CORAL GABLES, Fla. (Interstat) — The Miami Hurricanes used a decisive second-half run to defeat the Stanford Cardinal 79-70 in a nonconference men’s basketball game Wednesday night at Watsco Center.

Stanford led 40-35 at halftime, but Miami opened the second half with a 13-2 surge to take control. The Hurricanes outscored the Cardinal 44-30 after intermission, fueled by 17 points off turnovers and 13 fastbreak points. Miami’s Malik Reneau scored 20 points and Tre Donaldson added 18. Ebuka Okorie led Stanford with 19 points.

Miami improved to 17-4 overall. Stanford fell to 14-7.