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Tre Donaldson scored 23 points, Malik Reneau had 22 points, six rebounds and five assists and Miami beat Bethune-Cookman 101-61 on Thursday night.
Keyshawn Hall scored seven of his 28 points in overtime to lead No. 20 Auburn to a 95-90 victory against Bethune-Cookman in Steven Pearl’s coaching debut.
Michigan transfer guard Tre Donaldson led Miami with 23 points on 9-of-11 shooting and had four assists. Forward Malik Reneau, a Miami native who returned home after playing at Indiana, also had a big game with 22 points on 9-of-12 shooting with six rebounds, five assists, and two blocks.
Bethune-Cookman gave Auburn all it could handle in its season opener Monday, losing by just five in an overtime shootout. Coming off this near upset, the Wildcats entered Thursday’s game against Miami craving a signature win.
This article was originally published on www.si.com/college/miami as Miami Dominates Bethune-Cookman by 40 in Route to Second Win of the Season. CORAL GABLES — The Jai Lucas era starts 2-0 as the Miami Hurricanes dominated the Bethune Cookman Wildcats (0-2) 101-61.
Bethune-Cookman faces the Miami Hurricanes after Quentin Heady scored 21 points in Bethune-Cookman's 95-90 overtime loss to the Auburn Tigers.
Indiana transfer Malik Reneau, who scored a game-high 20 points, is 6-9 and 240 pounds. Freshman forward Shelton Henderson, who scored 15 points, is 6-6 and 240 pounds. The starting guards, Michigan transfer Tre Donaldson and New Mexico transfer Tru Washington, also are physically imposing for their position.
The Bethune-Cookman Wildcats sent nearly 10,000 fans home happy with a 31-14 victory over Arkansas-Pine Bluff on Oct. 25.
THE ISSUES. TODAY, BETHUNE-COOKMAN UNIVERSITY CELEBRATED THEIR FOUNDER’S 149TH BIRTHDAY. WESH 2’S PAMELA COHEN WAS AT TODAY’S EVENT WHERE THEY CELEBRATED NOT ONLY HER LIFE, BUT EVERYTHING TO COME AND WHAT’S BEEN ACCOMPLISHED IN THE LAST SCHOOL YEAR.