The University of Miami men's basketball team performed on a different kind of hardwood Saturday at BasketBowl, a fund-raiser at Lucky Strike Lanes in Miami Beach.

Even though the goal was to raise money for the basketball program and give fans a chance to interact with the team, personal bragging rights still were on the line.

''Everybody keeps asking me about my bowling; all I'm going to say is come to my lane and look at my score when it's all done,'' said senior guard Jack McClinton, an AllAtlantic Coast Conference selection last season. ``Actually, I'm average, but you've got to be confident.''

The event drew about 200 guests, sold out all of Lucky Strike's lanes and raised about $80,000.

Each lane was assigned a player or coach to bowl with the fans.

And although McClinton might be the guy with the sweet jump shot, forward Cyrus McGowan was the rumored Hurricane to watch in the lanes.

Hurricanes coach Frank Haith wasn't nearly as optimistic about his own skills.

'I know I'm not a good bowler because I haven't picked up a ball in 20 years, but my son can take my spot,' Haith said.

Although Saturday was about fun, talk soon will turn back to what the Hurricanes can accomplish on the basketball court after last season, which included a victory against Duke and a second-round NCAA Tournament appearance.

''I think we're talented enough to finish in the upper half of the league,'' Haith said. ``Where does that put us? If you're in the upper half of this league, I think you're good enough to play in the NCAA Tournament.''

-- GARRETT W. HYLTON

• UM: Senior Ryan Woodlee won the 8K race Saturday, leading the UM men's cross country team to victory at the UCF Black and Gold Invitational in a time of 27:22.71. The team's other five runners finished in the top 11. Senior Eric Miller finished fourth, and freshman Michael Viklund was sixth.

In the 5K women's race, sophomore Emma Steppe finished fourth in 19:43.15, just ahead of freshman Anna Bona, who was fifth in 19:49.36. The women's team finished second behind UCF.

SOCCER

• FIU: Marcos Balladares tied the score in the 81st minute, but FIU lost to the University of South Florida 2-1 on Saturday night in Tampa. USF's Yohance Marshall scored in the 84th minute to give the Bulls the victory.

VOLLEYBALL

• FAU: The women's volleyball team split its matches at the Air Force Invitational. The Owls swept North Carolina Central in the first match behind 19 kills from Morgan Johns. Kent State came back from two sets down to win FAU's second match.

• UM: Junior outside hitter Genny Mayhew had a match-high nine kills as the Hurricanes swept Sacramento State 25-11, 25-23, 25-15 in the Asics/Coca-Cola Invitational in San Francisco. UM (9-0) hit .323 as a team, the fifth time this season it has registered a team attack percentage of .300 or better.

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