Miami (OH) RedHawks at Georgia Bulldogs
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Roberts, Georgia thwart Miami (OH) in 77-70 win
Mekhi Lairy's jumper capped a 9-2 Redhawks run and brought Miami within 73-70 with 26 seconds left. But Georgia's Justin Hill made 2 of 4 foul shots, Roberts sank two and Miami missed a basket and turned it over on its final possession to end it.
The Bulldogs (2-1) built a 10-0 lead and reached their largest margin of the night when Kario Oquendo buried a 3-pointer with 6:55 before halftime for a 27-10 advantage. Georgia led 38-28 at intermission.
Lindsay scored 14 points and had 10 rebounds and Hill scored 12.
Lairy scored a career-high 34 points for Miami (1-2), Billy Smith scored 12 and Anderson Mirambeaux 10.
Georgia won its only prior game against Miami coming in the semifinals of the 2001 Rainbow Classic in Honolulu.
The Bulldogs now are 6-0 all-time against teams currently in the Mid-American Conference. The Bulldogs are 2-0 against Buffalo and Miami plus wins over Bowling Green and Eastern Michigan.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 70 - 77 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 70 - 77 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Terry Roberts made Free Throw. | 70 - 77 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Terry Roberts made Free Throw. | 70 - 76 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Foul on Billy Smith. | 70 - 75 |
Statistics
 M-OH |
 UGA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 25-57 | FG | 23-58 |
| 44 | Field Goal % | 40 |
| 8-22 | 3PT | 7-23 |
| 36 | Three Point % | 30 |
| 12-12 | FT | 24-30 |
| 100 | Free Throw % | 80 |
| 27 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 8 | Offensive Rebounds | 18 |
| 19 | Defensive Rebounds | 24 |
| 10 | Assists | 11 |
| 9 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 16 | Total Turnovers | 18 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 19 | Points Off Turnovers | 22 |
| 15 | Fast Break Points | 7 |
| 24 | Points in Paint | 30 |
| 23 | Fouls | 13 |
| 0 | Largest Lead | 17 |
Game Information
Location: Athens, GA
Attendance: 6,147 | 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 | 14 | 9-21 |
2025-26 Southeastern Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florida | 16-2 | - | 27-8 |
| Arkansas | 13-5 | 3 | 28-8 |
| Alabama | 13-5 | 3 | 25-9 |
| Vanderbilt | 11-7 | 5 | 27-9 |
| Tennessee | 11-7 | 5 | 24-11 |
| Texas A&M | 11-7 | 5 | 22-12 |
| Georgia | 10-8 | 6 | 22-11 |
| Kentucky | 10-8 | 6 | 22-14 |
| Missouri | 10-8 | 6 | 20-13 |
| Texas | 9-9 | 7 | 21-14 |
| Oklahoma | 7-11 | 9 | 19-15 |
| Auburn | 7-11 | 9 | 19-16 |
| Mississippi State | 5-13 | 11 | 13-19 |
| Ole Miss | 4-14 | 12 | 15-20 |
| South Carolina | 4-14 | 12 | 13-19 |
| LSU | 3-15 | 13 | 15-17 |