Miami (Ohio) Outlasts Kent State in Overtime Thriller to Stay Undefeated

KENT, Ohio (Interstat) — Peter Suder scored 27 points and Eian Elmer added 25 as Miami (Ohio) remained unbeaten, outlasting Kent State 107-101 in overtime Tuesday night in a Mid-American Conference men’s basketball game.

The Redhawks (20-0, 7-0 MAC) led by 14 at halftime but needed a 15-9 edge in the extra period to secure the road win after the Golden Flashes’ furious second-half rally forced overtime. Rob Whaley led Kent State (14-5, 5-2) with 27 points. A crowd of 6,327 at the Memorial Athletics Center saw the teams combine for 208 points, well over the pregame over/under line of 170.