Feb. 26, 2002

Final Stats

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Darius Rice scored 21 of his 30 points in the second half to lead No. 22 Miami to an 81-65 victory over Providence on Tuesday night.

Providence point guard John Linehan became the NCAA's career steals leader. His fourth of the game gave him 377, one more than Eric Murdock, who played for the Friars from 1987-91.

In the final home game of his career, Linehan had four of his five steals in the first half. He finished with 10 points on 2-of-8 shooting.

James Jones had 15 points for the Hurricanes (22-6, 9-6 Big East), while Marcus Barnes had 10.

Abdul Mills had 21 points to lead Providence (15-14, 6-9), while freshman Ryan Gomes added 18.

Miami extended a 45-27 halftime to 23 points early in the second half. Providence staged a mild rally to pull within 10 points with three minutes left, but got no closer.

Linehan's record-breaking steal came with 1:37 to play in the first half when he stripped the ball from Rafael Berumen who was driving through the lane.

Rice had 10 rebounds as Miami finished with a 28-24 advantage on the boards.