UMass Minutemen (16-15, 7-11 MAC) vs. Miami (Ohio) Redhawks (31-0, 18-0 MAC)
Cleveland; 11 a.m. ET Thursday
BETMGM Sportsbook Line: RedHawks -7.5; Over/Under 166.5
Bottom line: No. 20 Miami (Ohio) and UMass will play in the MAC tournament.
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The Redhawks are 18-0 against MAC opponents and 13-0 in non-conference play. Miami (Ohio) commits 10.0 turnovers per game and is 22-0 when turning the ball over less than its opponents.
The Minutemen are 7-11 in MAC play. UMass ranks third in the MAC with 33.8 rebounds per game, led by Leonardo Bettiol’s 7.9 rebounds per game.
Miami (Ohio) is shooting 52.6 percent from the field this season, 7.8 percentage points better than UMass allows its opponents (44.8 percent). UMass scores 5.6 more points per game (80.5) than Miami (Ohio) allows its opponents (74.9).
The two teams met for the third time this season. The Redhawks won their last game on February 18, 86-77. Peter Suder led the Redhawks with 23 points and Isaiah Placide led the Minutemen with 19 points.
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Top performer: Suder averaged 14.8 points, 4.8 rebounds and 4.0 assists for the Redhawks. Ian Elmer has averaged 13.8 points, 6.6 rebounds and 1.7 steals in the past 10 games.
Bettiol averaged 17.8 points and 7.9 rebounds per game for the Minutemen. Marcus Banks is averaging 18.2 points over the past 10 games.
Last 10 games: Redhawks: 10-0, averaging 84.2 points, 31.5 rebounds, 13.0 assists, 7.3 steals and 2.7 blocks while shooting 50.1% from the field. Their opponents average 74.5 points per game.
Minutemen: 3 wins and 7 losses, averaging 82.0 points, 32.6 rebounds, 16.9 assists, 5.6 steals and 1.7 blocks per game while shooting 48.4% from the field. Their opponents average 84.4 points per game.
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The Associated Press produced this report using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
