TUESDAY'S GAME: Miami returns to Millett Hall for the first of two home games when the RedHawks host Buffalo at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 22. Miami's coaching staff will be wearing special equal sign lapel pins to symbolize equality from the Rising Coaches DEI Alliance as part of the national Equality and Inclusion Night campaign. Additionally, Miami will honor more than 300 student-athletes during the game for their academic achievements. 

ABOUT BUFFALO: The Bulls enter Tuesday's game with a 16-8 overall record and 10-4 Mid-American Conference mark. They ride a six-game win streak into Millett Hall and are coming off an 87-73 win at Western Michigan on Saturday. Jeenathan Williams paces Buffalo at 19.0 ppg and adds 5.2 rpg, while Josh Mballa leads UB on the boards at 8.3 rpg and chips in 13.2 ppg. Ronaldo Segu is the other Bull averaging double figures in scoring at 15.0 ppg and leads the team with 5.16 apg. 
 
THE SERIES WITH THE BULLS: Tuesday marks the 53rd meeting between Miami and Buffalo with the RedHawks holding a 27-25 edge in the series. When playing in Oxford, Miami is 14-9 against the Bulls. Miami won the last meeting between the teams on Dec. 29, 2021, in Buffalo, 91-81. Buffalo's last win in the series was on March 11, 2021, 74-63 in the MAC Tournament quarterfinal. UB also took the last meeting between the teams in Millett Hall on Dec. 15, 2020, 90-62. Miami's last win against Buffalo in Oxford was on Feb. 20, 2020, 84-81.    

UP NEXT: Miami continues on an action-packed week, playing three games in five days. The RedHawks host Central Michigan on Thursday, Feb. 24. Miami then hits the road for a noon game at Toledo on Saturday, Feb. 26. The game will be aired on ESPNU.

TELEVISION: Tuesday's game will be aired on ESPN3. Steve Baker and Randy 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)

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. Grant will be honored prior to tipoff of the RedHawks' Feb. 22 game against Buffalo for his milestone. 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 eighth on Miami's all-time scoring list.

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 (.908) and conference only games (.927). His .908 free throw percentage would rank first on Miami's single season list, while junior guard Dae Dae Grant's .880 free throw percentage would rank second. As a team, Miami leads the MAC and ranks eighth nationally in free-throw percentage (.788), while Grant ranks 25th nationally (must make 2.5 free-throws per game to qualify for the national list). Lairy hit 29 consecutive free throws from Nov. 27 through Jan. 29. He has been perfect from the free-throw line in 14 of the 20 games where he has had a free-throw attempt. Grant hit the go-ahead free throws with eight seconds left in Miami's 78-75 win at Northern Illinois on Feb. 19.

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 17.2 ppg, he also leads the team in assists at 3.9 apg. He had 61 assists in 32 games as a freshman and 55 in 23 games as a sophomore. Through 26 games this season, he is at 102 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 132 career starts and 139 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: 132 (1st, set record Dec. 4)
• Games Played: 139 (1st, set record Dec. 14)
• 3-Point FG: 187 (5th, 11 away from No. 4)
• Rebounds: 802 (6th, 4 from No. 5)
• Scoring: 1,490 (t-8th, 3 from No. 7, 25 from No. 6)

ODDS 'N ENDS

• Senior forward Precious Ayah leads the MAC in field goal percentage, shooting 67.1 percent from the floor. His current percentage would rank second on Miami's single-season list.
• Five Miami players—Dalonte Brown, Precious Ayah, Isaiah Coleman-Lands, Mekhi Lairy, Elijah McNamara—have played in more than 100 games during their Miami career. Brown owns the record for games played (139). Ayah, who has played in 119 games, is one appearance away from breaking onto Miami's top 10 list. Coleman-Lands is two appearances away from cracking the top 10 at 118.
• Miami players have scored 20 or more points 17 times this season with junior guard Dae Dae Grant leading the way with nine 20-point scoring games. Senior guard Mekhi Lairy follows with five, senior forward Dalonte Brown has two and senior guard Isaiah Coleman-Lands has one. 
• Miami ranks among the top three in the MAC in 12 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 16th in turnovers per game and 19th in fewest turnovers. 
• 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.
• 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.