Nov. 6, 2006
OXFORD, Ohio--Sophomore guard Michael Bramos amassed 23 points and eight rebounds to lead all players, while senior forward Nathan Peavy recorded 22 points and six rebounds as Miami University's men's basketball team posted an 88-35 win against Wilberforce University in exhibition action at Millett Hall on Monday evening.
Bramos scored 16 first-half points, including 14 of the RedHawks' first 18 points, and went 10-of-12 from the field for the game. Peavy scored 13 of his 22 points in the second half.
Buckets by Bramos and Peavy helped Miami take an early 4-0 advantage by the 19:10 mark of the first half. Wilberforce scored seven unanswered points off a Rawlston Charles layup, a Dwight Cass jumper and a Mike Menchaca 3-pointer. Wilberforce held three-point leads at 7-4, 9-6 and 11-8, but the RedHawks surged ahead to capture a 16-11 lead by the 11:13 mark off an 8-0 Bramos run. Another 7-0 spurt by the Bulldogs gave Wilberforce a two-point edge with 9:10 remaining in the first half, 18-16. Miami, however, scored 13 unanswered points over the next five minutes to reclaim the lead, 29-18, by the 4:04 mark. Sophomore guard Carl Richburg sunk two treys during the surge. The Bulldogs collected four points off a Corry Bailey layup and a pair of Menchaca free throws to move within seven points of the RedHawks, 29-22, but Miami rounded out the half on an 8-1 run, including a Peavy 3-pointer with 35 seconds remaining, to carry a 37-23 lead into the half.
Miami opened up the second half strong, storming out to a 59-23 lead off a 22-0 run over the first 5:49 of the second half until two Cass free throws at 14:11 gave Wilberforce its first two points of the half. Four different RedHawks contributed to Miami's scoring flurry: Bramos (7), Peavy (7), senior center Monty St. Clair (5), Richburg (3). Sophomore forward Tyler Dierkers and junior forward Tim Pollitz each added a bucket before Wilberforce knocked down its first field goal of the half when Bailey tossed in a layup off a steal. Miami outscored Wilberforce 51-12 in the second half, restricting the Bulldogs to just three second-half field goals en route to the 88-35 win.
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All 11 Miami players scored. Cass led the Bulldogs with six points, while Charles amassed seven rebounds.
Miami officially tips off its 2006-07 season hosting local rival Wright State at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 11
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