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Miami beats Bowling Green in fog

admin — Mon, 15 Nov 2010 12:59:00 +0000

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BOWLING GREEN, Ohio — Trevor Cook kicked a 33-yard field goal on the final play to give Miami of Ohio a 24-21 victory over Bowling Green in foggy conditions Wednesday night.

Miami (6-4, 5-1 Mid-American Conference) moved into a tie with Ohio and Temple atop the East Division and became bowl eligible for the first time since 2005.

Cook made the winning field goal after D.J. Brown intercepted Matt Schilz’s pass. The kick marked the first time Miami won a game on the final play since Ben Roethlisberger completed a 70-yard pass to Eddie Tillitz in a 30-27 decision over Akron on Oct. 13, 2001.

Miami took a 21-7 lead into the fourth quarter, but the Falcons (2-8, 1-5) rallied to tie it on Willie Geter’s 1- and 2-yard TD runs — the first after Schilz’s 76-yard pass to Kamar Jorden.

Thomas Merriweather opened the scoring for the Redhawks in the first quarter with an 18-yard run.

The Falcons tied it on Schilz’s 12-yard TD pass to Alex Bayer in the second, and Miami took a 14-7 lead on quarterback Zac Dysert’s 1-yard run with 1:47 left in the half.

In the third quarter, the Falcons made it 21-7 on Dysert’s 22-yard pass to Nick Harwell.

Dysert was 19 of 25 for 221 yards for the Redhawks. Harwell had 10 catches for 125 yards, and Merriweather ran for 88 yards on 17 carries. Schilz was 17 of 29 for 176 yards for the Falcons, and Jorden had four receptions for 95 yards.

Ohio 54, Miami (Ohio) 42

admin — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 15:53:14 +0000

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Ohio's Armon Bassett (0) and Miami of Ohio's Nick Winbush collide under the basket in the first half of a semifinal round NCAA college basketball game at the Mid-American Conference tournament Friday, March 12, 2010, in Cleveland.

CLEVELAND — Armon Bassett scored 28 points and DeVaughn Washington added 18 as ninth-seeded Ohio advanced to the final of the Mid-American Conference tournament by beating cold-shooting Miami (Ohio) 54-42 in the semifinals Friday night.

The Bobcats (20-14), who upset top-seeded Kent State in the quarterfinals, will meet third-seeded Akron in Saturday’s championship. The winner gets the MAC’s automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. Akron won both regular-season matchups between the schools.

Bassett, who made his way to Ohio after stops at Indiana and Alabama-Birmingham, scored six straight points during a 13-2 burst in the second half when the Bobcats put away the RedHawks (14-18).

Ohio is in the final for the first time since winning the tourney title in 2005.

Kenny Hayes scored 12 for fourth-seeded Miami, which shot 35 percent from the floor and scored 12 points in the first half.

Buffalo 62, Miami (OH) 73

admin — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 13:03:54 +0000

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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.

Miami (OH) 58, Kent State 66

admin — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 15:36:24 +0000

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KENT, Ohio — Justin Greene scored 18 points and grabbed 11 rebounds, and Kent State beat Miami (Ohio) 66-58 on Saturday night.

The Golden Flashes (22-8, 12-3 Mid-American Conference) have won four in a row and face Akron on March 5 with the MAC East Division regular season title on the line. Both teams are 12-3 in the conference.

Frank Henry-Ala added 12 points, and Anthony Simpson and Chris Singleton each had 11 for the Golden Flashes.

Kent State turned the ball over only four times but scored 13 points off 12 Miami miscues. The Golden Flashes led by 10 in the first half but Miami tied the game 41-41 with 14 minutes remaining. The Golden Flashes went on an 8-0 run to lead 49-41 after a Henry-Ala layup with 7:08 to play. Miami could get no closer than four points the rest of the way.

Julian Mavunga scored 17 points, Kenny Hayes had 15 and Nick Winbush 13 for Miami (12-17, 8-7).

