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LAKE BUENA VISTA — Miami men’s basketball coach Jai Lucas admitted following his team’s 72-62 loss to Brigham Young at Thursday’s ESPN Events Invitational that he had never seen quite a shot-blocking exhibition like the one BYU’s Keba Keita put on.

The athletic 6-foot-8 Keita, a native of Bamkako, Mali, swatted seven Miami shots, five blocks coming in the first six minutes of the second half. BYU went on a 10-0 run during the stretch, as Miami, thanks to Keita’s presence, managed to make just 3-of-12 floor shots, and the spurt spelled the difference in the game.

BYU’s efforts were aided by a partisan crowd of Cougars’ fans. There were 4,276 fans in attendance at the StateFarm Field House at ESPN’s Wide World of Sports.

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