How to watch Miami (Ohio) vs. Sacred Heart basketball game
Who’s Playing
Sacred Heart Pioneers @ Miami (Ohio) RedHawks
Current Records: Sacred Heart 4-7, Miami (Ohio) 6-4
How To Watch
When: Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 1 p.m. ETWhere: John D. Millett Hall — Oxford, OhioFollow: CBS Sports AppOnline Streaming: Catch select College Basketball matches on Fubo (Try for free. Regional restrictions may apply.)
What to Know
The Miami (Ohio) RedHawks will take on the Sacred Heart Pioneers in a holiday battle at 1:00 p.m. ET on Sunday at at John D. Millett Hall. The RedHawks are strutting in with some offensive muscle as they’ve averaged 75.4 points per game this season.
On Wednesday, Miami (Ohio) came up short against Vermont and fell 75-67.
Peter Suder put forth a good effort for the losing side as he went 8 for 14 en route to 21 points plus three steals. He had some trouble finding his footing against Indiana two weeks ago, so this was a nice turnaround. The team also got some help courtesy of Kam Craft, who scored 15 points.
Miami (Ohio) struggled to get the ball back on offense and finished the game with only five offensive rebounds. That’s the fewest offensive rebounds they’ve managed all season.
Meanwhile, Sacred Heart entered their contest against Albany on Wednesday without any home losses, but there’s a first time for everything. Sacred Heart took a 74-66 hit to the loss column at the hands of Albany. The Pioneers didn’t live up to their potential and found themselves falling short of the advantage oddsmakers thought they had coming into the game.
Miami (Ohio) dropped their record down to 6-4 with the defeat, which was their third straight on the road. As for Sacred Heart, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-7.
Keep an eye on the arc in Sunday’s matchup: Miami (Ohio) has made nailing deep shots look easy this year this season, having averaged 9.6 threes per game. However, it’s not like Sacred Heart struggles in that department as they’ve been averaging 8.9. Given these competing strengths, it’ll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
