Malcolm Grant’s teammates could see how much his first basket of the second half meant.

Grant scored seven of his 16 points during a game-breaking 14-0 run and Durand Scott had four of his 19, carrying Miami to a 76-54 win over host Boston College on Sunday.

Grant’s three-pointer from the top of the key — the Hurricanes’ first three of the second half — broke a 49-all tie and pushed Miami ahead for good with 6:17 to play.

“I could see in his face how frustrated he was that he wasn’t doing well,” Scott said. “I think he got a basket right after that. You could tell it meant a lot.”

Grant scored just two points in the opening 34 minutes of the game before his late surge.

After taking their three-point lead, the Hurricanes scored the next 11 points — and Grant and Scott were right in the middle of it.

Scott then had a steal and driving basket on the ensuing possession, and Grant hit another jumper to key the game-breaking spurt.

Kenny Kadji finished with 14 points and seven rebounds for the Hurricanes (12-7, 3-3 Atlantic Coast Conference) and Reggie Johnson added 12 points.

Matt Humphrey had 13 points to lead Boston College (7-14, 2-5).

UM women win

Shenise Johnson scored 16 of her 22 points in the opening half to lead No. 10 Miami to its eighth consecutive win, an 88-57 rout over host Boston College.

The Hurricanes (19-3, 8-1 ACC) never trailed and pulled to a double-digit lead on Riquna Williams’ basket in the lane 5:44 into the game. Their advantage never dropped into single digits the rest of the way.

Tessah Holt paced Boston College (5-16, 0-8) with 12 points.

Men’s top 25

•  No. 4 Ohio St. 64, No. 20 Michigan 49: Lenzelle Smith Jr. scored 17 points and had a career-high 12 rebounds as the host Buckeyes (19-3, 7-2) stayed in a first-place tie in the Big Ten. Tim Hardaway Jr. (Miami Palmetto) had 15 points for the Wolverines (16-6, 6-3).

•  No. 7 North Carolina 93, Georgia Tech 81: Harrison Barnes scored 23 points, and the host Tar Heels (18-3, 5-1 ACC) ended a four-game losing streak to the Yellow Jackets (8-13, 1-6).

•  No. 16 Indiana 103, Iowa 89: Freshman Cody Zeller scored 26 points to help the host Hoosiers (17-5, 5-5 Big Ten) defeat the Hawkeyes (11-11, 3-6).

•  Notre Dame 50, No. 24 Connecticut 48: Jerian Grant hit three key free throws late as Notre Dame (14-8, 6-3 Big East) beat the host Huskies (14-6, 4-4).

Women’s top 25

•  No. 6 Kentucky 82, Alabama 68: Keyla Snowden scored 14 points as host Kentucky (20-2, 9-0 Southeastern Conference) routed the Crimson Tide (10-12, 0-8) to move the Wildcats within one game of matching the best start in school history.

•  No. 7 Tennessee 67, No. 17 Georgia 50: Shekinna Stricklen had 24 points and the Vols (16-5, 7-1 SEC) rolled past the Bulldogs (16-6, 5-4).

•  Minnesota 76, No. 9 Ohio State 68: Rachel Banham scored 20 points as the host Golden Gophers (12-11, 4-5 Big Ten) upset the Buckeyes (20-2, 7-2).