Miami of Ohio holds off UMass, stretches report to 26-0

AMHERST, Mass. — No. 22 Miami of Ohio gained its twenty sixth straight sport to stay the final unbeaten crew in Division 1, defeating UMass 86-77 on Tuesday evening because of 23 factors from Peter Suder.

Luke Skaljac had 16 factors and 7 assists for Miami (26-0, 13-0 Mid-American Convention). Leonardo Bettiol scored 18 factors with 9 rebounds, Isaiah Placide scored 19 and Danny Carbuccia had 15 for UMass (15-12, 6-8).

Miami led by eight factors with 14 minutes left earlier than UMass scored seven straight to make it a one-point sport after which added a 5-0 run to take a 62-60 lead. It was tied for the ultimate time at 68-68 when Placide banked in a 3-pointer on the shot clock buzzer, leaving defender Eian Elmer shrugging in disbelief.

However Elmer responded with a 3 for Miami, then Suder hit a layup after a UMass turnover to provide the RedHawks a five-point lead.

UMass by no means obtained any nearer than three factors after that.

Miami will go for 27-0 when it hosts Bowling Inexperienced on Friday evening, whereas UMass is at residence towards Buffalo on Saturday evening.