{"id":139337,"date":"2026-02-01T03:21:08","date_gmt":"2026-02-01T03:21:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/139337\/"},"modified":"2026-02-01T03:21:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-01T03:21:08","slug":"no-24-miami-stays-unbeaten-with-big-2nd-half-over-northern-illinois-whio-tv-7-and-whio-radio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/139337\/","title":{"rendered":"No. 24 Miami stays unbeaten with big 2nd half over Northern Illinois \u2013 WHIO TV 7 and WHIO Radio"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 lofITx body-paragraph\">OXFORD \u2014 The nationally ranked Miami RedHawks went on a big second-half run to put away Northern Illinois on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 lofITx body-paragraph\">[DOWNLOAD: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whio.com\/mobile-apps\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.whio.com\/mobile-apps\/\">Free WHIO-TV News app for alerts as news breaks<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 lofITx body-paragraph\">The No. 24 RedHawks outscored the Huskies, 38-9, over the last 15 minutes to win, 85-61.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 lofITx body-paragraph\">The Red and Hawk played in front of over 10,000 fans at Millet Hall.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 lofITx body-paragraph\">Miami improves to 22-0 overall and 10-0 in the Mid-American Conference. <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 lofITx body-paragraph\">They remain one of two unbeaten men\u2019s basketball tams in the country.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 lofITx body-paragraph\">TRENDING STORIES:<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 lofITx body-paragraph\">NIU led by as much as 10 points in the first half, 26-16. But Miami rallied to lead, 40-38, at halftime.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 lofITx body-paragraph\">The Huskies led, 52-47, with 15:17 to play. Brant Byers\u2019 layup put the RedHawks ahead, 53-52.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 lofITx body-paragraph\">Northern Illinois made a free throw to even the score at 53-53 when Eian Elmer\u2019s three-pointer reclaimed the lead, 56-53. MU never trailed again.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 lofITx body-paragraph\">Byers\u2019s trey expanded the advantage to 65-54 and capped an 18-3 scoring run.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 lofITx body-paragraph\">Five RedHawks finished in double figures. Byers led them with 21 points while Peter Suder added 19. Antwone Woolfolk had a double-double: 14 points and 12 rebounds. Luke Skaljac finished with 13 points while Justin Kirby scored 10.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 lofITx body-paragraph\">Before the game, Miami awarded former men\u2019s basketball player and Ron Harper with an honorary doctorate degree.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 lofITx body-paragraph\">He starred at guard for Miami from 1982 to 1986. The Cleveland Cavaliers drafted Harper with the No. 8 overall pick in the 1986 NBA Draft. He also played for the Clippers, Bulls, and Lakers. Harper won five NBA championships in his career, including three with the Bulls and twice with the Lakers. <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 lofITx body-paragraph\">Miami\u2019s next game will be Tuesday, Feb 3, when they play at Buffalo. 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