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02/17 20:09 CST No. 22 Miami of Ohio wins 26th straight, remains unbeaten with
86-77 win over UMass
No. 22 Miami of Ohio wins 26th straight, remains unbeaten with 86-77 win over
UMass
By JIMMY GOLEN
AP Sports Writer
AMHERST, Mass. (AP) --- No. 22 Miami of Ohio won its 26th straight game to
remain the last unbeaten team in Division 1, defeating UMass 86-77 on Tuesday
night thanks to 23 points from Peter Suder.
Luke Skaljac had 16 points and seven assists for Miami (26-0, 13-0 Mid-American
Conference). Leonardo Bettiol scored 18 points with nine rebounds, Isaiah
Placide scored 19 and Danny Carbuccia had 15 for UMass (15-12, 6-8).
Miami led by eight points with 14 minutes left before UMass scored seven
straight to make it a one-point game and then added a 5-0 run to take a 62-60
lead. It was tied for the final time at 68-68 when Placide banked in a
3-pointer at the shot clock buzzer, leaving defender Eian Elmer shrugging in
disbelief.
But Elmer answered with a 3 for Miami, then Suder hit a layup after a UMass
turnover to give the RedHawks a five-point lead.
UMass never got any closer than three points after that.
Up next
Miami will go for 27-0 when it hosts Bowling Green on Friday night.
UMass hosts Buffalo on Saturday night.
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