{"id":177471,"date":"2026-03-04T07:25:07","date_gmt":"2026-03-04T07:25:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/177471\/"},"modified":"2026-03-04T07:25:07","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T07:25:07","slug":"no-19-miami-remains-perfect-after-clinching-mac-championship-whio-tv-7-and-whio-radio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/177471\/","title":{"rendered":"No. 19 Miami remains perfect after clinching MAC championship \u2013 WHIO TV 7 and WHIO Radio"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 lofITx body-paragraph\">OXFORD \u2014 No. 19 Miami secured its first Mid-American Conference (MAC) championship in 21 years on Tuesday.<\/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\">Miami claimed its 22nd all-time MAC regular season title by beating Toledo, 74-72, in front of a sellout crowd at Millett Hall.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 lofITx body-paragraph\">Peter Suder led four RedHawks in double figures with 19 points. Antwone Woolfolk scored 14 while Brant Byers finished with 13 points. Luke Skaljac had 11 points.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 lofITx body-paragraph\">Miami improved to 30-0 overall and 17-0 in the MAC. They remain the nation\u2019s only unbeaten team in Division I men\u2019s basketball.<\/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\">The Red and White jumped out to an 11-2 lead to start the game. They led by as many as 13 points, 31-18, thanks to Skaljac\u2019s three-pointer with 7:43 left in the first half.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 lofITx body-paragraph\">But the Rockets responded with a 12-0 run, cutting the deficit to 31-30. Suder closed the first half with a layup to put Miami ahead, 40-35, at the break.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 lofITx body-paragraph\">The RedHawks built a second-half lead, 54-45, with 12:32 remaining. But Toledo went on an 11-2 run to cut the deficit to 56-55 with 9:32 left.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 lofITx body-paragraph\">Eian Elmer buried a three-pointer to end a four-minute scoring drought as Miami led, 59-55.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 lofITx body-paragraph\">The Rockets trailed, 74-72, and had a chance to win the game. But Skaljac forced a turnover with one-tenth of a second left.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 lofITx body-paragraph\">With the win, the RedHawks will be the No. 1 seed in the upcoming MAC Tournament in Cleveland.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 lofITx body-paragraph\">Miami concludes the regular season at Ohio in Athens in the Battle of the Bricks. <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 lofITx body-paragraph\">Tip-off is at 9 p.m. <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 lofITx body-paragraph\">[SIGN UP: <a href=\"https:\/\/membercenter.whio.com\/newsletters\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/membercenter.whio.com\/newsletters\">WHIO-TV Daily Headlines Newsletter<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 lofITx body-paragraph body-copyright\">\u00a92026 Cox Media Group<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"OXFORD \u2014 No. 19 Miami secured its first Mid-American Conference (MAC) championship in 21 years on Tuesday. 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