Miami (Ohio) improves to 30-0 as Cinderella run gets more magical

The Miami (Ohio) RedHawks’ men’s hoops squad continued their cleanable commencement to the play connected Tuesday night.

The No. 19 RedHawks defeated the Toledo Rockets, 74-72, improving to 30-0 and clinching astatine slightest a stock of the Mid-American Conference regular-season title. Miami is the lone undefeated squad successful Division I men’s hoops and has the champion commencement and longest triumph streak successful league history.

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Miami (OH) defender Peter Suder, center, and the squad observe the regular-season trophy astatine the decision of an NCAA assemblage hoops crippled against Toledo, Tuesday, March 3, 2026, successful Oxford, Ohio. (AP Photo/Kareem Elgazzar)

The squad celebrated with the regular-season trophy arsenic confetti fell onto the tribunal successful the arena.

"That's the quality of basketball: When you're having amusive with the close radical of guys, you tin go unbeatable," Miami prima Peter Suder told reporters, via the school’s website.

"It's a surreal moment, obviously," helium added arsenic helium reflected connected his household and the enactment he’s received done his collegiate career. "They've been with maine done it all, and I'm conscionable super-happy they were determination contiguous and soaked successful the infinitesimal arsenic well."

Miami (OH) defender Luke Skaljac reacts aft a made 3-point handbasket during the archetypal fractional of an NCAA assemblage hoops crippled against Toledo, Tuesday, March 3, 2026, successful Oxford, Ohio.  (AP Photo/Kareem Elgazzar)

Suder had 19 points successful the triumph and is averaging 14.8 points per crippled this season.

The RedHawks needed to excavation heavy to bent connected against Toledo.

The Rockets chopped the shortage to 1 connected 4 antithetic occasions. Toledo’s Austin Parks had a bully accidental to enactment the squad ahead, but Miami’s Eian Elmer blocked him astatine the rim. Toledo trailed by 2 points and had the shot with 13 seconds near but a costly turnover sealed the triumph for Miami.

Miami completed its archetypal play expanse of Toledo since the 1996-97 play and are present connected a three-game winning streak against the Rockets aft losing 22 consecutive from 2012-24.

Miami (OH) defender Peter Suder, center, raises the regular-season trophy with teammates astatine the decision of an NCAA assemblage hoops crippled against Toledo, Tuesday, March 3, 2026, successful Oxford, Ohio.  (AP Photo/Kareem Elgazzar)

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The RedHawks volition decorativeness the regular play connected the roadworthy against the Ohio Bobcats connected Friday night.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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