RedHawks ride hot shooting to First Four win as Prairie View A&M makes NCAA history
TL;DR
Miami (Ohio) rolled past SMU 89-79 in the First Four behind Eian Elmer’s 22 points to advance the 11th-seeded RedHawks (32-1) to a Midwest Region clash with Tennessee, capping their 27-year NCAA Tournament drought despite a schedule skeptics cited; Brant Byers added 19 and Luke Skaljac 17 as SMU’s Jaden Toombs led with 20 points. In the nightcap, Prairie View A&M beat Lehigh 67-55 to become a 16-seed and earn a date with Florida, led by Dontae Horne’s 25 and Cory Wells’ 19 as Lehigh’s Nasir Whitlock struggled.
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- Miami makes 16 threes, beats SMU for first NCAA Tournament win since 1999 WLWT
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