No. 19 Miami (OH) RedHawks beat Ohio, complete undefeated regular season
A LOT OF TALK ABOUT THAT. ALL RIGHT. HERE WE GO TO THE. THIS IS SUCH A FUN STORY THAT WE’VE BEEN FOLLOWING IN THE SPORTS WORLD ONLY HERE ON WLWT. MIAMI HEAD BASKETBALL COACH TRAVIS STEELE AND HIS FAMILY SHARING THEIR FAVORITE MOMENTS FROM THE REDHAWKS STORYBOOK SEASON. UNDEFEATED 30 ZERO IN THE REGULAR SEASON. ONE MORE GAME TO GO AGAINST O U. THAT’S GOING TO BE AN INTERESTING ONE. WHAT A BATTLE IT’S GOING TO BE. SPORTS DIRECTOR CHARLIE CLIFFORD HERE NOW. CHARLIE, GETTING UP BRIGHT AND EARLY ONE MORNING WITH THE FAMILY. WHAT A GREAT FAMILY. YOU KNOW WHAT WE FOUND OUT? THIS GUY’S A FIRST CLASS DAD, TOO. I MEAN, IT’S HARD OUT THERE COACHING. I DON’T CARE WHAT LEVEL IT IS. A MAN IS STILL FIERCE. MIAMI’S DRAMATIC SERIES OF COMEBACK WINS THIS SEASON MAY HAVE A LASTING IMPACT ON HER CHILDREN. THE YELLING FROM THE STANDS AND IN FRONT OF THE TV. MOM, YOU JUST NEED TO CALM DOWN NOW. IT’S EASIER SAID THAN DONE WHEN YOUR HUSBAND IS LEADING THE BIGGEST CINDERELLA STORY IN COLLEGE BASKETBALL. IT’S NOT VERY OFTEN YOU’RE GOING TO BE WHATEVER WE ARE, YOU KNOW, UNDEFEATED MARCH NOW. YEAH, I MEAN, IT’S INCREDIBLE. SO SOMETIMES MAYBE PEOPLE IT’S EVEN A ONCE IN A LIFETIME DEAL. MIAMI REDHAWKS ARE 30 AND ZERO HOME CROWDS THIS SEASON WENT FROM A LIBRARY TO. IS THAT MYLES GARRETT COURTSIDE. EACH WIN INCREASING THE REACH OF THIS MAGICAL MID-MAJOR RUN AND THE LAUNDRY AT HOME. ASPEN STEELE’S DAD’S GOOD LUCK CHARM. SHE’S INSISTENT. YOU WEAR YOUR LUCKY BLUE T SHIRT, TRYING TO CHECK MY SHIRT TO SEE IF I HAVE IT ON UNDERNEATH HERE RIGHT NOW. LAY MY GRAY PANTS OUT. THEY HAVE PEN MARKS ALL OVER THEM. YEAH. AND EVERYONE’S LIKE, DO YOU THINK HE NEEDS A NEW PAIR? I’M LIKE, NO, NO, NO, NO, HE’S WEARING THIS ALL THROUGH MARCH. LIKE, THOSE ARE THE PANTS HE’S WEARING. EVERY SINGLE GAME WE DO WHAT WE DO WASH THEM THOUGH. AND EVEN BETTER THAN THE FAMILY SUPERSTITION, IT’S THE TWO SONS. THEY’RE EVERYWHERE. PRACTICE BUFFALO FOR LATE NIGHT ROAD GAMES ON THE BENCH. THE MIAMI PLAYERS JUST CONSIDERED OLDER BROTHERS AT THIS POINT. WELL, I THINK ALL OF THEM ARE REALLY GOOD. AND THEY ANY OF THEM CAN SHOW UP ANY NIGHT. IT’S NOT JUST ONE PLAYER. YOU KNOW, DAD’S KIND OF GOT THE TITLE, BUT YOU WERE PRETTY MUCH IN CHARGE THAT GAME, FROM WHAT I SAW ON TV. IS THAT TRUE? YEAH, IT’S A LOT OF RESPONSIBILITY. YOU HANDLED IT WELL. ONE WIN FROM A PERFECT REGULAR SEASON CAMPUS IS UP FOR GRABS. WIFE AND KIDS NOT MISSING A MOMENT IN THAT LAST PART. MAYBE THAT’S WHY THIS IS DIFFERENT. THE COACHING BUSINESS THAT FAR TOO OFTEN PUSHES AWAY TIME WITH YOUR LOVED ONES. TRAVIS STEELE STILL, JUST BEING DAD IN THIS TEAM IS STILL WINNING. AS INTENSE AS HE IS ON THE COURT, YOU KNOW, EVERYONE SEES THAT SIDE OF HIM. HE COMES HOME AND HE WAKES UP AND HE IS THE SAME GUY. YOU KNOW? WE GET UP, WE MAKE THE KIDS BREAKFAST. HE’S INCREDIBLE. AND THESE KIDS JUST LOVE HIM. YOU FIGURE OUT WHAT YOUR PRIORITIES ARE, RIGHT? YOU GOT TO MAKE DECISIONS IN ORDER TO COACH AND HAVE BE A GREAT FAMILY MAN. I THINK YOU GOT TO BE ABLE TO COMBINE IT. SHE’S BEEN MY ROCK, THAT’S FOR SURE. YOU KNOW, THROUGH GOOD AND THROUGH BAD TIMES. IT’S A COMEBACK STORY. STEELE LET GO AT XAVIER FOUR YEARS AGO. HE WONDERED, HEAD COACHING. IS IT REALLY GOING TO BE IN MY FUTURE? AND THEN THE OFFER FROM MIAMI. DON’T MOVE. YOUR FAMILY. COME HERE. TRY TO TURN THIS THING AROUND. IN FOUR YEARS LATER, THE REDHAWKS ARE NOW JUST THE SIXTH TEAM SINCE 1979 TO BE 30 AND ZERO AHEAD OF THE NCAA TOURNAMENT. CHARLIE CLIFFORD WLWT NEWS, FIVE SPORTS. OH MY GOSH, THAT LITTLE BOY, COULD HE BE ANY CUTER? THAT ARENA HAS BEEN EMPTY FOR YEARS, AND THIS YEAR IT’S A DIFFERENT STORY. AND BY THE WAY, THEY HAVE NOT WON ON THE ROAD AT OU SINCE 2011. WHAT A DRAMA. THEY GOT TO DO IT. YOU KNOW, I HAVE A MIAMI STUDENT. LOVE SEEING THAT BETWEEN ZAC TAYLOR AND TRAVIS STEELE. I MEA
