30-0! Miami Beats Toledo to Win MAC Title

Tuesday, March 3

Oxford, Ohio

7 p.m.

Miami University

30-0,17-0MAC

Toledo

16-14,10-7MAC

Toledo

Miami (OH)

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OXFORD, Ohio– No. 19 Miami clinched its 22nd MAC regular-season championship in style Tuesday night, holding off Toledo 74-72 in a thriller in front of a sellout crowd of 10,640 at Millett Hall. Peter Suder had 19 points to pace four RedHawks in double figures as Miami led start-to-finish en route to improving to 30-0 and 17-0 in MAC play. Antwone Woolfolk added 14 points, while Brant Byers chipped in 13 and Luke Skaljac contributed 11. Toledo falls to 16-14, 10-7 MAC.

How it Happened:

Five different RedHawks came up with baskets in the first four minutes of the game, sparking the Red and White to an early 11-2 lead on a Trey Perry pull-up jumper. A Justin Kirby triple off an Eian Elmer drive and kick made it 14-6 with 14:25 to play in the half. Byers drained a three to give Miami its first double-digit lead at 20-8, and Suder knocked down a three-pointer while getting fouled to stretch the margin to 23-10. After a three-point play from Woolfolk, Skaljac hit two long jumpers to match Miami's biggest advantage of the half at 31-18.
The Rockets answered back with a 12-1 spurt to trim the lead to two, but Byers answered with a right-wing three to make it 35-30. A no-look pass from Skaljac to Suder set up a three-pointer with just over a minute to play as Miami took a 38-32 lead. Suder closed the half with a tough driving layup to put the RedHawks on top 40-35 at intermission.
Miami made enough plays early in the second half to keep the Rockets at bay, taking a 46-43 lead on an Almar Atlason dunk and then stretching the margin to 54-45 after triples from Suder and Byers. Toledo closed within a single point at 56-55 and could have taken its first lead of the game, but Elmer blocked a shot at one end of the floor and buried a three at the other to make it 59-55 with 8:10 remaining. A hustle play from Skaljac getting on the floor set up a desperation one-legged floater by Suder to beat the shot clock brought the crowd to life with 5:38 to go at 63-58.
Woolfolk scored a pick-and-roll layup and then hit from behind the arc to give Miami a 68-62 lead, but the visitors answered back again and pulled within 72-70 in the final minute. Miami drew up a play in the timeout that worked to perfection, with Skaljac feeding Woolfolk a bounce pass for a right-handed layup to make it 74-70 with 40 seconds to go. Leading 74-72, the RedHawks had a chance to make it a two-possession game at the foul line, but after a miss, Toledo came the other way with a chance to win it. Miami's defense stood tall and forced a turnover in the final second to set off a raucous celebration, complete with confetti and cutting down the net, as the Red and White clinched at least a share of the conference title.

UP NEXT: Miami will wrap up the regular season Friday, March 6 at 9 p.m. at Ohio.

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