KENT, Ohio (AP) \u2014 Peter Suder had 27 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists, Elan Elmer added 25 points and No. 25 Miami (Ohio) remained unbeaten, rallying past Kent State 107-101 in overtime Tuesday night before a standing-room-only crowd at Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center.<\/p>\n
Ranked for the first time since 1999, the RedHawks had to rally in the final minute to force overtime. Miami is off to the best start in Mid-American Conference history at 20-0 overall and 8-0 in conference play.<\/p>\n
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It was also the 700th MAC win for the RedHawks.<\/p>\n
Miami, top-ranked Arizona and No. 7 Nebraska are the lone unbeaten teams in Division I.<\/p>\n
Rob Whaley Jr. had season highs of 27 points and 14 rebounds while Cian Medley scored 23 for the Golden Flashes (14-5, 5-2 MAC).<\/p>\n
Kent State fell to 0-13 at home when facing a ranked program.<\/p>\n
Cian Medley\u2019s 3-pointer with 56.2 seconds remaining put Kent State up 92-88 before Miami scored the final four points of regulation. Medley committed a turnover with 11 seconds remaining and the RedHawks tied it on Luke Skaljac\u2019s layup with 6 seconds left.<\/p>\n
Miami scored the first six points of overtime and never trailed in the extra session. Elmer had a layup and Skaljac hit a 3-pointer to give the RedHawks a 97-92 advantage.<\/p>\n
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Miami led 48-34 at halftime and was up 52-39 early in the second half before Kent State went on a 20-7 run to tie it. The Flashes went 8 of 10 from the field during the rally, including three 3-pointers.<\/p>\n
Whaley had nine points during the run, including a 3-pointer to tie it at 59-all with 13:21 remaining.<\/p>\n
The Golden Flashes took their first lead when Rayvon Griffith’s fast-break dunk off Whaley’s steal and assist made it 67-66 with 9:09 remaining. That was the first of nine lead changes.<\/p>\n
Up next<\/p>\n
Miami: Hosts UMass on Jan. 27.<\/p>\n
Kent State: At Eastern Michigan on Saturday.<\/p>\n
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