Saturday’s Men’s Basketball Results
Miami 80, Bellarmine 73
Ohio 80, North Carolina A&T 70
Toledo 81, Marshall 76
Recaps courtesy of MAC Athletic Communications Departments
Miami 80, Bellarmine 73
Box Score
OXFORD, Ohio– Alamar Atlason,
Justin Kirby and
Kyle Waltz scored 15 points apiece as the Miami University men's basketball team held off Bellarmine 80-73 Saturday in the 2026-27 home opener.
Evan Ipsaro added 12 points for the RedHawks (2-0), while
Stevie Elam chipped in 10 in his Millett Hall debut. Tyler Doyle had 20 points to lead the Knights (0-3).
Ipsaro broke an early 4-4 tie with a behind-the-back dribble and three-pointer from the top of the key to put Miami on top. A Kirby triple from the right corner made it 12-10 with 13:35 left in the half. Miami then rattled off a 9-0 run to go up 21-12 after back-to-back hoops from
Tyler Robbins, forcing a Bellarmine timeout with nine minutes to play in the period.
A Kirby highlight-reel one-handed finish in midair on a
Rich Rolf lob pass made it 25-17, and back-to-back threes by Waltz and Kirby gave the RedHawks their biggest lead at 31-19.
Leshawn Stowers found Robbins slipping a screen down the lane for an emphatic one-hand dunk at 33-21 with 2:13 left. The visitors wouldn't go away, closing the half on a 10-3 spurt despite a Elam shot from downtown in the final minute to get within 36-31 at the break.
Miami took a 43-36 lead two minutes into the second half after an Elam putback and an Atlason shot from downtown. The RedHawks maintained their lead with solid foul shooting over the next few minutes before an Elam triple pushed the margin to 54-47 with 13:30 left. Atlason grabbed his own rebound and scored for a nine-point lead and the RedHawks then took their first double-digit lead of the half at 61-51 after Kirby used textbook footwork in the paint to lay the ball in.
Miami made it 63-53 on another Elam offensive rebound and score with nine minutes to go. Crucial three-pointers by Waltz and Kirby kept the Red and White on top at 69-62 with five minutes to play. With three minutes remaining, Atlason kicked out of a triple-team to Ipsaro, who drove left and beat the shot clock for a 74-66 advantage.
Antwone Woolfolk came up with one of the biggest buckets of the game with 1:45 left, spinning inside to finish with his left hand at 77-71. Miami closed the game out down the stretch to finish off an 80-73 victory.
The RedHawks visit Evansville next Saturday, Nov. 14 at 2 p.m. ET in non-conference play.
Ohio 80, North Carolina A&T 70
Box Score
ATHENS, Ohio – The Ohio men's basketball team (2-0) returned to action Saturday afternoon (Nov. 7), opening the home slate with an 80-70 victory over NC A&T (1-1) inside the Convocation Center.
Overall, Ohio shot 50.9 percent from the field, 46.2 percent from three and were 18-of-25 from the line, while NC A&T shot 38.3 percent from the field, 22.7 percent from three and were 19-of-25 from the line. Ohio outrebounded the Aggies 42-29 and dished out 15 assists to NC A&T's eight.
Individually, redshirt senior forward
Javan Simmons (Columbus, Ohio) led the Bobcats with 18 points, going 8-of-11 from the field and added six rebounds. Freshman guard Ché Brogan (Melbourne, Australia) had a career-high 18 points, shooting a perfect 5-of-5 from the field, including one three. Sophomore forward
Dusan Makitan (Banja Luka, Bosnia & Herzegovina) recorded a double double, contributing 12 points and a game-high 13 rebounds. Fifth year guard
Jackson Paveletzke (Kimberly, Wis.) scored his 1000th career point with the Bobcats, finishing the game with 10 points, five rebounds and six assists.
The Aggies got on the board first, taking an early 5-0 lead. Moments later, Paveletzke connected on a driving layup to get the Bobcats on the board, recording his 1,000th point in an Ohio uniform. After a three from graduate wing
Siebe Ledegen (Aalst, Belgium) cut the Ohio deficit to 9-5, the Aggies went up eight, before five-straight points from Simmons and a three from Makitan, cut the deficit to 16-13 with 12:42 remaining in the half.
