Saturday’s state basketball: WMU rallies to beat Miami
Oxford, Ohio — Bryce Moore scored 13 of his 16 points in the second half and Western Michigan beat Miami (Ohio) 67-62 on Saturday for its fourth straight victory.
Thomas Wilder added 13 points and Josh Davis scored 10 and grabbed 11 rebounds for the Broncos (10-5, 2-0 Mid-American Conference), who scored 16 points off of 13 RedHawks turnovers.
Western Michigan trailed by 12 early in the second half but took the lead, 57-56, amid a 21-3 run. The RedHawks got within 65-62 on Darrian Ringo’s layup with 13 seconds left, but Brandon Johnson dunked it on the other end.
Miami led 33-27 at halftime after holding the Broncos to 35.5-percent shooting from the floor.
Ringo scored 14 points with 11 rebounds and Mike Sibande added 13 points for the RedHawks (8-7, 1-1).
More state men
(At) Kent State 85, Central Michigan 69: Adonis De La Rosa had career highs of 24 points and 14 rebounds. Jaylin Walker scored 26 points on 6-of-9 shooting from 3-point range — and 6 of 7 from the free-throw line — Kevin Zabo scored 17 points and Jaylen Avery 12 and the Golden Flashes never trailed.
Kent State (7-8, 1-1 Mid-American Conference) built a 15-4 lead as Walker made three 3s within the first five minutes. Kevin McKay made a 3-pointer and a layup, and Josh Kozinski made a pair of 3s and Central Michigan (12-3, 1-1) closed to 20-15. Zabo then scored the next 10 points for the Golden Flashes with two layups, a 3-point play and a 3-pointer.
Up 32-25, De La Rosa sparked a 14-5 run with a 3-point play and dunk sandwiched around BJ Duling’s 3 and back-to-back 3s by Walker, and Kent State led 46-30 at halftime.
Central Michigan didn’t get closer than eight points in the second half.
Luke Meyer led Central Michigan with 15 points, seven rebounds and four assists. Kozinski added 12 points and Kevin McKay scored 10.
Bowling Green 75, (at) Eastern Michigan 71, OT: Antwon Lillard had 20 points and 12 rebounds, Matt Fox added 18 points. Neither team was able to cash in on an offensive possession in the final minute of regulation and struggled in overtime until the Falcons made four of six free throws in the last 20.2 seconds. Justin Turner made it a two-possession game by making a pair from the foul line with 20.2 seconds remaining, but after an Eastern Michigan miss Demaejeo Wiggins only made 1 of 2 with 11.7 to play for a 74-69 lead.
That allowed Tim Bond to make it a one-possession game with a layup with 6.5 seconds left with Rodrick Caldwell extending the drama by missing the first of two free throws with 4.7 to go before clinching the win.
Wiggins and Turner scored 15 each for the Falcons (10-5, 1-1 Mid-American Conference).
Paul Jackson had 21 points, Bond 16 and Elijah Minnie 15 for the Eagles (9-6, 1-1), who had won seven-straight at home. James Thompson IV had 14 points and 14 rebounds.
(At) Wayne State 63, Lake Superior State 60: Ronald Booth scored 17 and Chuck Key 16 for Wayne State (7-5, 5-2 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference). Michael Nicholson had 23 points and 10 rebounds for Lake State (12-3, 6-1).
More state men’s scores
Adrian 72, Albion 65
Ashland 55, N. Michigan 54
Calvin 80, Alma 63
Concordia 72, Aquinas 67
Cornerstone 96, Rochester 86
Ferris St. 89, Davenport 75
Grand Valley St. 81, Saginaw Valley St. 66
Hope 86, Kalamazoo 77
Madonna 91, Michigan-Dearborn 77
Purdue Northwest 55, Northwood 52
Spring Arbor 78, Huntington 65
Tiffin 86, Michigan Tech 68
Trine 79, Olivet 72
State women
Central Michigan 84, (at) Miami (Ohio) 66: Tinara Moore had 24 points and nine rebounds, Reyna Frost 21 points and 13 rebounds and Presley Hudson 18 points and eight assists for Central (10-3, 2-0 Mid-American Conference). Kendall McCoy scored 18 for Miami (9-4, 1-1).
(At) Eastern Michigan 70, Toledo 57: Sasha Dailey scored 20, Danielle Minot 15 and Courtnie Lewis 12 for Eastern (6-8, 2-1 MAC). Kaayla McIntyre scored 25 for Toledo (9-5, 1-2).
Western Michigan 66, (at) Kent State 61: Deja Wimby scored 17, Marley Hill 15 and Breanna Mobley 12 for Western (9-6, 2-1 MAC). Jordan Korinek scored 22 for Kent State (8-7, 1-2).
Wright State 88, (at) Detroit Mercy 60: Chelsea Welch scored 29 and Taylor Mackenzie 15 for Wright State (12-4, 3-1 Horizon League). Anja Marinkovic scored 19 and Nicole Urbanick 15 for UDM (0-15, 0-4).
(At) Oakland 79, Northern Kentucky 53: Cierra Bond scored 25, Sha’keya Graves 13 and Taylor Jones 11 for Oakland (9-6, 2-2 Horizon). Samari Mowbray scored 11 for Northern Kentucky (4-11, 2-2).
(At) Wayne State 76, Lake Superior State 43: Nastassja Chambers scored 17, Alex Matus 14 and Payton Birchmeier 12 for Wayne State (9-4, 4-3 GLIAC). Shannon Wilson went over the 1,000-point mark for her career. Tamara Novic scored 13 for Lake State (0-11, 0-7).
More state women’s scores
Albion 71, Adrian 53
Ashland 99, N. Michigan 59
Calvin 59, Alma 50
Concordia 62, Aquinas 60
Cornerstone 64, Rochester (Mich.) 59
Davenport 68, Ferris St. 63
Grand Valley St. 70, Saginaw Valley St. 48
Hope 84, Kalamazoo 49
Huntington 57, Spring Arbor 41
Madonna 74, Michigan-Dearborn 65
Michigan Tech 79, Tiffin 42
Northwood 91, Purdue Northwest 66
Trine 68, Olivet 43