Miami Bounces Back with 75-61 Win at CMU

Tuesday, March 1

Mount Pleasant, Mich.

7 p.m.

Miami University

Central Michigan University

3/1/2022 9:56:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Box Score Final Stats (PDF)

MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich.—Taking control early, the Miami University men's basketball team never trailed as the RedHawks (13-17; 7-12 Mid-American Conference) picked up an important MAC win at Central Michigan University (7-21; 6-11 MAC) on Tuesday night in McGuirk Arena, 75-61. Kamari Williams erupted for a career-high 21 points to lead all scorers.

HOW IT HAPPENED:

Dae Dae Grant scored five points and Williams added three to fuel an 8-0 Miami run that lifted the RedHawks to a 16-6 advantage by the 13:03 mark.
Another 8-0 run with three more points from Williams and three from Javin Etzler extended the RedHawk lead to 24-10 with just over 10 minutes to go in the opening half.
A late 11-2 flurry sparked by a pair of Isaiah Coleman-Lands treys lifted Miami to a 43-20 lead with 50 seconds to go, its largest lead of the game.
CMU scored the final bucket of the half as Miami carried a 20-point advantage into the intermission, 43-23.
The Chippewas chiseled away at the RedHawk lead and closed the gap to 10 midway through the second half, 52-42.
Two more Williams triples along with four points from Precious Ayah during a 14-3 run helped extend the MU lead to 66-45 with 5:10 to go.
The RedHawks did not look back as they rolled to the 14-point win.

NOTES:

It was the first 20-point scoring game for Williams, who went 8-of-12 from the floor and 4-of-6 from 3-point range.
Grant was the other RedHawk in double figures, chipping in 19 points, and led MU with six assists.
Williams and Grant each had 10 points at the half as Miami shot 50.0 percent from the floor and knocked down six triples in the opening half.
Coleman-Lands led the RedHawks with seven rebounds and added four assists.

UP NEXT:
The RedHawks conclude the regular season hosting Eastern Michigan at 7 p.m. on Friday, March 4. It is Senior Night with the RedHawks honoring Precious Ayah, James Beck, Dalonte Brown, Isaiah Coleman-Lands, Mekhi Lairy and Elijah McNamara. Senior Night activities will be at approximately 6:40 p.m. so be sure to get to Millett Hall early!

Friday's game is a White Out, and all Miami fans are encouraged to wear their Miami white!
Hats will be given out to the first 1,500 fans, and winter hats will be given out to the first 750 students.
The biggest t-shirt toss in Miami Athletics history is on tap with 300 t-shirts being tossed throughout the game.