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Miami’s fate rests in hands of committee

CLEVELAND — Travis Steele went 31 games and 363 days before addressing a losing locker room. Now, the Miami (Ohio) coach and his squad must wait an excruciating three days before finding out if they’ve made the NCAA Tournament. The 20th-ranked RedHawks became the last men’s Division I program to fall from the unbeaten ranks on Thursday as UMass rallied in the second half for an 87-83 victory in the Mid-American Conference Tournament quarterfinals. “It was a little bit of shell shock. We hate to lose, and our guys put a lot into it. So does UMass,” Steele said. “Not a ...

Ohio State earns third crack at Wolverines

CHICAGO (AP) — Bruce Thornton had 24 points, John Mobley Jr. scored all 12 of his points in the second half, and No. 8 seed Ohio State held off a late rally by No. 9 seed Iowa for a 72-69 victory Thursday in the third round of the Big Ten Tournament. Ohio State (21-11) advances to play top-seeded and third-ranked Michigan in the quarterfinals on Friday. Thornton had a personal 10-0 run to give Ohio State its largest lead of the game at 51-35 with 13:55 remaining. But Iowa rallied down the stretch to get within 70-69 with 38.7 seconds left. Ohio State worked the clock down ...

Unbeaten RedHawks have something to prove

CLEVELAND (AP) — The Miami RedHawks have already reached a milestone by becoming the fifth men’s Division I program this century to go undefeated during the regular season. Travis Steele’s team knows the stakes rise when the Mid-American Conference Tournament begins at 11 a.m. today in Cleveland against UMass. “You’ve got to put a bow on the regular season and act like it’s 0-0 for everybody and go out there and win three games,” said senior guard Peter Suder, the MAC Player of the Year. “It’s easier said than done, obviously, but we had a great regular ...

Correction

In a story in Monday’s edition David Schwartz should have been identified as the president of Salem Renaissance Inc.

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Ohio State on to semifinals

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Elsa Lemmila had 17 points and 11 rebounds, Jaloni Cambridge also scored 17, and No. 11 Ohio State beat No. 19 Minnesota 60-55 on Friday in the quarterfinals of the Big Ten Tournament. Fourth-seeded Ohio State (26-6) plays No. 1 seed and second-ranked UCLA — which beat the Buckeyes 82-75 on Dec. 28 — in the semifinals Saturday. Cambridge added six assists, five rebounds and three steals. Chance Gray hit three 3-pointers and finished with 13 points. Mara Braun hit a 3-pointer that cut Minnesota’s deficit to 58-55 with 1:32 left in the game. Neither team ...