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Second half 'D' a key in Miami win over Huskies Season-opening win streak reaches 22 games  Peter Suder celebrates in the closing seconds of Miami's 85-71 win over Northern Illinois. (MVSmith/MRO) By MIKE SMITH
OXFORD, OH -- Brant Byers scored 21 points and Antwone Woolfolk recorded a double double (14 points, 12 rebounds) to lead Miami over Northern Illinois 85-61 Saturday at sold-out Millett Hall. A faciility record crowd of 10,640 watched as MU extended its season-record to 22-0 (10-0 MAC). Miami and Arizona remain the nation's final two undefeated teams. Northern Illinois (7-14, 3-7 MAC) took advantage of poor RedHawk shooting from deep as MU connected on just 25 percent (7 of 28) of its threes for the game and a mere 17.6 percent (3 of 17) in the first half. The RedHawks are averaging 40.1 percent on 3-point shooting for the year. When Gianni Cobb hit a triple at 10:54, Northern Illinois led 26-16. Miami chipped . . . Elmer's big game helps Miami fight off Minutemen  Eian Elmer's 30 points led the RedHawks to their 21st straight victory. (MVSmith/MRO) By MIKE SMITH
OXFORD, OH -- Eian Elmer exploded for 30 points and No. 24 Miami (21-0, 9-0 MAC) added 28 points at the foul line as the RedHawks came from behind to defeat Massachusetts 86-84 Tuesday at Millett Hall. With the victory, MU continued its history season-opening win streak -- now at 21 wins. It is also alone atop Mid-American Conference standings, with the RedHawks registering their ninth straight league win. UMass, which had won four of its last five, fell to 13-9 overall and 4-6 MAC). Despite bitter cold temperatures outside and a 9 p.m. start time, students returning from Holiday break packed the facility for a nationally televised contest. The "pajama night" crowd of 9,223 ranked 10th in Millett Hall history. "The students were elite," Miami head coach Travis Steele said. "They were loud. They propelled us, quite honestly. ... I thought our students were the difference in the game." While the . . . RedHawks rise to No. 24 in AP poll  OXFORD, Ohio — The Miami University men's basketball team improved its ranking to No. 24 overall in the Associated Press Top 25 men's college basketball poll on Monday afternoon.
ENTIRE POLL - CLICK HERE The Red and White currently have a 20-0 (8-0 MAC) record, the best start to a season in program and MAC history. Miami returns home to face off with UMass on Tuesday, Jan. 27 at 9 p.m. This game has been selected for a national telecast on ESPNU. Saturday extravaganza will include Harper ceremony Saturday's Miami vs Northern Illinois men's basketball game will include an honorary degree recognition for former Miami basketball great Ron Harper. After leading MU through three seasons (1983-96), Harper went on to play for several NBA teams. His 15 pro seasons included five NBA champi0nships -- (Chicago Bulls 1996, 1997, 1998) and LA Lakers (2000, 2001). Saturday's action begins with the Miami women's basketball team (16-4, 8-0 MAC) facing Ohio at 1 p.m. The men's game will start at approximately 3:30 p.m. Yeah ... he was THAT GOOD!!! PARTIAL HIGHLIGHTS  RON HARPER
Miami years: 1983-86 Two-time MAC Player of the Year (1985, 1986) Miami Record Book No. 1 Scoring Avg.: 19.9 ppg No. 1 Field goals: 969 No. 1 Points: 2,377 No. 1 Rebounds: 1,119 No. 1 Blocked shots: 173 No. 1 Steals: 287 No. 1 Points in a game: 45 vs Ball State MAC Tournament 3-8-85 No. 1 Minutes played: 4,161 Tuesday basketball start time moved Miami's men's basketball matchup against UMass Tuesday (Jan. 28) will by televised on ESPNU and begin at 9 p.m.!!!!  Miami streak reaches 20 with OT win over KSU  KENT, OH -- As Miami head coach Travis Steele is fond of saying -- Great teams find a way..
