Byers scores 15 off the bench, Miami (OH) beats Kent State 70-61

AP
Jan 18, 2025

KENT, Ohio (AP) Brant Byers' 15 points off of the bench helped lead Miami (OH) to a 70-61 victory against Kent State on Saturday.

Byers shot 4 of 6 from the field, including 3 for 5 from 3-point range, and went 4 for 4 from the line for the RedHawks (13-4, 5-0 Mid-American Conference). Eian Elmer scored 14 points, going 6 of 9 (2 for 5 from 3-point range). Mekhi Cooper shot 4 for 5, including 2 for 3 from beyond the arc to finish with 12 points. It was the seventh straight win for the RedHawks.

Cian Medley finished with 15 points and two steals for the Golden Flashes (11-6, 2-3). Kent State also got 11 points from Jalen Sullinger. Delrecco Gillespie also put up 10 points and eight rebounds.

Byers scored 10 points in the first half and Miami (OH) went into the break trailing 41-32. Miami (OH) pulled off the victory after a 13-2 second-half run erased a nine-point deficit and gave them the lead at 45-43 with 13:59 remaining in the half. Cooper scored 12 second-half points.

Both teams next play Tuesday. Miami (OH) hosts Bowling Green and Kent Statesquares off against Toledo on the road.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

1st Half
M-OH
RedHawks
32
KENT
Golden Flashes
41

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Antwone Woolfolk vs. Cli'Ron Hornbeak (RedHawks gains possession)
19:41	+2	Eian Elmer makes two point jump shot	2-0
19:19	+2	Cli'Ron Hornbeak makes two point dunk (VonCameron Davis assists)	2-2
18:59	+2	Antwone Woolfolk makes two point layup	4-2
18:59		Cli'Ron Hornbeak shooting foul (Antwone Woolfolk draws the foul)
18:59	+1	Antwone Woolfolk makes regular free throw 1 of 1	5-2
18:32		Mekhi Cooper personal foul
18:23		Cian Medley turnover (out of bounds)
18:08		Kam Craft misses three point jump shot
18:06		Antwone Woolfolk offensive rebound
17:53	+2	Antwone Woolfolk makes two point layup (Mekhi Cooper assists)	7-2
17:26	+2	VonCameron Davis makes two point layup	7-4
17:09		Eian Elmer misses three point jump shot
17:07		Golden Flashes defensive rebound
16:47		Mike Bekelja misses three point jump shot
16:45		VonCameron Davis offensive rebound
16:29		Cian Medley misses three point jump shot
16:27		Delrecco Gillespie offensive rebound
16:18		Delrecco Gillespie misses two point layup
16:16		Peter Suder defensive rebound
16:11	+3	Eian Elmer makes three point jump shot (Peter Suder assists)	10-4
15:43	+3	Cian Medley makes three point jump shot (Delrecco Gillespie assists)	10-7
15:34		VonCameron Davis personal foul
15:34		TV timeout
15:11		Peter Suder misses three point jump shot
15:09		Kam Craft offensive rebound
15:08		Kam Craft turnover (bad pass) (Jamal Sumlin steals)
15:05		Evan Ipsaro shooting foul (Jamal Sumlin draws the foul)
15:05		Jamal Sumlin misses regular free throw 1 of 2
15:05	+1	Jamal Sumlin makes regular free throw 2 of 2	10-8
14:50	+2	Eian Elmer makes two point jump shot	12-8
14:22		Evan Ipsaro personal foul
14:21		Jalen Sullinger misses three point jump shot
14:19		RedHawks defensive rebound
13:59		Jamal Sumlin personal foul
13:59	+2	Brant Byers makes two point hook shot (Eian Elmer assists)	14-8
13:50		Jamal Sumlin misses three point jump shot
13:48		Reece Potter personal foul
13:42		Mekhi Cooper personal foul
13:34		VonCameron Davis misses two point jump shot
13:32		RedHawks defensive rebound
13:15		Luke Skaljac misses three point jump shot
13:13		Cian Medley defensive rebound
13:04	+2	VonCameron Davis makes two point layup	14-10
12:31		RedHawks turnover (shot clock violation)
12:11		Donovan Hunter misses three point jump shot
12:09		Antwone Woolfolk defensive rebound
11:59		Peter Suder turnover (bad pass) (Donovan Hunter steals)
11:45	+2	Jamal Sumlin makes two point jump shot	14-12
11:13	+3	Brant Byers makes three point jump shot (Luke Skaljac assists)	17-12
10:46		Jamal Sumlin misses two point jump shot
10:44		Antwone Woolfolk defensive rebound
10:39		Antwone Woolfolk turnover (bad pass) (Jamal Sumlin steals)
