Tuesday’s Men’s Basketball Results
Miami 109, Indiana East 65
Loyola Chicago 83, Central Michigan 72
Butler 84, Eastern Michigan 68
Lindenwood 99, Northern Illinois 64
Recap courtesy of Miami Athletic Communications
Miami 109, Indiana East 65
Box Score
OXFORD, Ohio– The Miami University men's basketball team downed Indiana East 109-65 Tuesday night at Millett Hall. Kyle Waltz led the RedHawks (7-0) with 15 points, while five other RedHawks added double figures in scoring. Jeremiah Landers, Caleb Maurer and Kobe Watson each scored nine points to lead the Red Wolves offense. The game served as an exhibition for the visitors, who remain 5-3 on the year.
After some early back-and-forth action, free throws and a layup from Eian Elmer got the RedHawks going at 10-7. A pair of triples from Luke Skaljac and Waltz stretched Miami's lead to 19-9 with six minutes of action played. Two layups and a turnaround jumper from Evan Ipsaro stretched the RedHawk advantage to 28-11 with under 9:44 remaining in the first half.
A steal from Peter Suder that led to him scoring a transition layup gave the Red and White its first 20-point lead of the night at 31-11. Trey Perry crossed over his defender for a layup, and Suder knocked down a shot from behind the arc to keep the RedHawks in control at 38-15. Free throws and a floater from Atlason, as well as a layup and three from Skaljac, pushed the score to 49-24 with 2:36 before the intermission. Ipsaro closed out the first half with two layups to enter the break with a 53-24 lead.
Byers began the second half with two threes, and Woolfolk added a three of his own to increase the scoring gap to 64-26. Atlason rumbled down the floor for a push shot plus the foul that led to a traditional three-point play at 71-34. Tyler Robbins found Waltz running down the middle of the lane for a two-hand slam dunk at 79-37 with 12:17 to go.
Woolfolk stole the ball and took it down the court for a powerful one-hand dunk to make it 87-43. Atlason sank his first three of the game, while Waltz put in a layup and his second dunk of the game at 94-47. Perry sank a free throw after putting in a layup where he was fouled; the next play he found Waltz with a no-look pass for yet another dunk to put the RedHawks over 100 points at 101-51. The Red and White went on to seal a 109-65 victory over the Red Wolves.
Miami hosts Maine on Saturday, Dec. 6 at 1 p.m.
