The Miami Hurricanes faced off against the Texas Longhorns with the final spot in the Final Four looming. Luckily for them, they got an absolutely unreal performance from senior guard Jordan Miller when they needed it most.
Miller came into Sunday’s game as the team’s second-leading scorer. He took a lead role against the Longhorns in an absolutely massive way.
He put on a near-perfect performance aside from one turnover in the game. He shot 7 of 7 from the field to go along with 14 of 14 free throws made to help the Hurricanes come away with an 88-81 upset victory to keep their postseason hopes alive.
Miller’s shooting performance puts him in some rare company in the history of the NCAA Tournament. According to ESPN Stats & Info on Twitter, only he and former Duke star Christian Laettner have ever been perfect from both the field and the free-throw line in the last 60 years.
Jordan Miller is the second player to shoot 7-for-7 or better from both the field and the free throw line in an NCAA Tournament game over the last 60 years.
The other: Christian Laettner in the 1992 Elite Eight vs Kentucky. pic.twitter.com/QYO2GF43Of
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) March 26, 2023
Many took to social media after the game to praise Miller for his truly remarkable performance.
The Jordan Miller Game.
27 points. 7 of 7 from the field. 13 of 13 from the foul line. Shades of Christian Laettner.
— Seth Davis (@SethDavisHoops) March 26, 2023
Jordan Miller DIDN'T MISS 🔥
27 PTS
7-7 FG
13-13 FT #MarchMadness pic.twitter.com/CHXkKmb9aT— NCAA March Madness (@MarchMadnessMBB) March 26, 2023
Jordan Miller might get himself drafted. Larranaga raves about him to everybody. If he doesn't, Heat or any other team should consider dangling 2 way immediately after draft. Long, versatile, shoots well, defends, has switchability.
— Barry Jackson (@flasportsbuzz) March 26, 2023
Absurd absurd game from Jordan Miller
He's been everywhere, done everything, been incredibly efficient, raised hell on defense
Awesome game from him
— Mark Schindler (@MG_Schindler) March 26, 2023
Also just like, a staggering performance from Jordan Miller in this game on both ends. 7-7 from the field, 9-9 from the free throw line. Has been all over the place on defense. This is awesome. This game totally rules.
— Sam Vecenie (@Sam_Vecenie) March 26, 2023
Jordan Miller was literally perfect all game long
— Tate Frazier (@tatefrazier) March 26, 2023
This loss for Texas truly makes this NCAA Tournament one of the craziest in recent memory. The highest seed remaining of teams in the NCAA Tournament is the No. 4 seeded UConn Huskies, which is also the only program remaining that has ever made it to a Final Four.
UConn is the only team left with Final Four experience 👀 pic.twitter.com/FBmX9RWoXg
— DraftKings (@DraftKings) March 26, 2023
This NCAA Tournament has been as unpredictable as ever, and Miller’s unreal performance to beat a highly touted team like Texas is truly what most fans absolutely love about the Big Dance.
