KALAMAZOO, Mich. – The Western Michigan men's basketball team will play its second straight road game, once again visiting the state of Ohio for a match-up with Miami inside Millett Hall on Saturday, Jan. 30.
Saturday, Jan. 30 • 2:00 p.m. • Oxford, Ohio • Millett Hall (6,400)
Western Michigan Broncos (2-10, 1-6 MAC) at Miami RedHawks (7-5, 4-3 MAC)
Series Record vs. Miami: WMU trails 50-82
Last Meeting: Feb. 4, 2020 – Oxford, Ohio – WMU 64, Miami 60
BROADCAST INFORMATION:
Radio • Bronco Radio Network –
Robin Hook (PBP)
Stations • WZOX – 96.5 FM: Kalamazoo (flagship)
Watch Live vs. Miami: ESPN3 (Steve Baker – PBP, Randy Hollowell – Color)
Scouting the Broncos
Western Michigan enters Saturday's contest on a six-game losing streak and an overall record of 2-10 and 1-6 in Mid-American Conference play. WMU is coming off an 81-58 loss to Ohio on Tuesday.
RedHawk Down
It has been a dominant stretch for WMU over Miami having won the last six meetings and 12 of the last 13. The six-game Bronco win streak over Miami is tied for the second longest streak in the all-time series.
A Second Home
WMU has won seven straight games over Miami at Millett Hall. WMU hasn't lost at Miami since Feb. 14, 2009.
Evenly Matched
The last five meetings between WMU and Miami have been decided by single digits with WMU winning by an average of 4.4 points.
Road Woes
Dating back to last season WMU has lost eight straight road games. The Broncos also seek a MAC road win having dropped 21 of their last 22 MAC road games.
"Lee" ding the Way
Senior forward
Greg Lee over the past two games is averaging 19.5 points and 5.5 rebounds per contest. Lee is also shooting a staggering 58.6 percent from the field. Against Ohio on Tuesday, Lee led the Broncos with 17 points on 7-of-12 shooting from the field.
Bench Broncos
Over the past three games WMU has scored 100 points off the bench, averaging 33.3 bench points per game. The three-game stretch includes 51 bench points on Jan. 12 against Buffalo, the most points off the bench since Nov. 11, 2017.
Lockdown Broncos
Western Michigan is one of just three schools in the MAC to rank in the top six in the conference in scoring defense, opponent field goal percentage, opponent three-point field goal percentage and opponent free-throw percentage.
A Look Ahead
Following Saturday's contest the Broncos won't play for a whole week as their Tuesday, Feb. 2 game against Northern Illinois has been postponed due to COVID-19 issue. WMU's next game is set for Saturday, Feb. 6 on the road at Bowling Green.