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Miami University’s basketball team defeated Ball State 59-53 today at Worthen Arena, the first time the RedHawks have won back-to-back games this year and the first time they have beaten a Division I opponent on the road.
Brian Sullivan led the RedHawks with 18 points off the bench. Julian Mavunga had 10 points and 10 rebounds and Quinten Rollins scored 14 points.
The Miami RedHawks lead the Ball State Cardinals 34-18 at halftime today at Worthen Arena.
Miami connected on 6-of-12 shots from 3-point range, including five treys over the final 7:39, three of them by Brian Sullivan.
The RedHawks ended the period on an 11-0 run with 3-pointers by Quinten Rollins (who along with Sullivan leads Miami with nine points), Sullivan and Adam Thomas and a basket by Julian Mavunga.
Miami is out-rebounding Ball State 18-11.
I feel lucky. With three minutes left in regulation of Wednesday’s basketball game at Millett Hall, if someone had asked me to bet my house that the Miami RedHawks would lose to the Eastern Michigan Eagles, I might well have said yes.
I feel lucky that no one asked.
Miami’s 62-57 overtime victory over EMU included one of the more remarkable comebacks I can remember. The RedHawks trailed 45-34 with 2:45 remaining when Quinten Rollins stole the ball and converted a lay-up.
That started a 12-1 run which culminated with Jon Harris hitting a 3-pointer with 17 seconds on the clock, tying the game at 46-46. By the time the RedHawks had run roughshod over the Eagles in the extra period, Miami had outscored EMU over the final eight minutes 28-8.
“We got down late,” Harris said, “but coach (Charlie Coles) was saying we’ve got to fight … to do it the Miami way.”
There were other players involved in the 12-1 run, and the amazing thing is that it happened so quickly.
Rollins was fouled on his lay-up. He missed the free throw, Adam Thomas got the rebound and was fouled by EMU’s Anthony Strickland. The RedHawks weren’t in the bonus yet, so they got the ball, Harris missed a 3-pointer, and Julian Mavunga took the offensive rebound and put it back in.
All this took five seconds.
Thomas scored on a lay-up 27 seconds later, then Brian Sullivan came up with a steal and Harris made 1-of-2 free throws 10 seconds after that.
Then a steal, missed lay-up and foul by Harris enabled EMU’s Darrell Lampley to make 1-of-2 free throws with 1:27 on the clock, giving the Eagles a 46-41 lead.
Rollins scored on a lay-up 11 seconds later, then Mavunga blocked a shot by Lampley, which led to Harris’ game-tying trey.
“I had faith that Jon could make the shot,” said Mavunga, who had the assist. “Give credit to Jon for being man enough to take that shot.”
Especially since Harris, prior to the shot, was 0-for-4 from the field and 0-for-2 from the arc.
The big players in the overtime were Thomas, who had two blockbuster slam dunks to account for four of Miami’s first six points, and Mavunga, who scored eight points on free throws over the final 44 seconds.
Coles on Thomas’ dunks: “The only guy we had (recently) who could do that was Antonio Ballard.”
Miami’s defensive performance should not be overlooked. Eastern turned the ball over 19 times with help from Harris (three steals), Rollins (two steals) and Mavunga, Drew McGhee, Will Sullivan and Brian Sullivan (each with one steal).
Mavunga started slowly, but when it counted he was a giant on the court. He grabbed a career-high 19 rebounds, including seven on the offensive end. He had a career-high eight assists, and three led to 3-point baskets. He played every minute and was strongest over those final eight minutes.
The Miami RedHawks erased an 11-point deficit in the final 2:38 of regulation and secured a dramatic 62-57 overtime victory over the Eastern Michigan Eagles in Wednesday’s Mid-American Conference game at Millett Hall.
The victory snapped a four-game losing streak for the RedHawks, who were led by Julian Mavunga with 19 points. He sank 13-of-17 free throws and also had a career-high 19 rebounds.
Jon Harris sent the game to overtime when he drilled a 3-point basket with 17.4 seconds left in regulation. Miami’s 12-1 run down the stretch of the second half was sparked by a steal and lay-up by Quinten Rollins, who finished with 10 points.
The Miami RedHawks, looking to break a four-game losing streak, lead the Eastern Michigan Eagles 22-19 at halftime tonight at Millett Hall.
Josh Sewell and Drew McGhee each have six points for Miami, which ended the half on a 16-8 run. EMU’s Derek Thompson hit two 3-point baskets, both banked in, in the final 1:01.
Miami’s hockey team defeated Northern Michigan 6-0 Saturday night at Steve Cady Arena.
Cody Reichard recorded the 12th shutout of his career, tying the Miami record, and freshman Alex Wideman scored two goals.
The Miami RedHawks lead Northern Michigan 2-0 after two periods tonight at Steve Cady Arena.
Miami’s second goal was scored with 13:32 left in the second period by Bryon Paulazzo, assisted by Matt Tomassoni and Chris Wideman.
Players had to be separated during a fight during the final seconds of the period.
Miami leads in shots on goal 24-14.
Freshman Alex Wideman scored his second goal of the season, his first since the season opener, and Miami University’s hockey team leads Northern Michigan 1-0 after one period tonight at Steve Cady Arena.
Reilly Smith and Trent Vogelhuber had assists on the goal. Smith’s assist was the 100th point of his career.
Cody Reichard was 7-for-7 in stopping shots on goal for Miami.
Toledo defeated Miami 63-61 in tonight’s Mid-American Conference men’s basketball game at Millett Hall.
The RedHawks, who had trailed by as many as 14 points in the first half, had the ball in the final 10 seconds but could not get off a shot.
Julian Mavunga led Miami with 14 points and 11 rebounds, and Brian Sullivan added 13 points.
Toledo’s Rian Pearson led all scorers with 23 points and Curtis Dennis, who hit a crucial 3-pointer with 1:00 left and came up with a steal in the closing seconds, added 17 points for the Rockets.
The Miami RedHawks trail the Toledo Rockets 33-27 at halftime of their Mid-American Conference game tonight at Millett Hall.
Miami trailed by as many as 14 points but finished the half on an 8-0 run with a pair of 3-point baskets by Brian Sullivan and two free throws by Adam Thomas, the former Springboro High grad who has four points off the bench.
Sullivan leads Miami with nine points, hitting 3-of-5 shots from the 3-point arc.
Toledo’s Rian Pearson leads all scorers with 11 points.
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