UMass stuns Miami (OH) to end RedHawks’ perfect run in MAC tourney
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Massachusetts upset No. 20 Miami (OH) 87-83 in the MAC Tournament quarterfinal in Cleveland, snapping the RedHawks’ 31-1 regular-season run. Leonardo Bettiol led UMass with 25 points, while Marcus Banks Jr. added 18 and Jayden Ndjigue 16 as the Minutemen rallied from a late deficit to advance to the semifinals against Toledo. Miami’s Brant Byers (17) and Eian Elmer (16) led the RedHawks, but a 13-2 run by UMass late in the second half sealed the win. Miami’s season ends at 31-1.
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