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Miami 69, Nicholls St. 58
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Miami RedHawks' Julian Mavunga (4) passes against Nicholls State's Dominic Friend (11) during the World Vision Classic NCAA college basketball tournament in Albuquerque, N.M., on Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009.
AP photo by Greg Sorber
Nicholls State's Anatoly Bose (31) looks to pass against the Miami RedHawks' Rodney Haddix II during the World Vision Classic NCAA college basketball tournament in Albuquerque, N.M., on Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009.
Strong 2nd half propels RedHawks
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Miami gets 23 from Hayes and grabs first win of young season.
Staff Report
Updated 1:39 PM Sunday, November 22, 2009
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Everything finally came together as the Miami University men’s basketball team rallied in the second half for a 69-58 win over Nicholls State on Saturday, Nov. 21, in the Basketball Travelers World Vision Classic in The Pit on the University of New Mexico campus.
Kenny Hayes again led the RedHawks (1-3) with a team-high 23 points. Rodney Haddix added a career-best 21 points, and Julian Mavunga had his second straight double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds.
“I don’t know if we played as good as we can,” Miami coach Charlie Coles said, adding that he felt the turning point came with his squad trailing 47-42 early in the second half.
“We just started to make some plays,” Coles said. “We went on a run, but it took us a little while to get on it.”
In the second half, Miami battled back to take a five-point lead off a Haddix trey with 15:20 to play. A little later, the RedHawks would go on a 9-0 run that put them up for good.
Coles further commented on the play of Haddix.
“Rodney had some great shots,” he said. “He did a great job in the second half. He’s inconsistent right now and not clicking on all cylinders, but when he comes to play he’s as good as we have.”
Coles also saw promise in Mavunga.
“We’ve been talking production with him,” Coles said. “He’s a very good player, but we need to see more of it in the box score.
“It’s promising to see this out of him,” he continued. “Hopefully it’ll keep going up.”
Miami shot 52.4 percent in the second half after trailing by three at halftime, 33-30.
The teams committed 14 turnovers each, but Miami converted the miscues into 26 points, compared with just 11 for Nicholls State.
Miami also dominated from the free-throw line, sinking 24-of-27 compared to 15-of-20 for Nicholls State.
Anatoly Bose led the Colonels with a game-high 27 points
The RedHawks close out the tournament by facing host New Mexico at 8 p.m. today.
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