Miami (Ohio) 68, Ohio 70

admin — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 12:41:24 +0000

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The 185th Battle of the Bricks was settled on Wednesday night when Tommy Freeman (Muncie, Ind.) hit a 3-pointer with 0.6 seconds left to give Ohio University a 70-68 victory over Miami.

ATHENS, Ohio — Tommy Freeman hit a 3-pointer with 0.6 seconds left to give Ohio University a 70-68 victory over Miami (Ohio) on Wednesday night.

DeVaughn Washington tied his career high with 25 points for the Bobcats (6-13, 6-8 Mid-American Conference) and Freeman scored 19 points, going 6-for-8 on 3-pointers.

The RedHawks (12-16, 8-6), who led by as many as 10 points in the first half and 28-22 at halftime, had regained a 67-66 lead with 9 seconds left on a jumper by Kenny Hayes.

Hayes scored 17 of his 20 points in the second half.

Washington scored a layup and four free throws for Ohio, which had come back to lead 66-65 after trailing 64-59 with 1:53 left.

Both teams shot well in the second half, with Ohio at 57.1 percent (16-for-28) and Miami at 63.6 percent (14-for-22). But the Bobcats were more effective on 3-pointers, going 5-for-8 in the second half to Miami’s 1-for-5.

Southeast Missouri State 53, Miami (OH) 69

admin — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 03:56:41 +0000

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Four RedHawks score in double digits as Miami Ohio defeats SEMO 69-53

OXFORD, Ohio – Miami University’s men’s basketball team topped Southeast Missouri State 69-53 in the ESPN BracketBuster Saturday afternoon at Millett Hall. Junior guard/forward Antonio Ballard, freshman guard Orlando Williams, sophomore forward/center Julian Mavunga and senior guard Kenny Hayes all scored in double-digits, while junior forward Nick Winbush grabbed 13 rebounds, scored eight points and blocked three shots to lead the RedHawks.

SEMO scored the game’s first points on a short jumper, but Miami came back down with consecutive 3-pointers by Hayes and freshman guard Allen Roberts to take a 6-2 lead. SEMO answered with a trey of its own to cut it to 6-5.

The visiting Redhawks hung with Miami for much of the first half, pulling within 26-24 with five minutes remaining in the half before the Red and White pulled away.

Miami used a 9-0 run to close the first-half and open up a 35-24 lead heading into the locker room. Ballard scored five of his seven first-half points in the run.

Mavunga led the way in the first-half with eight points and three rebounds, while Winbush added four points, seven rebounds and all three of his blocks. SEMO’s Marland Smith led all scorers in the half with 14.

Ballard opened the second-half by draining a trey to push the Miami run to 12-0. The visiting Redhawks answered with an 8-2 run that closed the gap to 40-32, but SEMO would get no closer.

Miami built a 24-point lead over the next 11 minutes. The hometown RedHawks connected on four shots from beyond the arc, including two by Williams.

Reserve forwards redshirt freshman Vince Legarza and sophomore Adam Thomas added three and two points, respectively, in the final two-minutes of action. Ballard finished with 12 points and nine rebounds, shooting 4-of-7 from the field. Mavunga and Williams each scored 11 and Hayes added 10. SEMO’s Smith was the game’s leading scorer with 28 points.

Miami travels to Athens on Wednesday, Feb. 24 to take on rival Ohio at 7 p.m.

Akron 61, Miami (Ohio) 56

admin — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 20:46:30 +0000

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Senior guard Kenny Hayes led Miami with a game-high 16 points (10 in the second half) while also grabbing six boards and senior center Adam Fletcher chipped in 12 points on 5-of-6 shooting.

OXFORD, Ohio — Brett McKnight scored 13 points and Akron held off Miami of Ohio in a 61-56 win on Wednesday night, maintaining its share of the Mid-American Conference’s top spot.

