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Source: Fox News
Summary
Miami (Ohio) saw its perfect season end with an 87-83 loss to UMass in the Mid-American Conference tournament opener. The loss dashed the team’s hopes of securing an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. Head coach Travis Steele said the team will review the game film and try to improve. Miami had gone 31-0 during the regular season and was the first MAC team to go undefeated in the regular season since 1999.
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The game followed a familiar script.
Miami dominated most of the game, but UMass made a late push to take the lead. The RedHawks couldn’t recover from the 13-2 run. You saw it coming.
The perfect season was bound to end sometime. Now they get to wait and see if they’ll get an at-large bid.
This one felt recognizable early. Miami’s slow start in the second half gave UMass the momentum they needed.
The loss came just after Miami secured the No. 1 seed in the conference tournament.
This season will be remembered for the RedHawks’ undefeated regular season, but now they have to regroup and focus on the NCAA tournament.
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Author: Evan Null
