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RedHawks Collect 500th MAC Win With 73-58 Drubbing Of Eastern Michigan

RedHawks Become first MAC School to Attain 500 League Wins

Juby Johnson shoots over Eastern Michigan guard Ricky Cottrill in the second half.

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Jan. 29, 2003

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YPSILANTI, Mich. - Juby Johnson (Warrensville Heights, OH/Warrensville Heights) had a career-high 26 points as Miami University recorded a 73-58 road win at Eastern Michigan on Wednesday, to become the first Mid-American Conference school to attain 500 league wins.

Johnson had 19 points in a first half where Miami could do nothing wrong. The RedHawks (8-9, 6-2 MAC) jumped out to a 45-17 halftime lead, hitting 20-of-28 shots from the field for 71.4 percent, including our of seven 3-point attempts.

In contrast, the Eagles (8-8, 2-5 MAC) hit just five of 25 attempts from the field and were outrebounded, 19-11. Eastern Michigan came out more spirited in the second half, going on a 17-3 run to cut the lead to 48-34 with 14:13 left. The Eagles came within nine with 1:42 remaining, but couldn't get any closer.

Miami shot 54.9 percent from the field for the game to mark their seventh straight victory over the Eagles.

In their 56th year in the MAC, the RedHawks hold a 500-288 record in conference play and boast a league-best .635 winning percentage. The next closest school in the win column is Ohio University, which owns a 446-350 record over 57 years in the MAC. Miami also owns 20 regular-season MAC crowns, more than twice the number of titles of any other league school. The following lists are some of the milestone wins on the road to 500.

Miami Milestones

First MAC win: January 17, 1948 vs. Cincinnati, 53-52 (W.J. Blue Foster, Head Coach)
100th MAC win: January 21, 1961 vs. Kent State, 74-68 (Dick Shrider, Head Coach)
200th MAC win: February 16, 1974 vs. Central Mich., 86-79 (Darrell Hedric, Head Coach)
250th MAC win: January 13, 1979 vs. Bowling Green, 74-73 (Darrell Hedric, Head Coach)
300th MAC win: March 3, 1984 vs. Eastern Mich., 60-45 (Darrell Hedric, Head Coach)
400th MAC win: February 26, 1994 vs. Ball State, 77-64 (Herb Sendek, Head Coach)
500th MAC win: January 29, 2003 at Eastern Mich., 73-58 (Charlie Coles, Head Coach)
(Before the 500th, all listed milestone victories had come on Miami's home court)