After a put-back layup from Simmons cut the deficit to two, NC A&T went back up five, before two more points from Simmons and a three-point play from Brogan tied the game at 20-20. Moments later, the Aggies hit a three, but another layup from Brogan cut the deficit to 23-22 at the under-eight media timeout.
Out of the break, two more points from Simmons, a layup from Ledegen and another three-point play from Brogan gave the Bobcats a 29-27 lead. After NC A&T tied the game up on free throws, back-to-back threes from redshirt junior guard
Kolton Mitchell (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) and Ledegen put the Bobcats up 35-29 with 4:04 to go in the first half, forcing the Aggies to burn a timeout. After Ohio took a nine-point lead, the Aggies were able to connect on a driving layup at the end of the half to cut the Ohio lead to 38-31 going into halftime.
At the half, Ohio shot 54 percent from the field, 56 percent from three and 60 percent from the line, while NC A&T shot 39 percent from the field, 25 percent from three and 80 percent from the line. Ohio outrebounded the Aggies, 20-14, while the Bobcats dished out eight assists.
Simmons led Ohio at the break with 12 points and four rebounds, while Ledegen added eight points, with Makitan grabbing six board.
Ohio opened the second half on a 6-0 run to take a 44-31 lead with 18:05 remaining. However, the Bobcats and Aggies began to trade baskets, with NC A&T cutting the Ohio lead to 11 at the first media timeout. Out of the break, the Bobcats would go on a 6-1 run to increase their lead to 55-39 with 12:22 remaining in the game.
The Aggies would cut the Ohio lead to 12 with just over 10 minutes to go, before a three from graduate guard
Marin Petkov (Skopje, North Macedonia) stopped the run and put the Bobcats back up 15. However, the Aggies would hit two free throws to cut the lead to 61-49 entering the under-eight media timeout. Out of the break, layups from Brogan and Paveletzke put Ohio up 15, however, the Aggies capitalized on Ohio turnovers, going on a 6-0 run to cut the Ohio lead to eight, forcing the Bobcats to call a timeout with 4:05 remaining in the game.
NC A&T cut their deficit to four, trailing 72-68 with just over two minutes remaining. Simmons responded with a dunk, then Brogan followed with a three pointer to extend Ohio's lead to nine with a minute and a half remaining. The teams traded free throws down the stretch, with Brogan scoring the final points for the first home-win of the season, 80-70.
Up next, the Bobcats head to West Lafayette, Ind. on Friday, Nov. 13 when they take on Purdue. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m. ET inside Mackey Arena and can be seen on BIG+.
Toledo 81, Marshall 76
Box Score
HUNTINGTON, W. Va. –
Angel Montas Jr. and
Mynor Strong each scored 20 points to help Toledo rally for its first victory of the season, an 81-76 road win over Marshall on Saturday afternoon at the Henderson Center.
The Rockets (1-2) outscored the Thundering Herd (1-1), 54-38, in the second half to overcome a 38-27 halftime deficit and pick up the five-point victory. UT trailed by as many as 14 points, 25-11, with 8:43 left in the first half.
Strong scored 16 of his 20 points in the second half, tied a school record with seven steals and went 7-of-7 from the free-throw line. Montas Jr. provided a major spark off the bench, shooting 8-of-14 from the field.
Sean Jones added 11 points and a game-high nine assists, while
Jaylan Ouwinga also finished in double digits with 11 points and six rebounds.
Austin Parks contributed nine points and a team-high eight boards.
Jones gave the Rockets the lead for good when he scored four straight points with two free throws and a layup for a 73-69 advantage with 3:18 to play.
After shooting just 30.0% from the field in the opening half, Toledo found its offensive rhythm after the break, connecting on 55.6% of its shots (20-of-36).
Toledo's defensive pressure also played a key role in the comeback. The Rockets registered 13 steals and scored 22 points off turnovers. Marshall scored just nine points off UT's five miscues.
Marshall was led by Bryce Slay and Noah Otshudi with 23 and 22 points, respectively.
The contest featured 14 lead changes and five ties, with Toledo delivering the decisive second-half surge to secure the road victory.
The Rockets will return home on Tuesday, Nov. 10 to host Wright State (2-0) in their home opener at Savage Arena. Tipoff is scheduled for 7 p.m.
