Miami vs. Ohio Men's Basketball Postgame Notes
3/1/2008 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
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Junior forward Michael Bramos scored Miami's first nine points, going 3-for-3 from the field, including 2-for-2 from 3-point range, and 1-for-2 from the free-throw line. Bramos nailed his third 3-pointer with just over nine minutes left in the first half, giving him 12 points. Bramos ended the first half with 19 points.
Bramos finished with 31 points, his fourth game this season with 30 or more points and his eighth game this season eclipsing 20 points. Bramos went 5-for-9 from 3-point range, marking his second straight game draining five treys.
Junior guard Eric Pollitz had seven first-half rebounds, which tied his career high. Pollitz finished with a career-high nine rebounds
Ohio shot its lowest field goal percentage of the season, shooting 24.6 percent from the field. Ohio's previous low was 28.3 percent vs. Kansas. The lowest field goal percentage by a Miami opponent this season was 31.9-percent (Toledo)
Ohio's tied its lowest scoring output of the season with 49 points. Ohio's scored 49 points vs. Bowling Green on Jan. 5
Miami has won five straight against the Bobcats in Oxford.
Miami and Ohio are in a tie for third place in the MAC East Division standings with an 8-6 conference record.
Ohio's 14 first-half points tied for seventh for the fewest points Miami has allowed an opponent in a half. The last time the RedHawks held an opponent to 14 points or less in the first half was when it restricted Florida A&M to 11 first-half points on Nov. 17, 2006.
Redshirt freshman Sean Mock scored his first career bucket with two seconds remaining in the game.
Miami head coach Charlie Coles was under the weather for tonight's game. Associate head coach Jermaine Henderson filled in for Coles.
