Julian Mavunga 17 Pts, 3 Reb, 3 Ast, 1 Stl, 3 Blk in victory over Buffalo

OXFORD, Ohio — Julian Mavunga and Kenny Hayes each scored 17 points to lead Miami (Ohio) to a 73-62 victory over Buffalo on Thursday night.

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Julian Mavunga 17 Pts, 3 Reb, 3 Ast, 1 Stl, 3 Blk in victory over Buffalo

OXFORD, Ohio — Julian Mavunga and Kenny Hayes each scored 17 points to lead Miami (Ohio) to a 73-62 victory over Buffalo on Thursday night.

The RedHawks (13-17, 9-7 Mid-American Conference) had lost four of five but shot 50 percent from the field (26 of 52) and blocked nine shots to send Buffalo (17-11, 9-7) to just its second loss in eight games.

Miami opened the second half on a 12-6 run to take a 45-35 lead on Kramer Soderberg’s 3-pointer with 14:43 to play. Mavunga scored the first five points of the run.

Mitchell Watt and Rodney Pierce combined for five straight points to cut the deficit to 45-40, but the RedHawks then went on an 11-0 run to take a 56-40 lead on Hayes’ layup with 8:48 remaining.

Antonio Ballard had 13 points and nine rebounds for Miami.

Watt finished with 17 points and Pierce added 16 for Buffalo. Calvin Betts had 12 rebounds for the Bulls.

Four Miami U. players scored in the double-digits to help net the Redhawks their fifth victory in a row against the Toledo Rockets on Wednesday night, Feb. 10.

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Four Miami U. players scored in the double-digits to help net the Redhawks their fifth victory in a row against the Toledo Rockets on Wednesday night, Feb. 10.

OXFORD, Ohio — Kenny Hayes scored 14 points and Anthony Ballard 13 to lead Miami (Ohio), which came on strong in the second half for a 55-47 victory over Toledo on Wednesday night.

The RedHawks (11-13, 8-3 Mid-American Conference), who moved into a tie with idle Akron for second in the league’s East Division, a game behind Kent State, trailed 21-18 after a first half in which they shot 32 percent (8-for-25).

Miami found the range in the second, however, shooting 68.8 percent (11-for-16) to get past the Rockets (3-22, 0-11). Ballard made all four of his second-half shots.

Justin Anyijong led the Rockets with 16 points, 13 in the first half, but he was 0-for-4 from the field in the second.

After a first half in which neither team made a free throw, with Miami missing the only two attempts awarded, the RedHawks were 14-for-22 from the line in the second half and Toledo 9-for-10.

Four RedHawks scored in double figures Saturday afternoon, including sophomore forward Julian Mavunga, who recorded his sixth double-double of the year, as the Miami University men's basketball team knocked off Northern Illinois, 74-69, at the Convocation Center to pick up its fourth straight win and second on the road.

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Four RedHawks scored in double figures Saturday afternoon, including sophomore forward Julian Mavunga, who recorded his sixth double-double of the year, as the Miami University men's basketball team knocked off Northern Illinois, 74-69, at the Convocation Center to pick up its fourth straight win and second on the road.

DeKALB, Ill. — Kenny Hayes had 22 points and Julian Mavunga added 13 points and 11 rebounds to lead Miami (Ohio) to a 74-69 victory at Northern Illinois on Saturday.

Nick Winbush had 17 points and Antonio Ballard 12 for the RedHawks (10-13, 7-3 MAC).

Darian Anderson had 16 points and Xavier Silas 13 for Northern Illinois (8-14, 4-6).

Miami shot a season-high 63.2 percent (12 of 19) from 3-point range and held off the Huskies after they rallied to tie the game at 57-57 with seven minutes remaining. Northern Illinois trailed by 18 points at halftime.

Senior guard Kenny Hayes nailed a jumper just before the buzzer to give Miami its first road win of the season.

KALAMAZOO, Mich. — Kenny Hayes hit a long jump shot with less than a second remaining Thursday to give Miami, Ohio a 56-54 victory over Western Michigan.

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Senior guard Kenny Hayes nailed a jumper just before the buzzer to give Miami its first road win of the season.

KALAMAZOO, Mich. — Kenny Hayes hit a long jump shot with less than a second remaining Thursday to give Miami, Ohio a 56-54 victory over Western Michigan.

Hayes finished with 16 points and five assists for the RedHawks (9-13, 6-3 Mid-American). Julian Mavunga added 14 points and seven rebounds, while Antonio Ballard had 10 points and 10 rebounds.

David Kool led Western Michigan (12-10, 4-5) with 19 points and 10 rebounds, and Martelle McLemore added 17 points.

Kool gave the Broncos a 54-52 lead on a jump shot with 1:20 remaining before Antonio Ballard hit two free throws with 1:01 left to tie it back up for the RedHawks. Kool had two more chances to take the lead, but he missed from outside, grabbed his own rebound and missed again at the 0:40 mark, setting up Miami’s final possession.

Neither team shot well, with Miami hitting 36.7 percent from the field and Western Michigan 34 percent.

Senior guard Kenny Hayes scored 20 points and junior forward Nick Winbush chipped in 13 points, as the Miami University men's basketball team won its fifth-straight home game.

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Senior guard Kenny Hayes scored 20 points and junior forward Nick Winbush chipped in 13 points, as the Miami University men's basketball team won its fifth-straight home game.

MIAMI, Ohio — Kenny Hayes scored 20 points and Miami (Ohio) beat Central Michigan for the 12th time in a row at home, 64-51, on Thursday night.

Nick Winbush came off the bench to add 13 points for the RedHawks (7-14, 4-3 Mid-American Conference), who got 28 points from its reserves.

Clinging to a 40-36 lead with 9:19 to play, the RedHawks went on a 20-7 run to put the game out of reach at 60-47. Hayes capped the run with a layup with 2:20 remaining.

The Chippewas duo of Robbie Harman and Jordan Bitzer came into the game averaging a combined 34 points in conference games, but were held to 19 total. Bitzer, who averaged 18.4 points in his first five conference games, had 10 points and Harman had nine.

Central Michigan (9-9, 4-2), the MAC’s top 3-point shooting team at 36.9 percent, made 7 of 21 (33.3 percent) from behind the arc.