Once Upon A Time In Las Vegas – Divisional Round
The Miami-OH Redhawks (7-11, 1-4 MAC) are on the road Saturday, paying a visit to Bowling Green, Ohio and the Stroh Center for a Mid-American Conference game with the Bowling Green Falcons (8-10, 2-3 MAC). Miami-OH was defeated by the Northern Illinois Huskies 81-77 on Tuesday for their second consecutive loss and fourth in the last five games. Bowling Green was defeated by the Buffalo Bulls 100-71 on Tuesday, suffering their third consecutive loss. Miami-Ohio does not have any players on its injury report, while Bowling Green will play without Jamal Felt.
Miami-OH is allowing an average of 74.7 points per game which is 317th in the nation. The Redhawks are allowing a field goal shooting percentage of 46.4% (331st) and a three-point shooting percentage of 35.5% (287th). Miami-OH is scoring an average of exactly the same at 74.7 points per game (127th), while shooting 44.4% (192nd) overall and 34.2% (176th) from behind the three-point line.
The leading scorer for Miami-OH is Mekhi Lairy with an average of 17.3 points per game. The guard is shooting 44.6% overall and 36.2% from long distance. Morgan Safford is the second leading scorer with an average of 15.1 points per game, while shooting 48.3% overall and 35.9% from long distance. Five of the top six scorers for the Red Hawks are shooting 44.3% or higher. Lairy is the leader in assists with an average of 4.2 dishes per contest. On the boards, Miami-OH is averaging 32.9 rebounds per game with Safford the leading rebounder with an average of 6.2 boards per game. Lairy is the leader in steals with an average of 1.4 per game and Jaquel Morris is the leader in blocked shots with an average of 1.1 swats per game.