Collins scores 18 points to lead Miami to a 74-62 ACC victory over Virginia

Miami defeats Virginia 74-62

CORAL GABLES, Fla. — Dwayne Collins scored 18 points to lead Miami past Virginia 74-62 on Tuesday night.

Julian Gamble scored a season-high 13 points and James Dews added 13 for Miami (18-9, 4-9 Atlantic Coast Conference), which had lost its past two games.

Virginia (14-12, 5-8), which lost its sixth straight game, was led by Sylven Landesberg’s 27 points.

He scored eight consecutive points on three jump shots to give Virginia a 28-26 advantage during a back-and-forth first half, but Miami led 33-32 at the break.

Collins scored eight points as Miami went on an 18-5 run to turn a tie at 40 into a 58-45 lead with just over 6 minutes left.

Virginia was unable to pull within single digits the rest of the way.