Steele's No. 25 RedHawks lived up to that sports maxim Tuesday by "finding a way" to win their second straight overtime challenge in three days. Peter Suder (27) and Eian Elmer (25), whose clutch shots lifted Miami past Buffalo last Saturday, led Miami with a combined 52 points as MU edged Kent State 107-101 at the M.A.C. Center. Playing its first game since joining the AP Top 25, MU (No. 25) remained . . . Finally!! Miami cracks AP Top 25 . . . . . . KSU preview, football transfer update  Fresh off a dramatic overtime win against Buffalo, the undefeated men's basketball team (19-0, 7-0 MAC) finally cracked the Associated Press Top 25 men's college basketball poll Monday.
The RedHawks, ranked No. 25, were last ranked among the AP Top 25 in February of 1999 and are off to their best start in program history. Miami's next contest will be at Kent State on Tuesday, Jan. 20 at 7 p.m. BEST MAC START MU's 19 straight wins to open a season ties Western Michigan (1975-76) for the best start in MAC basketball history. BIG MATCHUP Miami will be facing a VERY stiff test on the road Tuesday. Kent State is 14-4 and . . . Clutch shots lift Miami to OT win over Buffalo RedHawks overcome shaky free throw performance  Antwone Woolfolk finishes the flush. Woolfolk recorded a double-double of 12 points and 11 rebounds. He also had two blocks and five steals. (MVSmith/MRO) By MIKE SMITH
OXFORD, OH -- Eian Elmer and Peter Suder drained a pair of critical threes, enabling Miami (19-0, 7--0 MAC) to slip past Buffalo (13-5, 3-3 MAC) 105-102 Saturday in an overtime thriller at Millett Hall. With the victory, MU remained perfect on the season. The Bulls dropped their third straight. "What a college basketball game! It went back and forth throughout the game," Miami head coach Travis Steele said. "We made big plays in big moments, and that is what great teams do. They find a way, even when maybe you don't play your best game." Three UB players scored at least 20 points as UB nearly broke the RedHawks perfect start to 2025-26. Buffalo led 50-48 at halftime and held small leads for nearly the entire final five minutes of regulation. Two free throws by Daniel Freitag with 12 seconds remaining gave UB an 88-85 edge. Suder missed a . . . MU to face improved Bulls, high-scoring guard tandem  The MAC's leading scorer comes to Millett Hall Saturday when Buffalo visits Miami in Oxford. (1 p.m., ESPN+)
Daniel Freitag is averaging 20.3 ppg., and while is 43.5 percent field goal percentage isn't among the league leaders, teammate Tim Oboh's 65.5 percent mark tops the conference. Freitag, a 6-2 sophomore . . . Unbeaten RedHawks blast Central Michigan  Trey Perry draws a foul while driving to the basket in first half action. (MVSmith/MRO) By MIKE SMITH
OXFORD, OH -- Brant Byers scored 24 points and Miami (18-0, 6-0 MAC) connected on a blistering 60.4 percent from the field while bashing Central Michigan 100-61 Tuesday at Millett Hall Our guys were ready to go tonight," Miami head coach Travis Steele said in his post-game comments. "I thought we had a couple good days of practice leading up to the game. I thought game prep was really, really good. " With the victory, MU continued its season-opening win streak -- now sitting at 18 straight. The Chippewas fell to 5-13 (1-5 MAC). CMU's league victory came last Saturday when the Chippewas upset Kent State. However, Central Michigan held just two small leads early and trailed by double digits 26-15) with 8:20 left in the first half. Miami expanded its lead to as many as 17 before taking a 14-point (49-35) advantage to intermission. The RedHawks . . . |
Editor-Publisher Mike SmithMike grew up in Mid-American Conference football and basketball territory and returned there after military service. He has been covering MAC football and men's basketball for much of the last several decades. 
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