RedHawks Travel to Eastern Michigan for 5:30 p.m. Game Saturday

SATURDAY'S GAME: In the last of a three-game stretch over five days, Miami travels to Eastern Michigan for a 5:30 p.m. game on Saturday, Jan. 23.

ABOUT EASTERN MICHIGAN: The Eagles enter Saturday's game with a 4-6 overall record and a 1-5 Mid-American Conference mark. EMU is coming off a pair of losses at Central Michigan on Jan. 16, 75-64, and at Buffalo on Jan. 21, 92-77. Three Eagles are averaging double figures in scoring, led by Yeiks Montero's 14.1 ppg and 6.7 rpg. Bryce McBride follows at 14.0 ppg, while Ty Groce adds 13.4 ppg.

THE SERIES WITH THE EAGLES: Saturday marks the 79th meeting between Miami and Eastern Michigan with the RedHawks owning a 51-27 advantage in the all-time series. When playing in Ypsilanti, Miami holds a 21-15 edge against EMU. The RedHawks have won the last two meetings between the teams. Last season, Miami notched a 73-68 win in Oxford on Jan. 25. In the last meeting at the Convocation Center, Miami picked up a 59-48 win on Feb. 2, 2019. The Eagles' last win in the series also was their last win against the RedHawks in Ypsilanti, 58-57, on Feb. 13, 2018.

TELEVISION: Saturday's game will be carried live on ESPN3. Ryan Wooley and Greg Steiner will call the action.

RADIO: In its second year of its partnership with Van Wagner, the Miami Sports Network, powered by Pepsi, continues its coverage of Miami Basketball with a group of affiliates blanketing most of Southwest Ohio and Southeast Indiana. The radio broadcast also will be carried via the TuneIn App. Terry Bridge will call the action. Tune-in to one of Miami's gameday affiliates:
WFMG-FM 101.3 (Richmond, Ind.)
WMOH-AM 1450 (Hamilton, Ohio)
WONE-AM 980 (Dayton, Ohio)
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COLEMAN-LANDS RANKS EIGHTH NATIONALLY IN ASSIST/TURNOVER RATIO: Redshirt junior guard Isaiah Coleman-Lands has been stingy with turnovers and currently boasts a 5.17 assist/turnover ratio with 31 assists to a mere six turnovers through 10 games. He leads the MAC and ranks eighth nationally in assist/turnover ratio. The next closest in the MAC in 2.79.

REDHAWKS LEAD MAC IN FEWEST TURNOVERS: Averaging 10.0 turnovers per game, Miami leads the MAC in fewest turnovers and ranks eighth nationally. Miami has committed fewer turnovers than its opponent in eight of its 10 games and the same number in one game this season.

BOWLING GREEN WIN BRINGS ABOUT NOTABLE NUMBERS: There were a lot of notable numbers in the RedHawks' 96-77 win against Bowling Green on Jan. 21.

Sophomore guard Dae Dae Grant posted his second 20-point performance of the season and scored a career-high 27 points, the most by a RedHawk this season.
Senior forward Dalonte Brown notched his third double-double of the season and the fifth by a RedHawk with 17 points and 11 rebounds.
Miami shot a season-best 58.7 percent from the floor for the game and was 64.5 percent from the field in the second half.
The 96 points by the RedHawks were their most since a 119-52 win against Wilberforce on Dec. 30, 2019, and the most against a Division I opponent since a 100-94 double-overtime win at Central Michigan on Jan. 5, 2002.
Miami's 41 first-half points were its most in an opening half this season, while its 55 points in the second half were its most in a half in 2020-21.

BROWN REACHES 1,000 CAREER POINTS: Sinking a pair of free-throws early in the second half at Ohio on Tuesday, Jan. 12, senior forward Dalonte Brown became the 37th member of Miami's 1,000 Point Club. Brown enters Miami's next game with 1,038 career points.

ODDS 'N ENDS

Junior guard Mekhi Lairy has dished out 27 assists over Miami's last five games. He handed out seven assists at Bradley (Dec. 19), accounting for 64 percent of the RedHawks' assists. Lairy has doled out five assists in each of the RedHawks' last four games: Northern Illinois (Jan. 9), Ohio (Jan. 12), Ball State (Jan. 19), Bowling Green (Jan. 21). Lairy ranks fifth among MAC leaders in conference-only games in assists (4.6).
In conference games, the RedHawks lead the MAC in turnover margin (+3.80). Miami recently committed just eight turnovers against Ball State while forcing 18 turnovers. The RedHawks scored 25 points off Cardinal turnovers.
As a team, Miami ranks third in the MAC in blocked shots on the season (3.20 per game). Senior forward Precious Ayah ties for sixth (0.80bpg), while senior forward Dalonte Brown, redshirt junior forward James Beck and junior forward Elijah McNamara all tie for eighth on the list (0.70 bpg).
Senior forward Dalonte Brown played in his 100th career game on Tuesday, Dec. 15 against Buffalo. He has made 98 career starts entering Miami's next game.

UP NEXT: Following a road game at Eastern Michigan that caps a three-game, five-day stretch for the RedHawks, Miami returns home to host two straight, beginning with a 7 p.m. game against Toledo on Tuesday, Jan. 26. The RedHawks then entertain Western Michigan at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 30.

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