{"id":196255,"date":"2026-03-18T12:01:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-18T12:01:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/196255\/"},"modified":"2026-03-18T12:01:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T12:01:08","slug":"miami-redhawks-to-wrap-up-2026-first-four-tonight-at-ud-arena-whio-tv-7-and-whio-radio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/196255\/","title":{"rendered":"Miami RedHawks to wrap up 2026 First Four tonight at UD Arena \u2013 WHIO TV 7 and WHIO Radio"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 lofITx body-paragraph\">OXFORD \u2014 The Miami RedHawks will conclude the 2026 First Four at the UD Arena tonight.<\/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\">As reported on News Center 7 Daybreak, fans consider their First Four matchup against SMU a home game.<\/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 RedHawks practiced in public at the UD Arena on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 lofITx body-paragraph\">MU went undefeated in the regular season. They won 31 straight games before losing to UMass in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) Championship on March 12.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 lofITx body-paragraph\">Fans and players hope for a different shade of red to pack the UD Arena tonight.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 lofITx body-paragraph\">\u201cI think a lot of people will make their way out, I think a lot of people got tickets, so I\u2019m hoping to see a big turnout of RedHawks,\u201d said Che\u2019Aunna Amos.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 lofITx body-paragraph\">\u201cJust be loud. That\u2019s the main thing. We\u2019re super excited for the support they\u2019ve been showing us all season at Millett (Hall) and on the road,\u201d said Peter Suder, Miami senior guard.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 lofITx body-paragraph\">Miami Head Coach Travis Steele expects a large contingency of RedHawks\u2019 fans at the UD Arena tonight.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 lofITx body-paragraph\">\u201cI expect this to be a home game for us in a lot of ways,\u201d he said. \u201cWhen I saw the draw, obviously it sort of immediately popped into my mind, I was like man, this is pretty cool. So, hopefully our fan base will take advantage of that and show up and show out.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 lofITx body-paragraph\">The RedHawks will play SMU at around 9:15 p.m. That is the second First Four game tonight. <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 lofITx body-paragraph\">Prairie View A&amp;M and Lehigh play Game 1 at 6:40 p.m.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 lofITx body-paragraph\">There were two close games on Tuesday night.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 lofITx body-paragraph\">Howard beat UMBC, 86-83. <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 lofITx body-paragraph\">Texas knocked off NC State in the second game, 68-66.<\/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 The Miami RedHawks will conclude the 2026 First Four at the UD Arena tonight. 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