Tretter’s Putback Downs Xavier in Overtime, 58-57

Monday, November 27

Oxford, Ohio

7 p.m.

Miami University

1-3,0-0MAC

Xavier

0-6,0-0Big East

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Xavier

Miami (OH)

Tretter’s Putback Downs Xavier in Overtime, 58-57

11/27/2023 9:54:00 PM | Women's Basketball

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OXFORD, Ohio – Freshman Amber Tretter's putback with 6.5 seconds remaining gave the Miami University women's basketball team a 58-57 overtime win over Xavier on Monday evening. The win was the first for head coach Glenn Box.

Jadyn Scott had a team-high 16 points for the RedHawks (1-3). She was joined in double figures by Lakresha Edwards (14) and Katey Richason (11). Mackayla Scarlett led Xavier (0-6) with 22 points.

How it Happened:

Edwards and Jadyn Scott combined to score Miami's first 10 points and a layup from Richason put Miami up 12-8 at the first media timeout. Miami's defense surrendered just three points in the final five minutes of the quarter as Miami pushed their advantage to 18-11.
Xavier cut the deficit to five, 22-17, but Maddy Huhn knocked in a pair of buckets and Edwards made her third triple of the contest to extend Miami's advantage to 29-17 with two minutes remaining in the half. Miami led 29-20 at the half.
Xavier opened the second half on a 15-4 run and took their first lead of the game at 35-33, forcing a Glenn Box timeout. Seven combined points from Richason and Jadyn Scott in the final three minutes of the third knotted the score at 40 heading to the final stanza.
Edwards' fourth three-pointer of the game unlocked a 45-45 tie with 6:05 to play. A Richason layup with 2:13 to play gave Miami a 50-46 lead, but Xavier answered with a triple on the ensuing possession for a one-point game with 2:02 remaining. Hennessey Luu-Brown connected on a pair from the foul line with 14 seconds remaining to extend Miami's advantage to three, but Xavier drilled a triple from five feet behind the arc with 5.6 seconds remaining to send the game to overtime.
Jadyn Scott opened overtime with a layup, but Xavier scored the next five to claim a 57-54 lead. Richason and Tretter each split a pair from the charity strip to close the gap to 57-56 with 90 seconds to play. Xavier missed a triple with 15 seconds to go and Jadyn Scott's reverse layup was rebounded by Tretter and put back for the game-winning bucket with 6.5 seconds to play.

Game Notes:

Miami started four freshmen for the first time this season (Lakresha Edwards, Maddy Huhn, Núria Jurjo and Amber Tretter.
Lakresha Edwards finished the contest with a career-best 14 points.
Miami had a season-high four blocks in the game.
Miami forced a season-high 22 turnovers and turned that into 16 points off turnovers, also a season-best.
Katey Richason recorded the second double-double of her career with 11 points and 11 rebounds.