshawn George defensive rebound
9:54		Bensley Joseph misses three point stepback jump shot
9:52		Arthur Kaluma defensive rebound
9:35	+2	Cam Carter makes two point floating jump shot	66-47
9:07		Norchad Omier misses two point jump shot
9:05		Matthew Cleveland personal foul (Macaleab Rich draws the foul)
9:05		Macaleab Rich misses regular free throw 1 of 1
9:05		Norchad Omier defensive rebound
8:52		Jerrell Colbert blocks Wooga Poplar's three point jump shot
8:50		Tylor Perry defensive rebound
8:41		Tylor Perry misses three point jump shot
8:39		Bensley Joseph defensive rebound
8:27	+2	Matthew Cleveland makes two point layup (Bensley Joseph assists)	68-47
8:10		Wooga Poplar shooting foul (Jerrell Colbert draws the foul)
8:10	+1	Jerrell Colbert makes regular free throw 1 of 2	68-48
8:10		Jerrell Colbert misses regular free throw 2 of 2
8:10		Arthur Kaluma offensive rebound
8:08		Arthur Kaluma turnover (bad pass)
8:02		Bensley Joseph misses two point driving layup
8:00		Kyshawn George offensive rebound
8:00	+2	Kyshawn George makes two point putback layup	70-48
7:53	+3	Cam Carter makes three point jump shot	70-51
7:22		TV timeout
7:17	+3	Nijel Pack makes three point jump shot	73-51
6:52	+2	Macaleab Rich makes two point layup (Tylor Perry assists)	73-53
6:33	+2	Matthew Cleveland makes two point driving layup	75-53
6:26	+2	Cam Carter makes two point driving layup	75-55
6:15		Matthew Cleveland misses two point driving layup
6:13		Arthur Kaluma defensive rebound
6:04	+3	Arthur Kaluma makes three point jump shot	75-58
5:37		Kyshawn George misses three point jump shot
5:32		Hurricanes offensive rebound
5:27		Norchad Omier misses two point layup
5:25		Cam Carter defensive rebound
5:16	+2	Cam Carter makes two point layup	75-60
5:03		Hurricanes 30 second timeout
5:03		TV timeout
5:01		Tylor Perry personal foul (Nijel Pack draws the foul)
5:01		Nijel Pack misses regular free throw 1 of 1
5:01		Arthur Kaluma defensive rebound
4:51		Cam Carter misses three point jump shot
4:49		Kyshawn George defensive rebound
4:38		Nijel Pack turnover (bad pass) (Macaleab Rich steals)
4:33	+2	Cam Carter makes two point driving layup	75-62
4:33		Bensley Joseph shooting foul (Cam Carter draws the foul)
4:33	+1	Cam Carter makes regular free throw 1 of 1	75-63
4:09	+2	Norchad Omier makes two point layup (Wooga Poplar assists)	77-63
4:09		Macaleab Rich shooting foul (Norchad Omier draws the foul)
4:09		Norchad Omier misses regular free throw 1 of 1
4:09		Macaleab Rich defensive rebound
3:56	+2	Cam Carter makes two point alley-oop dunk (Arthur Kaluma assists)	77-65
3:42	+2	Matthew Cleveland makes two point layup (Norchad Omier assists)	79-65
3:26	+3	Tylor Perry makes three point jump shot (Cam Carter assists)	79-68
3:02		TV timeout
3:00		Nijel Pack misses three point jump shot
2:58		Wildcats defensive rebound
2:48	+2	Cam Carter makes two point floating jump shot	79-70
2:28		Norchad Omier misses two point layup
2:26		Norchad Omier offensive rebound
2:25	+2	Matthew Cleveland makes two point putback layup	81-70
2:12		Cam Carter misses three point jump shot
2:11		Arthur Kaluma offensive rebound
2:11	+2	Arthur Kaluma makes two point layup	81-72
1:57		Macaleab Rich personal foul (Norchad Omier draws the foul)
1:57	+1	Norchad Omier makes regular free throw 1 of 2	82-72
1:57	+1	Norchad Omier makes regular free throw 2 of 2	83-72
1:47		Cam Carter misses three point jump shot
1:45		Wooga Poplar defensive rebound
1:27		Wooga Poplar misses three point stepback jump shot
1:25		Cam Carter defensive rebound
1:20	+2	Cam Carter makes two point driving layup	83-74
0:55	+2	Norchad Omier makes two point layup (Wooga Poplar assists)	85-74
0:49	+2	Tylor Perry makes two point driving layup	85-76
0:47		Wildcats 30 second timeout
0:46		Bensley Joseph turnover (bad pass) (Cam Carter steals)
0:45		Norchad Omier shooting foul (Cam Carter draws the foul)
0:46		Official timeout
0:45	+1	Cam Carter makes regular free throw 1 of 2	85-77
0:45	+1	Cam Carter makes regular free throw 2 of 2	85-78
0:43		Macaleab Rich personal foul (Norchad Omier draws the foul)
0:43	+1	Norchad Omier makes regular free throw 1 of 2	86-78
0:43	+1	Norchad Omier makes regular free throw 2 of 2	87-78
0:38		Tylor Perry misses three point jump shot
0:36		Arthur Kaluma offensive rebound
0:32		Bensley Joseph blocks Tylor Perry's three point jump shot
0:30		Norchad Omier defensive rebound
0:28		Arthur Kaluma personal foul (Norchad Omier draws the foul)
0:28	+1	Norchad Omier makes regular free throw 1 of 2	88-78
0:28	+1	Norchad Omier makes regular free throw 2 of 2	89-78
0:24	+2	Cam Carter makes two point driving layup	89-80
0:20		Tylor Perry personal foul (Wooga Poplar draws the foul)
0:20		Wooga Poplar technical foul
0:20		Wooga Poplar turnover (offensive foul)
0:20	+1	Tylor Perry makes technical free throw 1 of 1	89-81
0:20	+1	Wooga Poplar makes regular free throw 1 of 2	90-81
0:20	+1	Wooga Poplar makes regular free throw 2 of 2	91-81
0:15		Nijel Pack blocks Cam Carter's three point stepback jump shot
0:13		Cam Carter offensive rebound
0:11	+2	Cam Carter makes two point driving layup	91-83
0:00		End of period

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Cam Carter makes two point driving layup