OXFORD, Ohio – The Miami University men's basketball team used strong performances on both ends of the court to earn a 91-42 victory over Midway in its home opener Monday night inside Millett Hall. The RedHawks improve to 1-1 on the season.

On the offensive end, Miami shot 56.3 percent (36-for-64). Sophomore guard Nike Sibande led the way with 19 points on 7-for-9 shooting. Sophomore forward Dalonte Brown also had a big night, scoring 18 points, only one off his career high.

The RedHawks were stifling defensively, holding Midway to 26.2 percent (16-for-61) shooting for the game. Miami forced the Eagles into 21 turnovers.

A layup from Brown, followed by a layup and three-pointer from junior forward Bam Bowman quickly staked Miami to an 8-2 lead. Midway answered with a 10-6 run to pull within two at 14-12 with 13:44 before the RedHawk offense began to roll. Redshirt sophomore guard Milos Jovic drained a jumper, while Brown and redshirt senior forward Aleks Abrams each had layups to make it 20-12 at the under-12 media timeout.

Out of the break, freshman guard Mekhi Lairy hit a jumper, then stole the ball on Midway's next possession, driving it in for another layup. A three-pointer from freshman forward Elijah McNamara and a jumper from Sibande made it a 20-point game at 34-14 with 8:11 to go.

The Eagles cut the deficit down to 15 at 34-19, but would not threaten again. A triple from Brown, followed by a dunk by sophomore forward Jalen Adaway started a 13-5 run over the final six minutes that sent the RedHawks into the break on top, 47-24.

Miami's defense really locked down to begin the second half, holding Midway to no field goals and only one point over the first 10:14 of the period. During that stretch, Sibande scored six for the RedHawks, including an alley-oop dunk after an Adaway steal. Senior guard Darrian Ringo would steal the ball under the basket and send the long pass to Brown for the dunk at the 15:09 mark. With 10:58 to go Abrams completed an old-fashioned three-point play to make it 73-25 and complete a 26-1 run.

The Eagles finally got on the board with a bucket at the 9:46 mark. Abrams, Lairy and redshirt senior guard Abdoulaye Haround each hit jumpers to keep increasing the advantage. Miami had its largest lead of 56 points when Sibande hit a jumper to make it 87-31 with 5:45 to go. From there the RedHawks would cruise to the 91-42 win.

Adaway scored 11 for Miami while Abrams and Lairy contributed eight. A total of 14 different RedHawks scored during the contest. Miami held a 44-34 rebounding advantage over Midway. Sibande led the way with seven boards, while Brown and redshirt sophomore forward Precious Ayah each had six. A total of 13 different RedHawks had rebounds in the game.

For the second straight season, Miami will leave the United States to participate in a tournament. This time the RedHawks head to Nassau, Bahamas for The Islands of the Bahamas Showcase. The eight-team tournament will take place Friday through Sunday at the Kendal Isaacs National Gymnasium. The RedHawks begin play on Friday when they take on North Dakota State in the first round at 2 p.m. They will then face either Montana or Incarnate Word on Saturday in either a second round game at 5 p.m. or a consolation game at 11 a.m. They will then take on either Pepperdine, Georgia Southern, Florida Atlantic or Towson at a to be determined time in the finale on Sunday. The tournament will be webcast for a fee of either $9.95 per game or $24.95 for the entire tournament. Fans can also listen to an audio broadcast from Miami College Sports Live online or the Miami IMG Sports Network on the radio, Steve Baker and Terry Bridge will have the call.