Miami Rolls Past Wilberforce, 119-69

Friday, December 29

Oxford, Ohio

7 p.m.

Miami University

6-6,0-0MAC

119

Wilberforce

1-4

Wilberforce

Miami (OH)

119

12/29/2023 9:10:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Box Score

OXFORD, Ohio — The Miami University men's basketball team rolled past Wilberforce 119-69 Friday night in non-conference action. Evan Ipsaro led Miami (6-6, 0-0 MAC) with 17 points, while six other RedHawks scored in double figures. Cali Davis scored 21 points to lead the Bulldogs (5-11, 1-0 CAC).

HOW IT HAPPENED:

Darweshi Hunter scored the opening points of the night by going coast-to-coast for a layup to take a 2-0 lead. Mekhi Cooper dished the ball to Jaquel Morris in the paint on back-to-back plays to give Miami a 12-4 advantage. The RedHawks went on to stretch their lead to 30-11 with 9:27 before halftime. Kotecki knocked down a three-point field goal from the left corner to lead by 20 points at 39-19 with 6:18 on the game clock.
A collection of layups and a Bradley Dean shot from behind the three-point line extended Miami's lead to 48-26. Reece Potter closed out the final three minutes of the half, going 6-6 from the free-throw line. The Red and White entered the intermission with a 57-32 lead.
A no-look touch pass from Anderson Mirambeaux to Bryce Bultman resulted in a layup at 64-34. Eian Elmer made it 69-41 after grabbing an offensive rebound and put the ball in for a layup with 16:28 to play. The RedHawks took their first 40-point lead (85-44) with 11:57 on the game clock, thanks to a layup from Ipsaro.
7:45 remained when Morris put down a dunk to give Miami its 100th point of the night. Shortly after, Elmer stole the ball and put down a dunk to make it 111-52. With less than a minute remaining, Blake Anderson recorded the first points of his career with a three-point bucket. The Red and White closed the game out with a 119-69 victory.

GAME NOTES:

Miami matched the second-most points scored in program history tonight. The last time Miami scored 119 points was against Wilberforce on Dec. 30, 2019.
This is the first time Miami has scored over 100 points since Nov. 13, 2021 against Lamar University (104-75).
Miami shot over 60% from the field for the first time since facing Ohio on Feb. 25, 2023.
Cooper set a career-high in assists (eight) and rebounds (10).
Potter had a career-high three blocked shots.
Miami had six or more double figure scorers in a game for the first time since Nov. 29, 2022.
13 different players scored for the Red and White.

WHAT'S NEXT:
The RedHawks begin conference play at home against Western Michigan on Tuesday, Jan. 2 at 7 p.m.