With a 1:30 left in Tuesday’s Miami-Kent State matchup, Miami head coach Jack Owens yelled for his RedHawks to “attack.” He needed to tell them sooner.
Miami (15-15, 7-10 Mid-American Conference) started slow and went to the first media timeout with zero points for the second consecutive game. As was the case last Friday against Buffalo, the RedHawks never recovered from their early struggles.
They fell to the Golden Flashes 75-66 on Senior Night at Millett Hall. They’re now 3-10 this season when they trail at half.
“We dug ourselves a hole there,” Owens said. “I just thought we came out and settled for too many threes […] At the end of the day, this is on me to have them ready.