Central Michigan Chippewas at Miami (OH) RedHawks
· NCAA Men's Basketball
76 - 81
McLane scores 29, Miami (Ohio) downs Central Michigan 81-76
The RedHawks rallied to a 54-53 lead on McLane's fast-break layup midway through the second half, but Keene scored five amid a 9-2 run and the Chippewas led 65-58 at 6:16. Weathers and Jake Wright each hit 3s during a 15-3 run and Miami led 75-70 with 2:07 left. David DiLeo hit his fourth 3 to tie it at 76 with a minute left, but Weather's 3-point play put Miami up 79-76 with 31 seconds to go.
Weathers iced it with two more free throws and the Chippewas missed two 3-pointers in the final 18 seconds.
Wright scored 10 and the RedHawks (10-15, 3-9 Mid-American) made 16 of 22 free throws in ending a four-game skid.
Braylon Rayson scored 24 points for his 11th consecutive 20-point MAC game, DiLeo added 15, and Josh Kozinski had 14 with four 3s for the Chippewas (16-9, 6-6), who made 14 of 40 from behind the arc.
Keene, who averages 30.7 points a game, scored 50 points in Central Michigan's 101-92 win over the RedHawks on January 21, becoming the first Division I player since 2013 to score 50.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 76 - 81 |
| 2nd 0:07 | Marcus Weathers Defensive Rebound. | 76 - 81 |
| 2nd 0:07 | Braylon Rayson missed Three Point Jumper. | 76 - 81 |
| 2nd 0:14 | David DiLeo Defensive Rebound. | 76 - 81 |
| 2nd 0:14 | Marcus Weathers missed Free Throw. | 76 - 81 |
Statistics
 CMU |
 M-OH |
|
|---|---|---|
| 27-66 | FG | 30-66 |
| 41 | Field Goal % | 45 |
| 14-40 | 3PT | 5-23 |
| 35 | Three Point % | 22 |
| 8-9 | FT | 16-22 |
| 89 | Free Throw % | 73 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 14 | Offensive Rebounds | 10 |
| 32 | Defensive Rebounds | 25 |
| 14 | Assists | 16 |
| 5 | Steals | 14 |
| 5 | Blocks | 6 |
| 22 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 2 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 22 | Total Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 7 | Points Off Turnovers | 22 |
| 6 | Fast Break Points | 10 |
| 18 | Points in Paint | 48 |
| 18 | Fouls | 14 |
| 9 | Largest Lead | 5 |
Game Information
Location: Oxford, OH
Capacity:
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 |