Men's Basketball

Miami Falls in MAC Semfinals to Ohio

March 12, 2010

Box Score

CLEVELAND - A tough shooting night for Miami resulted in a 54-42 loss to Ohio Friday night in the Mid-American Conference Semifinals. Kenny Hayes led Miami with 12 points. The RedHawks finish the season at 14-18 while the Bobcats improve to 20-14 and will take on Akron in the MAC Championship game Saturday night.

After Ohio opened the first half with a bucket, Hayes responded with a layup. The Bobcats then held the RedHawks without a point for the next nine minutes as part of a 10-0 run to go ahead 12-2. A Nick Winbush jumper and a Hayes three-pointer cut it to 12-7, but Ohio went on another 9-0 run to take a 21-7 advantage with 2:07 remaining.

Miami would hold the Bobcats without another basket for the remainder of the period. Meanwhile, Antonio Ballard would steal the basketball and find Rodney Haddix for an easy layup. A minute later he nailed a three-pointer as the RedHawks went into the break trailing, 21-12.

Ohio eventually expanded the lead to 46-26 in the second half before Miami began to mount a comeback. Kramer Soderberg hit back-to-back threes to cut the deficit to 14. Layups from Winbush, Hayes and Adam Fletcher made it a 14-2 run as the RedHawks were down 48-40 with 45 seconds remaining. However, the comeback was not to be as the Bobcats hit their free throws down the stretch to complete the 54-42 win.

In addition to Hayes' 12 points, Ballard and Soderberg scored eight apiece. Miami outrebounded Ohio, 32-28.

The loss drops the RedHawks to 11-7 all-time in MAC Semifinal games.

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Players Mentioned

Kenny Hayes

#14 Kenny Hayes

Guard
6' 2"
Senior
Kramer Soderberg

#12 Kramer Soderberg

Guard
6' 0"
Freshman
Nick Winbush

#20 Nick Winbush

Forward
6' 7"
Sophomore
Antonio Ballard

#35 Antonio Ballard

Guard/Forward
6' 4"
Freshman
Adam Fletcher

#41 Adam Fletcher

Center
6' 8"
Redshirt Freshman

Players Mentioned

Kenny Hayes

#14 Kenny Hayes

6' 2"
Senior
Guard
Kramer Soderberg

#12 Kramer Soderberg

6' 0"
Freshman
Guard
Nick Winbush

#20 Nick Winbush

6' 7"
Sophomore
Forward
Antonio Ballard

#35 Antonio Ballard

6' 4"
Freshman
Guard/Forward
Adam Fletcher

#41 Adam Fletcher

6' 8"
Redshirt Freshman
Center