{"id":179029,"date":"2026-03-05T09:19:19","date_gmt":"2026-03-05T09:19:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/179029\/"},"modified":"2026-03-05T09:19:19","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T09:19:19","slug":"miami-ohio-improves-to-30-0-clinches-share-of-mac-title","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/179029\/","title":{"rendered":"Miami (Ohio) improves to 30-0, clinches share of MAC title"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles!\n  <\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/sports\/ncaa-bk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Miami (Ohio) RedHawks\u2019<\/a> men\u2019s basketball team continued their perfect start to the season on Tuesday night.<\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">The No. 19 RedHawks defeated the Toledo Rockets, 74-72, improving to 30-0 and clinching at least a share of the Mid-American Conference regular-season title. Miami is the only undefeated team in Division I men\u2019s basketball and has the best start and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\/miami-redhawks-extend-nations-longest-win-streak-23-games-record-breaking-mac-run\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">longest winning streak<\/a> in conference history.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1772702358_479_miami-peter-suder-0302426-1.jpg\" alt=\"Peter Suder and the team celebrate the title\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>Miami (OH) guard Peter Suder, center, and the team celebrate the regular-season trophy at the conclusion of an NCAA college basketball game against Toledo, Tuesday, March 3, 2026, in Oxford, Ohio. (AP Photo\/Kareem Elgazzar)<\/p>\n<p>The team celebrated with the regular-season trophy as confetti fell onto the court in the arena.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;That&#8217;s the beauty of basketball: When you&#8217;re having fun with the right group of guys, you can become unbeatable,&#8221; Miami star Peter Suder told reporters, via the <a href=\"https:\/\/miamiredhawks.com\/news\/2026\/3\/3\/mens-basketball-30-0-miami-beats-toledo-to-win-mac-title\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">school\u2019s website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s a surreal moment, obviously,&#8221; he added as he reflected on his family and the support he\u2019s received through his collegiate career. &#8220;They&#8217;ve been with me through it all, and I&#8217;m just super-happy they were there tonight and soaked in the moment as well.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ncaa-miami-luke-skaljac-0302426-1.jpg\" alt=\"Luke Skaljac makes a basket\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>Miami (OH) guard Luke Skaljac reacts after a made 3-point basket during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Toledo, Tuesday, March 3, 2026, in Oxford, Ohio. (AP Photo\/Kareem Elgazzar)<\/p>\n<p>Suder had 19 points in the win and is averaging 14.8 points per game this season.<\/p>\n<p>The RedHawks needed to dig deep to hang on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/sports\/ncaa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">against Toledo<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Rockets cut the deficit to one on four different occasions. Toledo\u2019s Austin Parks had a good opportunity to put the team ahead, but Miami\u2019s Eian Elmer blocked him at the rim. Toledo trailed by two points and had the ball with 13 seconds left, but a costly turnover sealed the win for Miami.<\/p>\n<p>Miami completed its first season sweep of Toledo since the 1996-97 season and are now on a three-game winning streak against the Rockets after losing 22 straight from 2012-24.<\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/miami-peter-suder-0302426-2.jpg\" alt=\"Peter Suder raises the trophy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>Miami (OH) guard Peter Suder, center, raises the regular-season trophy with teammates at the conclusion of an NCAA college basketball game against Toledo, Tuesday, March 3, 2026, in Oxford, Ohio. (AP Photo\/Kareem Elgazzar)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/foxnews.onelink.me\/xLDS?pid=AppArticleLink&amp;af_dp=foxnewsaf%3A%2F%2F&amp;af_web_dp=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fapps-products\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The RedHawks will finish the regular season on the road against the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/sports\/ncaa\/ohio-bobcats\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Ohio Bobcats<\/a> on Friday night.<\/p>\n<p>The Associated Press contributed to this report.<\/p>\n<p>Follow Fox News Digital\u2019s<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FoxNewsSports_\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">\u00a0sports coverage on X<\/a> and subscribe to<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/newsletters\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"> the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>  Related Article <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\/arizona-vanderbilt-brayden-burries-mikayla-blakes\" data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_sports_article_article-content_related-article_1_1_media\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/appotwh1.jpg\" alt=\"AP College Basketball Players of the Week: Arizona's Burries, Vanderbilt's Blakes\" width=\"117\" height=\"66\"\/><\/a>  <\/p>\n<p>Ryan Gaydos is a senior editor for Fox News Digital.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! 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