RedHawks Drop 71-47 Decision at Wright State

Saturday, December 5

Dayton, Ohio

4 p.m.

Miami University

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Wright State University

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Miami (OH)

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RedHawks Drop 71-47 Decision at Wright State

12/5/2020 6:14:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Box Score Postgame Book - Wright State

DAYTON, Ohio—In its first road game of the season, the Miami University men's basketball team (1-1) was topped at Wright State (1-1) on Saturday evening, 71-47.

HOW IT HAPPENED:

Miami took an early 8-7 lead off a triple by sophomore guard Dae Dae Grant. Wright State used 5-0 spurt to push ahead of the RedHawks and took a lead it would not relinquish.
The Raiders extended their lead to double digits in the first half, but Miami was able to close the gap to six by the intermission, 32-26. A layup by senior forward Precious Ayah and a 3-pointer by redshirt junior guard Isaiah Coleman-Lands in the last two minutes of the half propelled the RedHawks.
A layup from redshirt junior forward James Beck to open the second half further shrunk the gap to four points, 32-28. Wright State used a 10-2 second-half run to push ahead by double figures and did not look back.
Miami was led by redshirt freshman forward Javin Etzler with nine points. Senior forward Dalonte Brown chipped in eight points and a team-leading seven rebounds. Ayah added two blocked shots, eight points and four boards.

WHAT'S NEXT: Miami returns to action next week, hosting the Miami Invitational December 9-11. The RedHawks will face Western Illinois at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 9 to open the invite and will close it out by playing Mount St. Joseph at 5:30 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 11. Both games will be aired on ESPN3 or ESPN+ and will be carried on the Miami Sports Network, powered by Pepsi, affiliates and the TuneIn app.