Nov. 1, 2007

Final Stats

OXFORD, Ohio--In its first exhibition game of the season, Miami University's men's basketball team defeated Saginaw Valley State University, 64-44, on Thursday evening at Millett Hall.

Junior forward Michael Bramos knocked down two quick 3-pointers to help Miami to an 8-6 advantage by the 15:30 mark. Miami was able to extend its lead to six points off a junior guard Kenny Hayes tip-in dunk with 12:23 remaining in the half, 16-10. A Dante Williams trey at 12:07 cut the RedHawk lead to three points, 16-13, but the Red and White surged ahead off a 15-0 run to post a 31-13 lead with 3:44 remaining in the half.

Six different Miami players tallied points during Miami's scoring flurry, including three consecutive 3-pointers by junior guard Carl Richburg, junior guard Eric Pollitz and junior guard Isiah Carson.

A pair of treys by SVSU's Lawrence Ross helped shrink the Miami lead to 34-22, which would be the halftime score.

In the second half, the teams traded points until a Bramos 3-point play gave the RedHawks a 48-31 lead midway through the second half. The Cardinals went on a 13-2 run to cut the Miami lead to six off a Mario Mackey trey at 4:48.

Senior forward Tim Pollitz hit a jumper at 4:28 to thwart the Cardinal run and ignite an 14-0 RedHawk run. Hayes drained a jumper, junior forward/center Tyler Dierkers added a dunk and Bramos drilled his fourth trey of the night to put the RedHawks up 59-44 at the 2:25 mark. Tim Pollitz added a jumper with 1:12 remaining and redshirt freshman forward Sean Mock drained a 3-pointer over the final seconds to put the final at 64-44.

Leading scorers for Miami were Bramos and Tim Pollitz with 19 points and 14 points, respectively. Ross and Mackey led the Cardinals with 13 points apiece.

The RedHawks play one more exhibition game before officially tipping off the 2007-08 campaign. Miami hosts California (Pa.) in an exhibition game at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 8 before entertaining Xavier in the RedHawks' season opener on Tuesday, Nov. 13. Game time against the Musketeers is 8 p.m.

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