March 4, 2011
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Miami Basketball Post-game Notes
Miami vs. Ohio
Friday, March 4, 2011
Millett Hall - Oxford, Ohio
Prior to the game, Miami honored its three seniors: Antonio Ballard, Sean Mock and Nick Winbush as part of Senior Day. Winbush started the game while Mock entered the contest in the final seconds of the game (Ballard is out for the year with an injury). It was Winbush's 31st start of the year (every game), which ties for eighth in Miami single-season history.
With Miami's win Friday, the RedHawks assured themselves of the 3 seed in the upcoming MAC Tournament, which earns them a first-round bye. Miami finished with a league record of 11-5, which is its best record in MAC play since 2005-06 (14-4) and its best since the conference went to a 16-game regular-season format.
With the victory Friday, Miami clinched its first regular-season sweep of Ohio since the 2005-06 season. The win also snapped Ohio's five-game win streak.
Senior forward Nick Winbush totaled 14 points in Friday's game, all coming in the first half, and also grabbed 10 rebounds for his third straight double-double and fifth in his last six games. It was his eighth double-double of the year and 10th of his career. He also now has 10 double-figure rebounding efforts this year and 23 double-figure scoring games, including seven of his last eight contests.
Junior forward Julian Mavunga recorded his seventh double-double of the year and fourth in his last six games, as he totaled a game-high 23 points and grabbed a game-high 13 boards. He now has 13 career double-doubles and has pulled down double-figure rebounds in each of his last four games and seven of his last 10. Mavunga also now has eight 20-point scoring efforts on the year.
With Mavunga and Winbush both notching double-doubles, the RedHawks have now had two players record double-doubles in the same game four times this year, something that hasn't happened since the 1980s. Three of the four times it has happened this year has been with Mavunga and Winbush logging the double-doubles.
Winbush was 2-for-5 from the three-point line Friday, giving him 66 makes for the year, which moves him into sole possession of fifth on Miami's single-season three-pointers made ledger. He also now has 186 attempts from behind the arc this year, which ties with Landon Hackim (1995) for fourth in school single-season history. Winbush's 150 career 3-point makes moves him into sole possession of eighth all-time at Miami.
Miami committed just one turnover in the first half, which is a single-half season low for the `Hawks. The team's previous low for turnovers in a single half was three, which they achieved five times. The RedHawks finished with nine turnovers in the contest, which tied a season low and marked a season low in league play. Miami also committed just nine giveaways Dec. 11 vs. Troy.
Freshman guard Quinten Rollins totaled a career high 15 points Friday, marking just his third double-figure scoring game of his career. He also tied a career high with five assists.
The RedHawks held Ohio to just 4-of-18 shooting (22.2 percent) from the three-point arc, forcing the Bobcats to miss their first nine attempts from distance, as Ohio knocked down its first one with 8:32 left in the second half.
Miami went 30-for-33 from the free throw line (90.9 percent), including 24-for-27 in the second half. The 30 free throws made marked a season high with Mavunga going 15-for-17 himself.
With the game tied 5-5, Miami used a 9-1 run over a 3:16 stretch to grab a 14-6 lead with seven of the nine points coming from Winbush. Miami would never trail the remainder of the game.
