Miami (Ohio) superior to 29-0 in dramatic vogue on Friday evening, as Trey Perry lifted the RedHawks to a 69-67 win at Western Michigan with a game-winning layup within the last second. The win brings Miami inside two victories of finishing an ideal common season.
It took every little thing the RedHawks might muster amid antagonistic circumstances on the highway to keep away from what would have been a probably devastating Quad 4 loss. Miami did not earn its first lead of the second half till the 1:45 mark because it navigated life with out two stars. Main scorer Peter Suder fouled out with 7:03 remaining and the RedHawks down 57-50. He had 18 factors on 7 of 13 capturing, and his departure after simply 27 minutes of enjoying time left the RedHawks in a bind.
The Redhawks additionally performed with out start line guard Luke Skaljac as a consequence of harm. However when the strain was on, Miami demonstrated the clutch gene that has been a part of its DNA all season. Perry completed with 14 factors on 6 of 8 capturing. Almar Atlason added 16 factors, together with 12 within the second half. His 4-point play with 3:26 remaining sliced a 5-point deficit to only one.
Miami entered as an 11.5-point favourite however struggled from the bounce as Western Michigan constructed a 6-point lead within the opening minutes. WMU closed the primary half on a 7-0 run as Miami coach Travis Steele started to take exception with the officiating.
He finally acquired a technical foul and went to the locker in a match of rage. Western Michigan then constructed a 9-point lead earlier than Miami discovered a strategy to claw again and hold its storybook begin alive. The RedHawks shut the common season subsequent week towards Toledo and Ohio as they search to develop into the primary crew since Gonzaga in 2021 to complete the common season unbeaten.
