Miami Clipped by Bradley, 69-68

Saturday, December 19

Peoria, Ill.

8 p.m.

Miami University

3-3

Bradley University

6-2

Miami University

Bradley

12/19/2020 10:20:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Box Score Final Stats

A strong road effort by the Miami University men's basketball team came up just short as the RedHawks (3-3) were edged by Bradley University (6-2) on Saturday night, 69-68. The Braves staged a late flurry to push ahead of the RedHawks with 18 seconds to go.

Miami shot a solid 50.0 percent from the floor and 54.2 percent from 3-point range for the game

Senior forward Dalonte Brown and sophomore guard Dae Dae Grant each poured in 17 points to lead all players, while redshirt junior guard Isaiah Coleman-Lands recorded 14 points. Brown led all players with 11 rebounds.

HOW IT HAPPENED:

Miami used an 8-0 run late in the second half during a back-and-forth battle to push ahead 68-60 by the 4:00 mark.
Sophomore guard Dae Dae Grant had five points and senior guard Milos Jovic added a three-point play to comprise the 8-0 spurt for the RedHawks. Bradley came back with a 9-0 run over the final 3:18 of the game to take a 69-68 lead for good with 18 seconds to go.
Miami shot 50.0 percent from the floor (13-of-26) and 61.5 percent from 3-point range (8-of-13) in the first half.
The RedHawks used a 14-3 flurry, with eight points coming from junior guard Mekhi Lairy, to take a 27-18 lead by the 6:57 mark of the first half. Miami extended its lead to 10 points, 33-23, at the 4:42 mark off a sophomore guard Dae Dae Grant triple.
Bradley came back to shrink their deficit to two at the half, 37-35.

NOTES:

Senior forward Dalonte Brown notched his second double-double of the season with 17 points and 11 rebounds. Brown amassed 15 points and seven rebounds in the first half.
Junior guard Mekhi Lairy handed out seven assists, one off his career-high.
Junior forward Josh Brewer made his third career start and first this season.