Miami (ohio) Survives On The Road In Overtime To Move To Perfect 20–0 On Season

Miami (Ohio) is nan reddish basking squad nary assemblage hoops fans expected this season, and they aren’t slowing down immoderate clip soon, it seems.

Tuesday night’s matchup vs. Kent State proved to beryllium a difficult situation for nan RedHawks successful nan 2nd half, but 1 that they could still overcome. After going down large successful nan first half, nan Golden Flashes outscored Miami 58–44 successful nan last 20 minutes of regulation, astir pulling disconnected nan upset. Kent State led 92–90 pinch little than 10 seconds remaining, erstwhile nan RedHawks’ Luke Skaljac tied nan crippled connected a layup, sending it to overtime.

Ultimately, Miami charged backmost successful overtime to conclusion Kent State 107–101. The RedHawks scored six unanswered points to unfastened up OT, and nan Golden Flashes weren’t capable to support pace. Miami is now 20–0 connected nan play pinch nan tight win.

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This triumph comes aft nan RedHawks were classed successful nan AP Top 25 for nan first clip since 1999, erstwhile Wally Szczerbiak led nan programme to nan Sweet 16.

Miami is 1 of 3 assemblage teams who stay undefeated this acold into nan season. Top-ranked Arizona is 18–0, arsenic is No. 7 Nebraska.

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