TUESDAY'S GAME: Miami travels to Bowling Green for a 7 p.m. game on Tuesday, March 2 in the second meeting between the teams this season. The RedHawks have won their last three road games.

ABOUT BOWLING GREEN: Bowling Green enters Tuesday's game with a 14-9 overall record and 10-7 Mid-American Conference mark. After dropping six straight, the Falcons are on a four-game win streak, winning all four on the road. BGSU is coming off an 83-71 win at Akron on Friday. Justin Turner leads the team and ranks second in the MAC in scoring at 20.1 ppg. Turner also dishes out 4.5 apg. Daeqwon Plowden follows at 12.9 ppg and a team-leading 7.7 rpg. Trey Digs (11.2) and Kaden Metheny (10.5) are the other two Falcons to average double figures in scoring.

THE SERIES WITH THE FALCONS: Tuesday marks the 146th meeting between Miami and Bowling Green with the RedHawks holding an 87-58 lead in the all-time series. The RedHawks have won the last two, both in Oxford, including a 96-77 win on Jan. 21 earlier this year. The Falcons' last win in the series was the last meeting at the Stroh Center, an 78-76 win on Jan. 7, 2020. When playing in Bowling Green, the Falcons are 38-31 against the RedHawks. Miami's last win at Bowling Green was on Feb. 26, 2019, 82-69.

TELEVISION: Saturday's game will be televised on ESPN3. 

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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REDHAWKS CLINCH SPOT IN MAC TOURNAMENT: Miami has secured a spot in the eight-team Mid-American Conference Tournament in Cleveland March 11-13. The RedHawks clinched a berth following a 74-66 win at Western Michigan on Feb. 25.

ROAD STREAKS: Miami has won three straight on the road, all coming during a six-day stretch. The RedHawks captured a 69-64 win at Northern Illinois (Feb. 20), a 96-54 win at Central Michigan (Feb. 23) and a 74-66 win at Western Michigan (Feb. 25). It is the first time since 2010-11 Miami has won three-straight road games. Miami tries to extend that streak to four on Tuesday at Bowling Green, which would equal its most-consecutive road wins since the 2008-09 season.

ROARING 20s: Over a six-game stretch from Feb. 6-25, four different RedHawks scored 20 or more points. 

• Junior forward James Beck came off the bench at Buffalo on Feb. 6 and poured in a career-high 24 points off 10-of-14 shooting from the floor, connecting on 71.4 percent of his shots. He was a perfect 4-for-4 from the free-throw line. 
• Junior guard Mekhi Lairy amassed a career-high 24 points against Akron on Feb. 12, tallying 12 points in each half. Lairy knocked down 8-of 14 field goals (.571) and was 6-of-7 from the free-throw line. 
• Senior forward Dalonte Brown tallied a season-best 21 points off 6-of-10 shooting from the field, including a 3-for-7 effort from three-point range at Toledo on Feb. 16. He also sunk all six free throws. 
• Sophomore guard Dae Dae Grant recorded 26 points off 8-of-18 shooting, including a 4-of-10 effort from three-point range, while knocking down 6-of-7 free-throw attempts at Northern Illinois on Feb. 20. 
• Grant followed with a 25-point effort at Central Michigan on Feb. 23. He was 9-of-14 (.642) from the field, including 7-of-12 (.583) from three-point range.
• Brown and Lairy teamed up for a pair of 20-point scoring efforts in a 74-66 win at Western Michigan on Feb. 25. Brown was 7-of-14 from the field and 3-of-4 from the free-throw line, while Lairy was 6-of-17 from the field and 5-of-6 from the free-throw line. Both were 3-of-7 from three-point range. 

BROWN REACHES 1,000 CAREER POINTS: Senior forward Dalonte Brown became the 37th member of Miami's 1,000 Point Club on Jan. 12, 2021. Brown enters Miami's next game with 1,183 career points and has moved into a tie for 27th on the list. 

MORE ON BROWN: Dalonte Brown played in his 100th career game on Tuesday, Dec. 15 against Buffalo. He made his 100th career start against Toledo on Tuesday, Jan. 26. Entering Miami's next game, Brown has played in 116 career games and made 109 career starts, which ranks seventh among MU career leaders.

FEBRUARY 23 HIGHLIGHTS

• Miami set a program record for three-pointers in a game with 18 at CMU, eclipsing the previous record of 17 against Midway on Nov. 29, 2017. Six different RedHawks contributed to the record. 
• Sophomore guard Dae Dae Grant led all players with 25 points, including a 7-for-12 effort from three-point range. His seven treys tie for eighth among all-time Miami leaders in a single game.
• The 96 points against the Chippewas match the season-best scoring effort the RedHawks had earlier this season against Bowling Green on Jan. 21.
• The 58 first-half points for the RedHawks were their most in a half this season, besting a 55-point second-half effort against Bowling Green on Jan. 21.
• Miami shot 52.1 percent from the floor and 51.4 percent from three-point range for the game. The RedHawks shot 61.1 percent from the field and 63.2 percent from three-point range in the opening half.
• The 42-point win for the RedHawks in their 96-54 triumph at Central Michigan on Feb. 23 ties for the 19th-largest margin in a win and is third-largest margin of victory against a MAC opponent. It is Miami's biggest win against CMU.

ODDS 'N ENDS

• Senior guard Milos Jovic joined the Century Club on Jan. 30 against Western Michigan, playing in his 100th career game. Entering the RedHawks' next game, Jovic has played in 107 career games.
• With 25 points at Central Michigan on Feb. 23, sophomore guard Dae Dae Grant notched his fifth 20-point scoring effort of the season and now has the top four scoring efforts for Miami this season. Grant also scored 28 points at Eastern Michigan (Jan. 23) and 27 points against Bowling Green (Jan. 21) and 26 points at Northern Illinois (Feb. 20).
• Redshirt junior guard Isaiah Coleman-Lands has been stingy with turnovers and currently boasts a 2.70 assist/turnover ratio with 62 assists to 23 turnovers through 20 games. He ranks second in the MAC 26th nationally in assist/turnover ratio. 
• Averaging 10.7 turnovers per game, Miami ranks second the MAC in fewest turnovers and ranks 15th nationally. Miami has committed fewer turnovers than its opponent in 13 of its 21 games and the same number in four games this season. The RedHawks have had 10 or fewer turnovers in 12 of their 21 games, including a season-low four against Mount St. Joseph on Dec. 11.

UP NEXT: The RedHawks round out the regular season at Akron at 7 p.m. on Friday, Mar. 5.