CHARLOTTE AMALIE, U.S. Virgin Islands – USD's trip to the Caribbean was hardly a vacation.

A day after losing to No. 25 Wisconsin by 15 points, the Toreros lost by 35 to No. 22 Miami yesterday in the third-place game of the eight-team Paradise Jam Tournament.

“That was just a good old-fashioned rear-end kicking,” USD head coach Bill Grier told reporters after the 80-45 defeat.

The Toreros won their tournament opener Friday, 73-66 over Valparaiso, but then came losses to two ranked opponents to drop their record to 2-3.

Brian Asbury scored 14 points to lead four Miami players in double figures. The Toreros were led by Chris Lewis with 11 points and Brandon Johnson with 10.

Coming off their first loss of the season to Connecticut, the Hurricanes bounced back quickly.

'Canes coach Frank Haith said it was a “really good win” for his experienced squad, which scored 21 points off turnovers, compared to just two points off turnovers for USD.

“Defensively, I thought we were outstanding in the second half,” Haith said. “It was good to see production out of a lot of guys.”

Jimmy Graham scored 11 points, and Cyrus McGowan and Lance Hurdle each had 10.

“Like Coach says, we've got a lot of guys who can score – and tonight showed it,” senior forward Asbury said.

The 'Canes controlled the boards, outrebounding USD 42-28. Besides being the team's second highest scorer, Graham grabbed a game-high 13 rebounds for the night – which coincided with his birthday.

“It's a very nice birthday present,” Graham said with a smile after the win.

Grier said he was pleased with the way his squad contained Jack McClinton, Miami's top scorer, who averaged 17.7 points last season and scored a season-high 27 points in the loss to the Huskies. He scored just nine points yesterday.

“We did a decent job on him. We just did a poor job on the rest of the team,” Grier said.

The Toreros play host to San Diego Christian on Saturday at 2 p.m. at the Jenny Craig Pavilion.