TUESDAY'S GAME: Miami travels to Ohio University for a Battle of the Bricks match-up on Tuesday, Feb. 15 at 7 p.m. It is the first of two road games for the RedHawks this week.

ABOUT OHIO: The Bobcats enter Tuesday's game with a 21-4 overall record and 12-2 Mid-American Conference mark. Ohio has won seven of their last eight and went 2-1 last week with a loss at Toledo and wins at Central Michigan and at Eastern Michigan. Mark Sears paces Ohio at 20.0 ppg and also averaged 5.3 rpg and 3.96 apg. Jason Carter follows at 14.0 ppg and 6.5 rpg, while Ben Vander Plas averages 13.2 ppg and a team-leading 6.6 rpg.
 
THE SERIES WITH THE BOBCATS: Tuesday marks the 210th meeting between Miami and Ohio with the Bobcats holding a 115-94 advantage in the series. When playing in Athens, Ohio is 68-27 against Miami. The Bobcats have won the last five meetings, including an 86-63 win earlier this year in Oxford on Jan. 18. Ohio captured the last meeting in the Convocation Center on Jan. 12, 2021, 78-61. Miami's last win in the series was in Oxford on Feb. 9, 2019, 79-59. Its last win in Athens was in triple overtime on Jan. 9, 2011, 92-88.    

UP NEXT: The RedHawks continue a two-game road stretch, traveling to Northern Illinois for a 4:30 p.m. (ET) game on Saturday, Feb. 19.

TELEVISION: Tuesday's game will be aired on ESPN3. Russ Eisenstein and Rob Cornelius 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. Steve Baker and 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)

GRANT SCORES 1,000TH CAREER POINT: Junior guard Dae Dae Grant became the 39th player in program history to score 1,000 career points, achieving the feat on Feb. 12 against Bowling Green. He joins senior guard Mekhi Lairy and senior forward Dalonte Brown as the three active players to reach the milestone. Lairy scored his 1,000th career point on his final bucket during overtime in a thrilling 85-82 win against Northern Illinois on Jan. 22 earlier this season. Brown reached the milestone on Jan. 12, 2021 at Ohio and currently ranks ninth on Miami's all-time scoring list.

GRANT AMONG NATIONAL LEADERS: Junior guard Dae Dae Grant ranks among national leaders in assist/turnover ratio, ranking 25th (2.57). 

WELCOME BACK: For the first time in a long time, Miami had its full complement of players suited up to play on Saturday, Feb. 12. Senior forward Dalonte Brown made his return to the court after suffering an injury in the first minute of the RedHawks' Jan. 25 game at Ball State. With the return of Brown, Miami went back to the starting lineup it had used in 17 games this season. Senior forward James Beck also returned, seeing 10:28 minutes of action against the Falcons. Although redshirt sophomore Javin Etzler did not see action on Saturday, he was suited up for the game. 

STAND AND DELIVER: One of the most efficient free throw shooters in the conference, senior guard Mekhi Lairy leads the MAC in free-throw percentage in all games (.919) and conference only games (.947). As a team, Miami leads the MAC and ranks eighth nationally in free-throw percentage (.789). Lairy hit 29 consecutive free throws from Nov. 27 through Jan. 29. He started a new streak, hitting 12 straight since Feb. 6. He has been perfect from the free-throw line in 14 of the 19 games where he has had a free-throw attempt. His .914 free throw percentage would rank first on Miami's single season list, while junior guard Dae Dae Grant's .871 free throw percentage would rank fourth. Grant was 10-for-11 from the line in the RedHawks' win against Western Michigan on Feb. 8, sinking a career high in free throws.

CRAZY EIGHTS: Three times this season junior guard Dae Dae Grant has recorded career highs of eight assists in a game (Nov. 20 vs. Heidelberg, Dec. 21 vs. Spalding, Jan. 29 vs. Eastern Michigan). Although Grant is MU's leading scorer at 16.9 ppg, he also leads the team in assists at 4.0 apg. He had 61 assists in 32 games as a freshman and 55 in 23 games as a sophomore. Through 24 games this season, he is at 95 assists.

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 130 career starts and 137 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: 130 (1st, set record Dec. 4)
• Games Played: 137 (1st, set record Dec. 14)
• 3-Point FG: 184 (6th, 2 away from No. 5)
• Rebounds: 789 (9th, 1 from No. 8, 9 from No. 7)
• Scoring: 1,468 (9th, 22 from No. 8)

ODDS 'N ENDS

• Senior forward Precious Ayah amassed a career-high six blocked shots against Toledo on Jan. 11, tripling his previous career-high and tying for third on Miami's all-time, single-game chart. Ayah paced Miami in a nine-block performance as a team, which tied for sixth on the RedHawks' team single-game chart.
• Senior forward Precious Ayah ranks second in the MAC in field goal percentage, shooting 65.79 percent from the floor. His current percentage would rank second on Miami's single-season list.
• Miami ranks among the top three in the MAC in nine statistical categories, leading the league in four categories: free-throw percentage, 3-point field goals per game, fewest turnovers and turnovers per game. 
• Miami ranks among the top 20 nationally in three statistical categories, including ranking eighth in free throw percentage and 12th in turnovers per game and 18th in fewest turnovers. 
• 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.