Miami followed UK blueprint to three-point success

By Jerry Tipton / jtipton@herald-leader.com

Charles Bertram

Miami's Nick Winbush ran upcourt after htting a 3-pointer as the University of Kentucky played Miami (Ohio) in Rupp Arena in Lexington, Ky., Monday, November, 16, 2009. This is second half action. UK won 72-70. He set a Rupp Arena record with eigth three-pointers. Photo by Charles Bertram | Staff

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Date	Opponent	Time	TV	Score
2009-10 UK MEN'S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE
(Click on opponent to scout; click on result for game coverage)
Nov. 2	a-C-VILLE	7	Fox Sports South	W, 74-38
Nov. 6	a-CLARION	7	Fox Sports South	W, 117-52
Nov.13	MOREHEAD ST.	6:30	ESPNU	W, 75-59
Nov.16	MIAMI (Ohio)	7	Fox Sports South	W, 72-70
Nov.19	b-SAM HOUSTON ST.	7	Fox Sports South	W, 102-92
Nov.21	b-RIDER	1	Fox Sports South	W, 92-63
Nov.24	c-Cleveland St.	4:30	CBS CSN	W, 73-49
Nov.25	c-Stanford	9:30	CBS CSN	W (OT), 73-65
Nov.30	d-UNC-Asheville	7	Fox Sports South	W, 94-57
Dec. 5	NORTH CAROLINA	12:30	CBS-27	W, 68-66
Dec. 9	e-Connecticut	9:30	ESPN	W, 64-61
Dec.12	at Indiana	Noon	CBS-27	W, 90-73
Dec.19	AUSTIN PEAY	4	Charter Sports Southeast	W, 90-69
Dec.21	DREXEL	7	ESPNU	W, 88-44
Dec.23	LONG BEACH ST.	TBA	Fox Sports South	W, 86-73
Dec.29	HARTFORD	7	ESPN2	W, 104-61
Jan. 2	LOUISVILLE	3:30	CBS-27	W, 71-62
Jan. 9	GEORGIA	4	SEC Network	W, 76-68
Jan. 12	at Florida	9	ESPN	W, 89-77
Jan. 16	at Auburn	4	SEC Network	W, 72-67
Jan. 23	ARKANSAS	4	SEC Network	W, 101-70
Jan. 26	at South Carolina	9	ESPN	L, 68-62
Jan. 30	VANDERBILT	4	ESPN	W, 85-72
Feb. 2	MISSISSIPPI	7	ESPN	W, 85-75
Feb. 6	at Louisiana St.	4	SEC Network	W, 81-55
Feb. 9	ALABAMA	9	ESPNU
Feb.13	TENNESSEE	9	ESPN
Feb.16	at Mississippi St.	9	ESPN
Feb.20	at Vanderbilt	6	ESPN
Feb.25	SOUTH CAROLINA	9	ESPN/ ESPN2
Feb.27	at Tennessee	Noon	CBS-27
Mar. 3	at Georgia	8	SEC Network
Mar. 7	FLORIDA	Noon	CBS-27
Mar. 11-14	f-SEC Tournament	TBA	SEC Network / ABC-36

HOME games capitalized; all games p.m.
a-exhibition; b-Cancun Challenge (Rupp Arena); c-Cancun Challenge (Moon Palace Resort, Cancun, Mexico); d-at Freedom Hall, Louisville; e-SEC/Big East Invitational (Madison Square Garden, New York City); f-at Nashville (Sommet Center)

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Freshman guard John Wall, the hero of Kentucky's victory over Miami (Ohio) on Monday night, was impressed by the RedHawks' 15-for-26 shooting from three-point range.

"Coach said they could shoot but, good grief, I didn't know they could shoot that good," Wall said after the game. "I've never seen a team shoot that good."

Nor has Kentucky seen an opponent make more three-point shots in Rupp Arena.

During the three-point era, only one other UK opponent has made 15 three-pointers in a game. Georgia went 15-for-30 against visiting UK on Jan. 26, 1999. D.A. Layne made five of 11 three-point shots in that game, and teammate Jumaine Jones made four of nine.

"You know, you never plan to do those things," Miami Coach Charlie Coles said of the sharpshooting. "When it started happening, you just say, 'Well ... '"

Miami did hope to create shooting space on the perimeter.

"The only thing we told our players was, let's do what they do," Coles said. "Let's get some dribble-drive things."

In other words, have the guards penetrate and force defensive rotations. "They'll go to the ball," Coles said of defenders, "and kick it out."

Junior forward Nick Winbush made eight three-point shots, a Rupp Arena record for a visiting player. The previous record of seven was shared by Chris Jackson of Louisiana State, Joe Crispin of Penn State, Vincent Yarbrough and Chris Lofton of Tennessee, and Layne.

Former UK guard Tony Delk holds the overall Rupp Arena record for threes in a game with nine against Texas Christian on Jan. 20, 1996.

"Mark my word, this ain't the end of him," Coles said of Winbush in the post-game news conference. "He's hitting his stride now. As soon as he learns to come off screens and understands what we draw up and knows what we call in a timeout, he's going to be dynamite."

Winbush, a career 34.4-percent shooter from three-point range, scored a career-high 26 points. He made three of five three-point shots in Miami's opening loss to Towson, which makes him 11-for-15 from beyond the arc through two games.

Because Miami lacks a lot of size this season, Coles said he's more supportive of the idea of the three-point shot being an equalizer.

But the Miami coach fretted about unintended consequences of the hot-shooting night.

"We're going to downplay it with our guys," he said. "We don't want to fall in love with the three."