10:32	+2	Jalen Sullinger makes two point jump shot (Jamal Sumlin assists)	17-14
10:23		Luke Skaljac misses three point jump shot
10:21		Cli'Ron Hornbeak defensive rebound
10:01		Marquis Barnett misses three point jump shot
9:59		Cli'Ron Hornbeak offensive rebound
9:57		Luke Skaljac shooting foul (Cli'Ron Hornbeak draws the foul)
9:57		TV timeout
9:57	+1	Cli'Ron Hornbeak makes regular free throw 1 of 2	17-15
9:57	+1	Cli'Ron Hornbeak makes regular free throw 2 of 2	17-16
9:41	+3	Reece Potter makes three point jump shot (Peter Suder assists)	20-16
9:17	+2	Cli'Ron Hornbeak makes two point hook shot (VonCameron Davis assists)	20-18
8:46		Peter Suder misses two point layup
8:44		VonCameron Davis defensive rebound
8:25	+2	Cli'Ron Hornbeak makes two point layup (VonCameron Davis assists)	20-20
8:18		Cli'Ron Hornbeak personal foul
8:15		Mike Bekelja personal foul
8:04	+3	Eian Elmer makes three point jump shot	23-20
7:43	+3	Cian Medley makes three point jump shot	23-23
7:36		Jalen Sullinger personal foul
7:36		TV timeout
7:14		Evan Ipsaro misses two point jump shot
7:12		Mike Bekelja defensive rebound
6:56		Eian Elmer shooting foul (Jonas Nichols draws the foul)
6:56	+1	VonCameron Davis makes regular free throw 1 of 2	23-24
6:56		VonCameron Davis misses regular free throw 2 of 2
6:56		RedHawks defensive rebound
6:28		Eian Elmer technical foul
6:28		Eian Elmer turnover
6:28	+1	Jalen Sullinger makes technical free throw 1 of 2	23-25
6:28	+1	Jalen Sullinger makes regular free throw 2 of 2	23-26
6:28		Evan Ipsaro misses two point jump shot
6:26		Cian Medley defensive rebound
6:09		Jalen Sullinger technical foul
6:09		Jalen Sullinger turnover
6:09	+1	Kam Craft makes technical free throw 1 of 2	24-26
6:09	+1	Kam Craft makes technical free throw 2 of 2	25-26
5:57		Cian Medley misses three point jump shot
5:55		Delrecco Gillespie offensive rebound
5:55		Antwone Woolfolk shooting foul (Delrecco Gillespie draws the foul)
5:55	+1	Delrecco Gillespie makes regular free throw 1 of 2	25-27
5:55	+1	Delrecco Gillespie makes regular free throw 2 of 2	25-28
5:36		Kam Craft misses three point jump shot
5:34		Delrecco Gillespie defensive rebound
5:18		Antwone Woolfolk shooting foul (Delrecco Gillespie draws the foul)
5:18		Delrecco Gillespie misses regular free throw 1 of 2
5:18		Delrecco Gillespie misses regular free throw 2 of 2
5:18		Peter Suder defensive rebound
5:07	+2	Peter Suder makes two point layup	27-28
4:40	+2	Jamal Sumlin makes two point layup	27-30
4:26		Mekhi Cooper misses three point jump shot
4:24		Delrecco Gillespie defensive rebound
4:03		Jamal Sumlin misses two point jump shot
4:02		VonCameron Davis personal foul
4:02	+1	Brant Byers makes regular free throw 1 of 2	28-30
4:02	+1	Brant Byers makes regular free throw 2 of 2	29-30
3:46	+2	Cian Medley makes two point layup	29-32
3:32		Reece Potter turnover (bad pass)
3:32		TV timeout
3:19	+2	Delrecco Gillespie makes two point layup	29-34
2:55	+3	Brant Byers makes three point jump shot (Peter Suder assists)	32-34
2:29	+2	Delrecco Gillespie makes two point layup (Jamal Sumlin assists)	32-36
2:10		Peter Suder turnover (bad pass) (Cian Medley steals)
1:53		Mike Bekelja misses three point jump shot
1:51		Mekhi Cooper defensive rebound
1:35		Reece Potter misses three point jump shot
1:33		Mike Bekelja defensive rebound
1:08	+2	Delrecco Gillespie makes two point layup	32-38
0:52		Brant Byers misses three point jump shot
0:50		Golden Flashes defensive rebound
0:30	+3	Cian Medley makes three point jump shot	32-41
0:19		RedHawks 30 second timeout
0:06		Mekhi Cooper turnover (lost ball) (Marquis Barnett steals)
0:05		Eian Elmer shooting foul (Marquis Barnett draws the foul)
0:05		Marquis Barnett misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:05		Marquis Barnett misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:05		Mike Bekelja offensive rebound
0:02		Marquis Barnett misses three point jump shot
0:00		End of period

Byers scores 15 off the bench, Miami (OH) beats Kent State 70-61

1st Half M-OHRedHawks32KENTGolden Flashes41

1st Half
M-OH
RedHawks
32
KENT
Golden Flashes
41