No. 19 Miami (OH) RedHawks beat Ohio, complete undefeated regular season
Updated: 11:54 PM EST Mar 6, 2026
The No. 19 Miami RedHawks made history on Friday night, finishing the 2025-26 regular season undefeated with a 110-108 win over the Ohio Bobcats in overtime.With a tense road victory over its conference rival, the RedHawks will enter postseason play at 31-0 and on the brink of their first NCAA Tournament appearance since 2007.Trailing by one with 12 seconds left in overtime, Miami’s Peter Suder sank two free throws to put Miami ahead 109-108. After a missed shot by Ohio on the other end, Miami’s Justin Kirby made one of two free throws before a missed three by Ohio’s Jackson Paveletzke missed the mark, securing Miami’s undefeated regular season.Eian Elmer scored 32 points for the RedHawks, Trey Perry had 21 points and Brant Byers had 15 points with seven rebounds.Paveletzke scored 37 for Ohio, Javan Simmons poured in 30 points and Aidan Hadaway scored 20. Miami used a hot first half offensively to take a six-point lead into halftime, with Elmer and Perry combining for 23 points through the first 20 minutes.The Bobcats trailed by double digits in the second half but battled back to tie the score at 100 with under a minute to play. The win completed Miami’s first undefeated regular season in school history. They also became the first MAC school to accomplish the feat.Prior to Miami, the last men’s college basketball team to finish the regular season undefeated was Gonzaga in 2020-21. Next up for the RedHawks will be the MAC Tournament in Cleveland, which runs from March 12-14. As the regular season champion, Miami will be the No. 1 seed in the field.
ATHENS, Ohio —
The No. 19 Miami RedHawks made history on Friday night, finishing the 2025-26 regular season undefeated with a 110-108 win over the Ohio Bobcats in overtime.
With a tense road victory over its conference rival, the RedHawks will enter postseason play at 31-0 and on the brink of their first NCAA Tournament appearance since 2007.
Trailing by one with 12 seconds left in overtime, Miami’s Peter Suder sank two free throws to put Miami ahead 109-108.
After a missed shot by Ohio on the other end, Miami’s Justin Kirby made one of two free throws before a missed three by Ohio’s Jackson Paveletzke missed the mark, securing Miami’s undefeated regular season.
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Eian Elmer scored 32 points for the RedHawks, Trey Perry had 21 points and Brant Byers had 15 points with seven rebounds.
Paveletzke scored 37 for Ohio, Javan Simmons poured in 30 points and Aidan Hadaway scored 20.
Miami used a hot first half offensively to take a six-point lead into halftime, with Elmer and Perry combining for 23 points through the first 20 minutes.
The Bobcats trailed by double digits in the second half but battled back to tie the score at 100 with under a minute to play.
The win completed Miami’s first undefeated regular season in school history. They also became the first MAC school to accomplish the feat.
Prior to Miami, the last men’s college basketball team to finish the regular season undefeated was Gonzaga in 2020-21.
Next up for the RedHawks will be the MAC Tournament in Cleveland, which runs from March 12-14. As the regular season champion, Miami will be the No. 1 seed in the field.