Tri-State Morning Tip-Off
A quick and easy daily recap of the night in area CBB.
Miami 93 Bowling 83
The Redhawks are 14-0 after a second straight road win to open MAC play. Miami raced to a 54-28 halftime lead over the Falcons (10-4,1-1). Brant Byers and Peter Suder each led the RedHawks with 17 points. The Red and White 54.5% from the field (eighth consecutive game that Miami has shot over 50% from the field). They made 22-of-24 (91.7%) shots from the free-throw line (second time this season shooting over 90% from the charity stripe).
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Louisville 90 Cal 70
The Cards (11-2/1-0) jumped out to a 10-0 lead to start the game. UL led by 25 into the second half, before the Golden Bears (12-2/0-1) mounted a 14-0 run, cutting the deficit to 11 points. The Cardinals responded with a 17-2 stretch to put things away for good. UL had five players in double-figures, with Ryan Conwell leading the way for the Cards, scoring a game-high 26 points, tacking on six makes from deep. It was UL’s third straight game without Mikel Brown and his 16.9 points per game (back).
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Ohio 80 Central Michigan 64
Jackson Paveletzke led the Bobcats (7-7/1-1) with 23 points, seven rebounds and nine assists for the road win. Central Michigan (4-10/0-2) missed all 13 three point attempts.