By Price Brothers

11/3/2025

BOX SCORE

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OXFORD, Ohio – The Miami University men’s basketball team (1-0) opened the 2025-26 season at home with an 87-72 victory over Old Dominion (0-1) on Monday night in the MAC-SBC Challenge.

Brant Byers totaled a game-high 18 points, while Evan Ipsaro followed closely behind with 16 points of his own. Peter Suder made his presence felt on the defensive end with the most steals of the game (three) and also added a block. LJ Thomas led the Monarchs with 13 points.

How it Happened:

• The Monarchs started strong, taking an 18-6 lead. Suder sparked the RedHawk offense with a steal and transition layup, cutting the deficit to 18-10 with 11:27 left in the first half. Ipsaro’s jump shot and Luke Skaljac’s three-pointer kept the RedHawks close at 24-17.
• With halftime under five minutes away, free throws and two Antwone Woolfolk layups kept Miami within 10, trailing 37-27. Woolfolk added a layup and dunk in the final minute of the first half, sending Miami into the intermission down 45-37.
• The Red and White scored the opening five points of the second half to shrink Old Dominion’s lead to just three points. The Monarchs held on to a 47-42 advantage when Suder, Ipsaro and Woolfolk all scored in the paint to make it a two-point game at 52-50. Skaljac found a wide-open Almar Atlason from beyond the arc to give Miami its first lead of the night at 53-52. Byers knocked down a pair of threes and drove down the lane for a traditional three-point play to keep Miami ahead 64-60 with 8:19 remaining.
• Atlason’s second three of the day and a driving layup through contact from Trey Perry pushed Miami to its first double-digit lead of the evening at 73-62 with just over five minutes on the game clock. Old Dominion gave up a 15-0 scoring run to the RedHawks to fall behind 79-62 with 2:54 to play. The Red and White closed out the game with numerous free throws to seal the game 87-72.

Game Notes:

• Miami shot 29-of-58 (50%) from the field.
• Miami extends its home win streak to 16 games.
• Eian Elmer led all players with eight rebounds.
• Five different RedHawks scored in double figures.
• The Red and White went 22-of-27 (81.5%) from the free-throw line.
• Perry, Tyler Robbins and Kyle Waltz saw their first action at the collegiate level.

Up Next:
Miami continues its homestand versus Trinity College (Ill.) on Friday, Nov. 7 at 7:30 p.m.

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