{"id":126347,"date":"2026-01-21T13:03:21","date_gmt":"2026-01-21T13:03:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/126347\/"},"modified":"2026-01-21T13:03:21","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T13:03:21","slug":"miami-defeats-kent-state-in-record-breaking-overtime-thriller","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/126347\/","title":{"rendered":"Miami defeats Kent State in record-breaking overtime thriller"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text | article-text\">OXFORD, Ohio (WXIX) &#8211; In a record-breaking game, the Miami (Ohio) RedHawks defeated the Kent State Golden Flashes in overtime 107-101 Tuesday night.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">With this victory, the undefeated team improved to 20-0, setting a new record for the best start to a season in Mid-American Conference history. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"figure-img img-fluid mx-auto d-block\" alt=\"Miami\u2019s Luke Skaljac\u2019s clutch layup with just six seconds left forced the game into overtime...\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/C7BJ2KD4LZFLVBR77ZAXVSPLWU.jpg\" width=\"980\" height=\"572\" \/>Miami\u2019s Luke Skaljac\u2019s clutch layup with just six seconds left forced the game into overtime at 92-92.(FOX19 NOW)<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Miami led 48-34 at halftime, but Kent State rallied to take a 92-88 lead with under a minute left.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Miami\u2019s Luke Skaljac\u2019s clutch layup with just six seconds left forced the game into overtime at 92-92.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">The RedHawks scored 15 points in overtime for the win.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Earlier this week, Miami ranked in the Associated Press\u2019s Top 25 for the first time since 1999.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox19.com\/video-gallery\/news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.fox19.com\/video-gallery\/news\/\">[Watch more from FOX19 NOW]<\/a><\/p>\n<p>How to watch FOX19 NOW on Roku, Fire TV and Apple TV<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Miami is now 8-0 to start conference play for the first time since the 1994-95 season. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">They set a new program record for the most consecutive road wins overall (9-0).<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Tuesday\u2019s win also marked the second straight overtime win for the RedHawks, who defeated Buffalo 105-102 on Saturday, Jan. 17.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Next, Miami faces Massachusetts on Jan. 27.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">See a spelling or grammatical error in our story? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox19.com\/page\/report-typos-to-fox19\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Please click here to report it<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | text-start article-text\">Do you have a photo or video of a breaking news story? 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