Miami (Ohio) 79, at Eastern Kentucky 69

RICHMOND, Ky. (Interstat) — The Miami (Ohio) Redhawks used a dominant first half to build a substantial lead and then weathered a second-half surge from Eastern Kentucky to secure a 79-69 victory in a nonconference men’s basketball game Saturday at McBrayer Arena. The Redhawks, one of the nation’s remaining unbeaten teams, improved to 10-0. The Colonels fell to 3-8. The game’s decisive stretch came early, as Miami (Ohio) established control with stifling defense and efficient offense. Eastern Kentucky struggled immensely from the field in the opening period, shooting just 21% and committing nine turnovers. The Redhawks capitalized, converting those miscues… Read more...