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Jones’ career high leads Broncos past Miami

2/8/2017

 
PictureReggie Jones scored a career-high 26 points. He hit 10 -of 18 shots overall and was 4 of 7 from beyond the arc. (MVSmith/MRO)
By MIKE SMITH
OXFORD, Ohio -- Reggie Jones scored a career-high 26 points Tuesday to lead Western Michigan past Miami 72-55 at Millett Hall.
 
The Broncos led by four at halftime and were in front 33-35 following a Michael Weathers basket for MU at 13:37 of the final period. Weathers, however, was whistled for his third foul at the other end, and Thomas Wilder made all three free throws.
 
Wilder’s tosses began a stretch in . . . 

PictureAbdoulaye Harouna draws a foul from Drake Lamount. (MVSmith/MRO)
. . . which the visitors outscored Miami 27-11.  A Wilder trey with 5:39 remaining put Western up by 18 at 62-44. Jones hit the last of his four treys on the night at 1:18 to give WMU its largest lead (21 points) at 72-51. Miami added four more points for the final margin.
 
Both teams entered the evening sorely needing a victory.
 
Western  Michigan owned one win in its last six outings. It also was fresh off Saturday’s dramatic loss to rival Central Michigan – a game decided by national scoring leader Marcus Keene hittinh a long trey in the closing seconds.
 
Miami, meanwhile, had registered one win over its last nine contests. The victory against Buffalo was MU’s only win since it opened MAC play by edging Northern Illinois.
 
Neither WMU nor Miami shot all that well in Tuesday’s contest, both finishing at roughly 38 percent overall. The Broncos, however, did manage to make 6 of 17 from beyond the arc. Five of those makes came after intermission as the visitors pulled away.

PictureJake Wright converts a fastbreak layup. (MVSmith/MRO)
Western Michigan, which held a decided height advantage inside, owned a 41-36 rebound advantage. The Broncos also helped themselves at the line, connecting on 20 of  25, while MU made 15 of  22 at the stripe.
 
Joining Jones in double figures for Western were Wilder (18) and Seth Dugan (13).  Miami had just one player in double figures. Marcus Weathers came off the bench for 13 points. His 7 of 10 performance at the free throw line accounted for almost half of Miami’s points at the line.
 
Miami led for 7:35 minutes – all in the first half. Western Michigan moved in front for good following a Jones layup at 6:18 to make the score 20-18. The Broncos’ lead got as high as six points  before two Marcus Weathers free throws reduced the halftime margin to four points. 

Western Michigan returns home to face Northern Illinois for the first time this season Saturday (7 p.m. ET). Miami completes a three-game homestand Saturday against Central Michigan. It’s the second meeting between the two teams this season. Chippewa guard Marcus Keene, the nation’s leading scorer, exploded for a national season-high 50 points in that 101-92 CMU victory. 

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