Follow CBSMIAMI.COM: Facebook | Twitter CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) — For Miami, pregame was all about the seniors. The freshman was the story from there. Freshman Bruce Brown scored 25 points, and Miami held No. 10 Duke a staggering 32 points below its season average on the way to beating the ailing Blue Devils 55-50 on Saturday in the Hurricanes’ home regular-season finale. “Growing up, me and my dad used to watch Duke all the time,” Brown said. “I just wanted to come out and perform and help my team win.” That’s precisely what he did. Brown shot 11 for 18 and added four assists, while his seven teammates who got into the game shot just 11 for 40 with four assists combined. Yet that was enough for the Hurricanes (20-8, 10-6 Atlantic Coast Conference), who outscored Duke 40-20 in the paint. Davon Reed had nine points and 10 rebounds in his final Miami home game. “To go out on Senior Day with a win was just an amazing feeling,” Reed said. Frank Jackson and Luke Kennard each scored 16 points for Duke (22-7, 10-6), which lost its second straight to an unranked opponent after falling at Syracuse on Wednesday. Duke was without guard Grayson Allen, the team’s No. 3 scorer at 15 points per game sidelined by a left ankle issue. “We’ve got to get well,” Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski said. “All these games are important, but we’ve got to get him well.” The Blue Devils came into Saturday averaging 82 points on 48 percent shooting. They shot just
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