SATURDAY'S GAME: Off to a 5-0 start for the first time since 1995-96 and coming off a four-game home stretch, Miami hits the road for a 3 p.m. (ET) game at Western Illinois on Saturday, Nov. 27. 

ABOUT WESTERN ILLINOIS: The Leathernecks are off to a 4-2 start but are coming off a 72-68 loss at Eastern Michigan on Wednesday. Will Carius averages 15.8 ppg, while Luka Barisic (15.5), Colton Sandage (13.5) and Tranton Massner (12.3) follow.

THE SERIES WITH THE LEATHERNECKS: This is the fourth meeting with Western Illinois with the RedHawks holding a 3-0 lead in the all-time series. Miami notched a 67-57 win in Oxford On Dec. 9, 2020. The RedHawks won the only meeting in Macomb, 76-73 in overtime on Dec. 2, 2017..

UP NEXT: The Rivalry Returns presented by Foster & Motley as Miami hosts Cincinnati at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 1. It is the Bearcats' first trip to Oxford since 2010. It is Devin Davis Night, and the Firecrackers Jump Rope Team will perform at halftime.

TELEVISION: Saturday's game will not be televised or streamed.

RADIO: There will be no radio coverage by the Miami Sports Network.

ROAD STREAKS: After its 72-69 win at Georgia Tech on Nov. 9, Miami extended its road win streak to five-straight dating back to the 2020-21 season. Last year, MU captured a 69-64 win at Northern Illinois (Feb. 20), a 96-54 win at Central Michigan (Feb. 23), a 74-66 win at Western Michigan (Feb. 25) and an 84-79 overtime win at Bowling Green on Mar. 2 last season.  

CHART CLIMBER: Senior forward Dalonte Brown is climbing several Miami career top-10 lists and continues to climb the points scored list. Here is where he stands entering Miami's next game:
Starts: 116 (t-3rd, 2 from tying record)
Games Played: 123 (4th, 3 from tying record)
Rebounds: 704 (10th, 78 from No. 9)
Scoring: 1,288 (17th, 7 from No. 16)

1,000 POINT WATCH: Entering the RedHawks' next game with 824 career points, senior guard Mekhi Lairy could become the 38th member of the 1,000 Point Club.Lairy is averaging 13.6 ppg to start the season and would reach the milestone in January at his current pace.

BROWN RANKS 19TH NATIONALLY IN FREE-THROW PERCENTAGE: Senior forward Dalonte Brown has hit 94.4 percent of his free-throws this season, going 17-of-18 from the line. His lone miss of the season came in the opener at Georgia Tech on Nov. 9, and Brown has hit 16 consecutive free throws.

PRECIOUS MOMENTS: Senior forward Precious Ayah has shot the ball very efficiently to start the season, going 24-of-28 (.857) from the floor this season, just one made field goal shy of qualifying for statistical rankings. Ayah has gone 5-for-5 in each of the last two games. He has connected on his last 11 field goal attempts.

DAE DAE DOING A LITTLE BIT OF EVERYTHING: Junior guard Dae Dae Grant is scoring a team-best 17.3 ppg this season, one of four RedHawks averaging double figures, while shooting 50.8% from the field. Grant leads the MAC in assist/turnover ratio while owning a team-leading 15 triples and ranking second in assists (22). He also is averaging 4.2 rpg. 

CENTURY CLUB: Senior forward Dalonte Brown is already a member of Miami's Century Club for games played (123). Three other RedHawks are closing in on joining him: senior forward Precious Ayah (98), senior guard Isaiah Coleman-Lands (98), senior guard Mekhi Lairy (92).

RAINING THREES: Three times this season, Miami has reached double digits for 3-pointers, including a 10 triples against Defiance on Nov. 23 and a 13-trey effort against Heidelberg on Nov. 20. Miami poured on the triples in its 104-75 win against Lamar (Nov. 13), draining 12 in the first half on the way to a 17-trey effort against the Cardinals, which ties for second on the RedHawks' single-game list. MU shot 60.0 percent from long range against Lamar in the opening half and 53.1 percent for the game.

ODDS 'N ENDS

• Senior forward Dalonte Brown leads the MAC in free-throw percentage (.944), while junior Dae Dae Grant ranks first in assist/turnover ratio (4.40) and ties for second in made 3-pointers (3.00). Junior guard Mekhi Lairy and senior guard Isaiah Coleman-Lands tie for second in assists (4.80), while Lairy and senior forward Precious Ayah tie for second in steals (1.80). 
• Miami ranks among the top three in the MAC in 24 statistical categories, leading the league in 13 categories: assist/turnover, assists per game, defensive rebounds per game, fewest turnovers, field goal percentage, field goal percentage defense, rebound margin, scoring margin, scoring offense, 3-point field goals per game, total 3 pointers, total assists, turnovers per game. 
• The RedHawks rank among the top 25 nationally in 11 different statistical categories.
• The RedHawks were 17-of-18 from the foul line against Stetson for a sizzling 94.4%, the highest percentage for Miami (in a game with 15+ attempts) since Feb. 18, 2015 at Bowling Green, when MU converted on 20 of 21 FTs for 95.2%.
• Miami scored 104 points against Lamar, the most for the RedHawks since a 119-52 win against Wilberforce on Dec. 30, 2019.
• The RedHawks' 52-point win against Defiance ranks fifth all-time in margin of victory at Miami.
• MU is 5-0 for the first time since the 1995-96 season.
• Miami returners accounted for 97.1 percent of Miami's scoring and 94.7 percent of its rebound from a season ago.