TUESDAY'S GAME: Miami returns to Millett Hall to host the University of Toledo at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 15. This will be the RedHawks' first home game in conference action.

ABOUT TOLEDO: The Rockets enter Tuesday's game with an 11-4 overall record and 3-1 Mid-American Conference mark. The Rockets have won their last two and are coming off a 94-63 win at Northern Illinois on Saturday. Ryan Rollins paces the team at 19.1 ppg and averages 5.1 rpg. JT Shumate averages 14.4 ppg for the Rockets and a team-leading 7.1 rpg.
 
THE SERIES WITH THE ROCKETS: Tuesday marks the 133rd meeting between Miami and Toledo with the RedHawks holding a 68-64 advantage in the all-time series. When playing in Oxford, the RedHawks are 42-20 against the Rockets. Toledo has won the last 15 meetings between the teams, including an 87-75 win last season on Feb. 16 at Savage Arena in the last meeting between the teams and a 90-81 win in Millett Hall on Jan. 26 last year. Miami's last win in the series was at Toledo on Feb. 12, 2011, 68-66, and its last win against the Rockets in Millett Hall was on Feb. 10, 2010, 55-47.   

UP NEXT: The RedHawks hit the road for a 2 p.m. game at Western Michigan University on Saturday, Jan. 15. Miami then returns home for a Battle of the Bricks match-up with Ohio University at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 18.

TELEVISION: Tuesday's game will be aired on ESPN+. Steve Baker and Randy Hollowell 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. 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)

LENDING A HELPING HAND: Although, junior guard Dae Dae Grant is Miami's leading scorer at 17.4 ppg, he also leads the team in assists at 4.5 apg. Twice this season he has posted eight-assist games and is averaging 5.2 apg over Miami's last five games. He had 61 assists in 32 games as a freshman and 55 in 23 games as a sophomore. Through 13 games this season, he is at 58 assists.

20/20 VISION X TWO: In back-to-back games, Miami has had two players eclipse 20 points in the same game. Junior guard Dae Dae Grant notched a season-best 26 points, while senior forward Dalonte Brown tallied a season-high 24 points in an 87-83 overtime loss at Bowling Green. Senior guard Mekhi Lairy poured in a career-high 28 points, while Grant chipped in 23 points in Miami's 91-81 MAC-opening win at Buffalo on Dec. 29.

CENTURY CLUB: Senior guard Mekhi Lairy became the latest member of Miami's Century Club, playing in his 100th career game at Bowling Green on Jan. 8. He joins three other active RedHawk players who have played in 100+ games. Forward Precious Ayah and senior guard Isaiah Coleman-Lands played in their 100th career games against Cincinnati on Dec. 1 and now have each played in 106 career games, while senior forward Dalonte Brown owns the career record for games played (131). 

HIGH PERCENTAGES: Senior forward Precious Ayah leads the MAC in field goal percentage, shooting a scorching 73.7 percent from the floor, while senior guard Mekhi Lairy ranks second in free throw percentage (.906) and junior guard Dae Dae Grant ranks fifth (.857). Junior guard  Myja White ranks third in the MAC in 3-point field goal percentage, hitting 46.2 percent from beyond the arc. 

THREE AMONG THE TOP SIX: A big reason the RedHawks lead the MAC and rank 19th nationally in assist/turnover ratio (1.48) is junior guard Dae Dae Grant, senior guard Isaiah Coleman-Lands and senior guard Mekhi Lairy, who tie for first and rank sixth, respectively, in the MAC in the category. Grant ranks 11th nationally (3.2), while Coleman-Lands averages (3.2) (must average 3.0 apg to qualify for national rankings), Lairy is at 1.6 for assist/turnover ratio.

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 of 126 on Dec. 14, senior forward Dalonte Brown is now the Miami career record holder in both categories. Brown's 124 career starts and 131 career games played are the new Miami records. 

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: 124 (1st, set record Dec. 4)
• Games Played: 131 (1st, set record Dec. 14)
• 3-Point FG: 175 (7th, 2 away from No. 6)
• Rebounds: 762 (10th, 20 from No. 9)
• Scoring: 1,395 (14th, 6 from No. 13)

1,000 POINT WATCH: Entering the RedHawks' next game with 938 career points, senior guard Mekhi Lairy is closing in on becoming the 38th member of the 1,000 Point Club. Lairy is currently averaging 14.0 ppg and would reach the milestone in mid-January at his current pace.

ODDS 'N ENDS

• Miami drained 15 three-pointers against Bowling Green on Jan. 8, which ties for fifth on the program's single-game charts. Earlier in the season, Miami hit 17 triples against Lamar, which ties for second all-time in a single game at Miami.
• 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 15 statistical categories, leading the league in four categories: assist/turnover ratio, 3-point field goals per game, and fewest turnovers and turnovers per game. 
• Miami ranks among the top 20 nationally in three different statistical categories, including ranking ninth in turnovers per game and in fewest turnovers and 19th in assist/turnover ratio.