RedHawks Hold Off EKU, 79-69

Saturday, December 13

Richmond, Ky.

3 p.m.

Miami University

10-0,0-0MAC

Eastern Kentucky

3-8,0-0ASUN

Miami (OH)

Eastern Ky.

12/13/2025 5:24:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Box Score

RICHMOND, Ky. – The Miami University men's basketball team (10-0) held off Eastern Kentucky (3-8) for a 79-69 win at Baptist Health Arena on Saturday afternoon. Almar Atlason led all players with 19 points, while Brant Byers and Antwone Woolfolk followed closely behind with 15 points each. Juan Cranford Jr. led the Colonels with 18 points.

How it Happened:

A triple and transition dunk from Byers helped the RedHawks jump out to an early 8-2 lead against the Colonels. Eastern Kentucky responded by evening the score at eight apiece before Peter Suder used a layup and a turnaround jumper to put the score at 12-8. A pair of layups from Evan Ipsaro and Woolfolk, as well as a fastbreak three from Byers, kept the RedHawks ahead 19-13 with under nine minutes to go in the first half.
The Colonels found a way to shrink Miami's advantage to 23-20 with five minutes before the intermission. A turnaround jump shot from Atlason and a second-chance jumper from Suder gave the RedHawks some breathing room at 27-20. Woolfolk ended the first half by scoring Miami's final eight points to head into halftime with a 35-25 lead.
Eian Elmer got the RedHawks going in the opening of the second half with a transition dunk and a shot from behind the arc to stretch their lead to 42-27. A flurry of threes from Atlason, Trey Perry and Elmer gave Miami its first 20-point lead of the day at 54-32 with 13:17 on the game clock. Woolfolk found Byers running down the court for a dunk after catching the Colonels' defense sleeping, and Byers added his third three-pointer on the next possession to make it a 62-41 ball game.
Atlason put in multiple jumpers, and Ipsaro found Skaljac for three to hold on to a 71-60 lead with just under four minutes left. Ipsaro flew down the lane for a layup, and Atlson buried two deep shots in the final two minutes to help Miami walk out of Baptist Health Arena with a 79-69 win.

Game Notes:

With this victory, the Red and White matched its best start to a season in program history at 10-0 (1917-18 and 1943-44).
The Red and White shot 33-of-61 (54.1%) from the field.
This is the fourth consecutive game that Miami has shot over 50% from the field.
The RedHawks had 20 fast break points and 20 points off turnovers.
Miami recorded 34 points in the paint in comparison to just 12 from the Colonels.
Woolfolk led all players with three steals.
Miami totaled under 10 turnovers for the second game in a row (third time this season).

Up Next:
Miami continues its four-game road trip at Wright State on Tuesday, Dec. 16 at 7 p.m.