Western Illinois Leathernecks at Miami (OH) RedHawks
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
72 - 81
72 - 81
Miami (Ohio) pulls away late, beats Western Illinois 81-72
Weathers shot just 4 of 15 from the floor but made 10 of 13 free throws. McLane was 5 of 10 from the field, made 7 of 8 from the line and grabbed nine rebounds. Jake Wright chipped in 15 points on 5-of-5 shooting from 3-point range for Miami (3-3).
Garret Covington scored 29 points to lead Western Illinois (2-4). Mike Miklusak had 14 points and 11 rebounds. C.J. Duff added 12 points.
The game was tied 60-60 midway through the second half when Abdoulaye Harouna's 3-pointer sparked an 11-1 spurt to give the RedHawks a 71-61 lead with five minutes left. The Leathernecks cut the deficit to five points twice in the final minute but didn't get closer.
It was the first meeting between the schools.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 72 - 81 |
| 2nd 0:14 | Marcus Weathers Defensive Rebound. | 72 - 81 |
| 2nd 0:14 | Garret Covington missed Three Point Jumper. | 72 - 81 |
| 2nd 0:22 | Michael Weathers made Free Throw. | 72 - 81 |
| 2nd 0:22 | Michael Weathers made Free Throw. | 72 - 80 |
Statistics
 WIU |
 M-OH |
|
|---|---|---|
| 22-53 | FG | 24-54 |
| 42 | Field Goal % | 44 |
| 9-26 | 3PT | 9-18 |
| 35 | Three Point % | 50 |
| 19-25 | FT | 24-30 |
| 76 | Free Throw % | 80 |
| 34 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 8 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
| 26 | Defensive Rebounds | 27 |
| 9 | Assists | 10 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 2 | Blocks | 1 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 14 | Total Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 11 | Points Off Turnovers | 15 |
| 2 | Fast Break Points | 3 |
| 18 | Points in Paint | 30 |
| 24 | Fouls | 21 |
| 9 | Largest Lead | 10 |
Game Information
Venue: Millett Hall
Location: Oxford, OH
Capacity:
Location: Oxford, OH
Capacity:
2025-26 Ohio Valley Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee State | 15-5 | - | 23-10 |
| Morehead State | 15-5 | - | 20-13 |
| Southeast Missouri State | 14-6 | 1 | 20-13 |
| UT Martin | 13-7 | 2 | 22-11 |
| SIU Edwardsville | 12-8 | 3 | 19-13 |
| Lindenwood | 11-9 | 4 | 18-15 |
| Little Rock | 9-11 | 6 | 12-20 |
| Tennessee Tech | 8-12 | 6 | 13-18 |
| Eastern Illinois | 8-12 | 7 | 13-20 |
| Southern Indiana | 4-16 | 11 | 7-23 |
| Western Illinois | 1-19 | 14 | 5-26 |
2025-26 Mid-American Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miami (OH) | 18-0 | - | 32-2 |
| Akron | 17-1 | 1 | 29-6 |
| Kent State | 14-4 | 4 | 24-10 |
| Toledo | 11-7 | 7 | 19-15 |
| Bowling Green | 9-9 | 9 | 18-14 |
| Ohio | 9-9 | 9 | 15-17 |
| Buffalo | 7-11 | 11 | 17-15 |
| Massachusetts | 7-11 | 11 | 17-16 |
| Ball State | 7-11 | 11 | 12-19 |
| Central Michigan | 6-12 | 12 | 10-21 |
| Western Michigan | 4-14 | 14 | 10-21 |
| Eastern Michigan | 4-14 | 14 | 10-21 |
| Northern Illinois | 4-14 | 10 | 9-21 |