WEDNESDAY'S GAME: Miami opens Mid-American Conference play when it travels to Buffalo for a 4 p.m. game on Wednesday, Dec. 29.  

ABOUT BUFFALO: The Bulls enter Wednesday's game with a 6-4 record and are coming off a 65-64 loss at Canisius on Dec. 18. Jeenathan Williams leads four Bulls averaging double figures in scoring at 18.4 ppg, while adding 5.4 rpg. Josh Mballa is averaging 14.1 ppg and a team-leading 7.8 rpg.  
 
THE SERIES WITH THE BULLS: Wednesday marks the 52nd meeting between Miami and Buffalo with the RedHawks holding a 26-25 edge in the all-time series. Buffalo won all three meetings last season, including a 74-63 decision in the MAC Tournament quarterfinals on March 11, 2021. The Bulls won the last meeting in Alumni Arena on Feb. 6, 2021, 88-64. Miami's last win in the series also was its last win in Buffalo, an 85-79 triumph on March 9, 2020.   

UP NEXT: 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: Wednesday's game will be aired on ESPN3.  

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. 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)

MAC OPENERS: The RedHawks open their 75th Mid-American Conference season on Wednesday, Dec. 29 when they travel to Buffalo. Miami is 50-24 in MAC openers, however, the RedHawks have lost their last three MAC-opening games, including a 90-62 loss to Buffalo at Millett Hall on Dec. 15 last year. Miami's last win in a MAC opener was at Bowling Green on January 2, 2018, 77-72. When opening MAC play on the road, Miami is 23-15. This is the fourth time Miami has opened MAC play with Buffalo. The Bulls have won all three of the previous league-opening meetings.  

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 122 career starts and 129 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 104 career games. Senior forward Dalonte Brown is already a member of Miami's Century Club for games played (129). One other RedHawk also is closing in on joining them: senior guard Mekhi Lairy (98).

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: 122 (1st, set record Dec. 4)
• Games Played: 129 (1st, set record Dec. 14)
• 3-Point FG: 167 (7th, 10 away from No. 6)
• Rebounds: 747 (10th, 35 from No. 9)
• Scoring: 1,354 (15th, 35 from No. 14)

HIGH PERCENTAGES: Senior forward Precious Ayah leads the MAC in field goal percentage, shooting a scorching 76.3 percent from the floor, while junior Myja White ranks third in the MAC in 3-point field goal percentage, hitting a sizzling 48.6 percent from beyond the arc. 

1,000 POINT WATCH: Entering the RedHawks' next game with 905 career points, senior guard Mekhi Lairy could become the 38th member of the 1,000 Point Club. Lairy is currently averaging 13.5 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 16th nationally in assist/turnover ratio (1.52) is junior guard Dae Dae Grant, senior guard Isaiah Coleman-Lands and senior guard Mekhi Lairy, who rank first, second and seventh, respectively, in the MAC in the category. Grant ranks 10th nationally (3.62), while Coleman-Lands ranks 20th nationally (3.00), Lairy is at 1.80 for assist/turnover ratio.

REDHAWKS AMONG MAC TOP 10 STATISTICAL LEADERS:
Dae Dae Grant
Assist/TO (3.62, 1st)
Scoring (16.09, 6th)
APG (4.27, 3rd)

Precious Ayah
FG% (.763, 1st)
Off. RPG (2.45, 7th)
BPG (1.00, t-8th)

Dalonte Brown
RPG (7.27, t-5th)
Def. RPG (5.55, 2nd)

Mekhi Lairy
APG (3.27, 8th)
Assist/TO (1.80, 7th)

Isaiah Coleman-Lands
Assist/TO (3.00, 2nd)
APG (3.00, t-10th)

Myja White
3PT FG% (.486, 3rd)

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 16 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 sixth in fewest turnovers and eighth in turnovers per game and 16th in assist/turnover ratio.
• Miami returners accounted for 97.1 percent of Miami's scoring and 94.7 percent of its rebound from a season ago.