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02/26 03:42 CST No. 21 Miami (OH) takes on Western Michigan, looks for 13th
straight road win
No. 21 Miami (OH) takes on Western Michigan, looks for 13th straight road win
By The Associated Press
Miami (OH) RedHawks (28-0, 15-0 MAC) at Western Michigan Broncos (10-18, 4-11
MAC)
Kalamazoo, Michigan; Friday, 6 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: No. 21 Miami (OH) will try to keep its 12-game road win streak
alive when the RedHawks take on Western Michigan.
The Broncos are 7-6 in home games. Western Michigan ranks sixth in the MAC in
rebounding averaging 32.3 rebounds. Jayden Brewer paces the Broncos with 6.7
boards.
The RedHawks are 15-0 in MAC play. Miami (OH) is the MAC leader with 26.2
defensive rebounds per game led by Eian Elmer averaging 5.3.
Western Michigan is shooting 44.4% from the field this season, 1.5 percentage
points higher than the 42.9% Miami (OH) allows to opponents. Miami (OH)
averages 11.8 more points per game (91.6) than Western Michigan allows (79.8).
The teams meet for the second time in conference play this season. Miami (OH)
won 87-76 in the last matchup on Jan. 7. Almar Atlason led Miami (OH) with 21
points, and Brewer led Western Michigan with 19 points.
TOP PERFORMERS: Brewer is averaging 12.6 points and 6.7 rebounds for the
Broncos. Justice Williams is averaging 12.6 points over the last 10 games.
Brant Byers is scoring 14.7 points per game with 4.0 rebounds and 0.6 assists
for the RedHawks. Peter Suder is averaging 18.9 points and 6.2 rebounds while
shooting 56.3% over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Broncos: 3-7, averaging 71.4 points, 31.3 rebounds, 10.0
assists, 4.0 steals and 3.0 blocks per game while shooting 41.4% from the
field. Their opponents have averaged 79.4 points per game.
RedHawks: 10-0, averaging 88.7 points, 31.4 rebounds, 15.2 assists, 7.7 steals
and 3.0 blocks per game while shooting 51.2% from the field. Their opponents
have averaged 78.5 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data
Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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