Miami (OH) RedHawks at Ball State Cardinals
· NCAA Men's Basketball
71 - 65
Miami (OH) downs Ball State 71-65 behind Bowman, Ringo
Dalonte Brown made three 3s and scored 13 points and Nike Sibande added 11 points for the Redhawks (10-9, 2-4 Mid-American Conference), who hit 9 of 24 3-pointers and shot 51 percent but were outrebounded 36-27.
Tayler Persons' jumper put the Cardinals up 45-44 after a 12-4 run, but the Redhawks were back on top after Bowman's 3 and they led 65-60 on Brown's 3 with 1:10 to play. Trey Moses made 1 of 2 and Tahjai Teague made a dunk and the Cardinals closed to 69-65 with two seconds left, but Ringo's free throws iced it.
Brown's 3 put the Redhawks up 15-13 and sparked a 9-0 run capped by Jalen Adaway's dunk and they led 40-33 at halftime.
K.J. Walton scored 16 points, Teague added 15 with nine rebounds, three steals and three blocks, and Persons and Moses had 11 apiece for Ball State (11-8, 2-4), which shot 41 percent.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 71 - 65 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 71 - 65 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Darrian Ringo made Free Throw. | 71 - 65 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Darrian Ringo made Free Throw. | 70 - 65 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Foul on K.J. Walton. | 69 - 65 |
Statistics
 M-OH |
 BALL |
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|---|---|---|
| 24-47 | FG | 24-59 |
| 51 | Field Goal % | 41 |
| 9-24 | 3PT | 1-11 |
| 38 | Three Point % | 9 |
| 14-19 | FT | 16-20 |
| 74 | Free Throw % | 80 |
| 27 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 5 | Offensive Rebounds | 15 |
| 22 | Defensive Rebounds | 21 |
| 11 | Assists | 7 |
| 7 | Steals | 9 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 17 | Total Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 8 | Points Off Turnovers | 19 |
| 15 | Fast Break Points | 10 |
| 26 | Points in Paint | 34 |
| 21 | Fouls | 18 |
| 8 | Largest Lead | 2 |
Game Information
Location: Muncie, IN
Attendance: 3,742 | 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 |