Overview
- The RedHawks are one of two unbeaten Division I teams after Nebraska lost earlier Tuesday, with Arizona also 21-0.
- Eian Elmer scored a career-high 30 points on 9-of-14 shooting, hitting six 3-pointers to pace Miami.
- Miami erased a 10-point first-half deficit and sealed the 86-84 win with late free throws before UMass missed a half-court heave at the buzzer.
- Peter Suder posted 13 points and nine assists, freshman Justin Kirby added 13, and Brant Byers scored 12.
- It was Miami’s first home game as a ranked team at Millett Hall since 1953 as the RedHawks moved to 9-0 in MAC play and averaged 94.1 points per game.