Miami (OH) RedHawks at Kent State Golden Flashes
· NCAA Men's Basketball
No. 25 Miami (Ohio) improves to 20-0, rallying for 107-101 win at Kent State
Ranked for the first time since 1999, the RedHawks had to rally in the final minute to force overtime. Miami is off to the best start in Mid-American Conference history at 20-0 overall and 8-0 in conference play.
It was also the 700th MAC win for the RedHawks.
Miami, top-ranked Arizona and No. 7 Nebraska are the lone unbeaten teams in Division I.
Rob Whaley Jr. had season highs of 27 points and 14 rebounds while Cian Medley scored 23 for the Golden Flashes (14-5, 5-2 MAC).
Kent State fell to 0-13 at home when facing a ranked program.
Cian Medley’s 3-pointer with 56.2 seconds remaining put Kent State up 92-88 before Miami scored the final four points of regulation. Medley committed a turnover with 11 seconds remaining and the RedHawks tied it on Luke Skaljac’s layup with 6 seconds left.
Miami scored the first six points of overtime and never trailed in the extra session. Elmer had a layup and Skaljac hit a 3-pointer to give the RedHawks a 97-92 advantage.
Miami led 48-34 at halftime and was up 52-39 early in the second half before Kent State went on a 20-7 run to tie it. The Flashes went 8 of 10 from the field during the rally, including three 3-pointers.
Whaley had nine points during the run, including a 3-pointer to tie it at 59-all with 13:21 remaining.
The Golden Flashes took their first lead when Rayvon Griffith's fast-break dunk off Whaley's steal and assist made it 67-66 with 9:09 remaining. That was the first of nine lead changes.
Kent State: At Eastern Michigan on Saturday.
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Recent Plays
| 3rd 0:00 | End of Game | 107 - 101 |
| 3rd 0:00 | End of 1st OT | 107 - 101 |
| 3rd 0:04 | Eian Elmer Defensive Rebound. | 107 - 101 |
| 3rd 0:06 | Delrecco Gillespie misses 26-foot three point jumper | 107 - 101 |
| 3rd 0:12 | Eian Elmer makes free throw 2 of 2 | 107 - 101 |
Statistics
 M-OH |
 KENT |
|
|---|---|---|
| 38-70 | FG | 33-68 |
| 54 | Field Goal % | 49 |
| 9-31 | 3PT | 10-30 |
| 29 | Three Point % | 33 |
| 22-34 | FT | 25-31 |
| 65 | Free Throw % | 81 |
| 31 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 9 | Offensive Rebounds | 17 |
| 22 | Defensive Rebounds | 29 |
| 18 | Assists | 18 |
| 7 | Steals | 3 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
| 6 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 6 | Total Turnovers | 16 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 24 | Points Off Turnovers | 7 |
| 8 | Fast Break Points | 8 |
| 48 | Points in Paint | 42 |
| 25 | Fouls | 26 |
| 16 | Largest Lead | 5 |
| 10 | Lead Changes | 10 |
| 79 | Percent Led | 16 |
Game Information
Location: Kent, OH
Attendance: 6,327 | Capacity:
2025-26 Mid-American Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miami (OH) | 8-0 | - | 20-0 |
| Akron | 8-1 | 0.5 | 17-4 |
| Kent State | 7-2 | 1.5 | 16-5 |
| Toledo | 5-4 | 3.5 | 11-10 |
| Ohio | 5-5 | 4 | 11-11 |
| Buffalo | 4-5 | 4.5 | 14-7 |
| Bowling Green | 4-5 | 4.5 | 13-8 |
| Massachusetts | 4-5 | 4.5 | 13-8 |
| Ball State | 3-5 | 5 | 7-13 |
| Eastern Michigan | 3-6 | 5.5 | 9-12 |
| Western Michigan | 2-6 | 6 | 8-12 |
| Northern Illinois | 2-6 | 6 | 6-13 |
| Central Michigan | 2-7 | 6.5 | 6-15 |