Miami earned its way to the Final Four in part by having one of the nation’s best offenses with multiple options for hitting big shots.
The Hurricanesby averaging 119.6 points per 100 possessions, and they boasted an offense with four different players who had scored 20 points at least three times this season.
Poplar sensed too much 1-on-1 play instead of driving and kicking out for jumpers, or moving the ball to create seams between defenders. Nijel Pack felt it too, the lack of flow and connected rhythm that had helped the Hurricanes score 85 points in their second-round NCAA win against Indiana, 89 against defensive-minded 1-seed Houston and 88 against Texas in the Elite Eight.
“We got some clean looks, we just didn't make them,” said Poplar, who went scoreless on 0-for-7 shooting after hitting double figures in six of his last eight games. “The majority of the shots were harder.”
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