No. 24 Miami (Ohio) Reaches 22-0, Sets MAC Record With 85-61 Win Over Northern Illinois

Overview

• Miami set a Mid-American Conference mark with its 22nd straight win, surpassing the 2001-02 Kent State team, and moved to 10-0 in league play.
• The RedHawks closed the game on a 38-9 surge over the final 15 minutes after trailing 52-47 early in the second half.
• Brant Byers scored 21 points, Peter Suder added 19, and Antwone Woolfolk posted 14 points with 12 rebounds as five Miami players reached double figures.
• The victory extended Miami’s home winning streak at Millett Hall to 28 games in front of the arena’s largest crowd, reported at over 10,000.
• Miami remains one of two unbeaten Division I teams along with Arizona, with the next game scheduled at Buffalo on Tuesday.