Chris McKnight, Brett’s brother, had 12 points for the Zips (20-7, 10-3), who are tied with Kent State in the conference standings. With the loss, the RedHawks (11-15, 8-5) fell two games behind Akron.

Allen Roberts’ three-point play put Miami ahead 50-49 with 4:41 left in the second half. But Chris McKnight, who went 5-for-8 from the floor, answered with a layup 20 seconds later to give the Zips the lead for good.

Kenny Hayes led the RedHawks with 16 points, Adam Fletcher had 12 points, and Julian Mavunga added eight points and grabbed a game-high 11 rebounds.

Akron won despite shooting 41.5 percent from the floor (22-for-53) compared to the RedHawks, who shot 42.3 percent (22-for-52).

Miami (Ohio) 64, Bowling Green 67

admin — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 14:55:21 +0000

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Falcons Use 14-Point Second Half Start To Derail Miami 67-64

BOWLING GREEN, Ohio — Erik Marschall scored 17 points and Bowling Green rallied to defeat Miami (Ohio) 67-64 on Sunday.

The Falcons (13-11, 6-6 Mid-American Conference) trailed 33-27 at halftime, but shot 56.5 percent from the field in the second half (13 of 23), ending the Red Hawks’ five-game winning streak.

Bowling Green scored the first 14 points after halftime, building a 41-33 lead on Joe Jakubowski’s 3 with 15:23 to play.

The Red Hawks (11-14, 8-4) reclaimed the lead, 49-47, on Julian Mavunga’s jumper with 8:57 remaining and built it to four on Adam Fletcher’s jumper less than a minute later.

After a Dee Brown 3 and a Miami turnover, Marschall’s layup gave Bowling Green the lead for good, 52-51, with 6:11 left.

The Falcons sealed the win with an 8 of 10 effort from the foul line in the final minute.

Nick Winbush had a double-double for Miami with 14 points and 10 rebounds.

Morehead State 73, Southeast Missouri State 54

admin — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 12:40:07 +0000

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CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. — Morehead State started the game with a 16-0 spurt and defeated Southeast Missouri 73-54 on Saturday night.

Reigning conference player of the week Kenneth Faried had 15 points and 12 rebounds for his 19th double-double for the Eagles (18-8, 12-3 Ohio Valley).

Maze Stallworth led Morehead State with 23 points and went 6-for-8 from 3-point range for the second straight game. Demonte Harper added 11 points.

Cameron Butler led the Redhawks (7-19, 3-12) with 12 points. Anthony Allison had 11.

The Eagles went 11 of 20 from 3-point range and outrebounded the Redhawks 34-24.

Morehead State, which has won 14 of its last 16, clinched and a home game in the OVC tournament. The Redhawks have lost eight of their last 10.

The Eagles used a stifling full-court press during its game-opening assault. Butler’s two free throws with 15:32 left in the first half were the Redhawks’ first points.

Eastern Kentucky 59, Southeast Missouri State 56

admin — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 14:31:59 +0000

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Freshman Willie Cruz led the Colonels in rebounding with a personal-high seven boards.

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. — Josh Taylor scored 18 points and Eastern Kentucky held on to defeat Southeast Missouri 59-56 Thursday night.

Eastern Kentucky (18-8, 10-4 Ohio Valley) never trailed, but saw a 19-point lead dwindle to two points in the closing seconds. The Redhawks (7-18, 3-11) went on a 25-8 run but the Colonels held on with a late layup by Taylor and Papa Oppong’s free throw with 13 seconds left.

Southeast Missouri missed a pair of 3-point shots in their attempt to tie the game.

Justin Stommes had 14 points and Josh Daniel added 12 for the Colonels.

Anthony Allison was the only Redhawk in double figures with 20 points. LaMont Russell had 10 rebounds for Southeast Missouri, which owned a 41-34 edge in rebounds.

Eastern Kentucky shot 50 percent in the first half in building a 36-23 lead, but cooled off to 31 percent in the second half.