TUESDAY'S GAME: Miami rounds out a two-game home stretch when the RedHawks host Spalding at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 21. This is the final non-conference game for the RedHawks and their last game before the holiday break.  

ABOUT SPALDING: The Eagles enter Tuesday's game with a 2-7 record, dropping their last three, but have not played since a Dec. 8 loss to Franklin. Christian Stewart leads the team, averaging 11.9 ppg and 6.1 rpg. Troy Amanor follows at 10.6 ppg and 5.1 rpg.  
 
THE SERIES WITH THE EAGLES: Tuesday is the first meeting between the teams.   

UP NEXT: Miami hits the road to open Mid-American Conference play, traveling to Buffalo for a 4 p.m. game on Wednesday, Dec. 29. The RedHawks are 50-24 in MAC openers and are 25-15 when opening conference play on the road. This is the second straight year Miami has opened MAC play against Buffalo. The RedHawks return home to host Central Michigan at 3:30 p.m. in the second part of a New Year's day doubleheader at Millett Hall on Saturday, Jan. 1.

TELEVISION: Tuesday's game will be aired on ESPN3. Randy Hollowell and Carol Smith will call the action. 

RADIO: In its third year of its partnership with Van Wagner, the Miami Sports Network continues its coverage of Miami men's basketball with a group of affiliates blanketing most of Southwest Ohio and Southeast Indiana. Tim Bray 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)

BROWN BREAKS BOTH GAMES STARTED AND PLAYED CAREER RECORDS: Breaking Ron Harper's record of 118 for career starts with a start at Indiana State on Dec. 4 and Geovonie McKnight's record for career games played 126 on Dec. 14, senior forward Dalonte Brown is now the Miami career record holder in both categories. Brown's 121 career starts and 128 career games played are the new Miami records. 

CENTURY CLUB: Senior forward Precious Ayah and senior guard Isaiah Coleman-Lands became the latest members of Miami's Century Club, playing in their 100th career games against Cincinnati on Dec. 1. Each has now played in 103 career games. Senior forward Dalonte Brown is already a member of Miami's Century Club for games played (128). One other RedHawk also is closing in on joining them: senior guard Mekhi Lairy (97).

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: 121 (1st, set record Dec. 4)
• Games Played: 128 (1st, set record Dec. 14)
• 3-Point FG: 167 (7th, 10 away from No. 6)
• Rebounds: 740 (10th, 42 from No. 9)
• Scoring: 1,350 (15th, 39 from No. 14)

HIGH PERCENTAGES: Senior forward Precious Ayah leads the MAC in field goal percentage, shooting a scorching 75.0 percent from the floor, while junior Myja White ties for first in the MAC in 3-point field goal percentage, hitting a sizzling 50.0 percent from beyond the arc. Senior guard Mekhi Lairy ranks second among MAC leaders in free throw percentage, hitting 87.5 percent of his charity tosses.

1,000 POINT WATCH: Entering the RedHawks' next game with 893 career points, senior guard Mekhi Lairy could become the 38th member of the 1,000 Point Club. Lairy is currently averaging 13.7 ppg and would reach the milestone in mid-January at his current pace.

THREE AMONG THE TOP SIX: A big reason the RedHawks lead the MAC and rank 18th nationally in assist/turnover ratio (1.51) is senior guard Isaiah Coleman-Lands, junior guard Dae Dae Grant and senior guard Mekhi Lairy, who rank first, second and sixth, respectively, in the MAC in the category. Coleman-Lands ranks 18th nationally (3.20), while Grant ranks 24th nationally (3.00). Lairy is at 1.79 for assist/turnover ratio.

ROARING 20s: Four times in Miami's 10 games this season, including both RedHawk contests last week, junior guard Dae Dae Grant has posted 20-point scoring efforts. Twice this season Grant has scored 22 points (11/27, 12/18). Senior guard Mekhi Lairy has two 20-point scoring efforts this season with his last coming against Cincinnati on Dec. 1. Lairy's 23 points at Georgia Tech in MU's opener are the most by a RedHawk this season.

REDHAWKS AMONG MAC TOP 10 STATISTICAL LEADERS:
Dae Dae Grant
Assist/TO (3.00, 2nd)
Scoring (16.70, 6th)
APG (3.90, 4th)
FG% (.492, 10th)

Mekhi Lairy
FT% (.875, 2nd) 
APG (3.40, 8th)
Assist/TO (1.79, 6th)
SPG (1.30, t-10th)

Precious Ayah
FG% (.750, 1st)
Off RPG (2.30, 9th)
SPG (1.30, t-10th)
BPG (0.90, t-10th)

Dalonte Brown
FT% (.800, t-8th)
RPG (7.30, t-6th)
Def. RPG (5.60, 2nd)

Isaiah Coleman-Lands
Assist/TO (3.20, 1st)
APG (3.20, 9th)

Myja White
3PT FG% (.500, t-1st)

ODDS 'N ENDS

• Senior forward Dalonte Brown earned his undergraduate degree in Family Studies during Miami's commencement ceremonies on Friday, December 10. He joins senior guard Isaiah Coleman-Lands, who earned his bachelor's degree in Spring 2021, and senior forward Precious Ayah, who earned his bachelor's degree in Spring 2020 and a master's degree in Spring 2021, as the RedHawks who currently own Miami University degrees.
• Miami ranks among the top three in the MAC in 17 statistical categories, leading the league in four categories: assist/turnover ratio, field goal percentage, fewest turnovers and turnovers per game. 
• Miami ranks among the top 20 nationally in three different statistical categories, including ranking seventh in fewest turnovers and eighth in turnovers per game.
• Miami returners accounted for 97.1 percent of Miami's scoring and 94.7 percent of its rebound from a season ago.