RICHMOND, Ky. – Riding a 2-game winning streak, Eastern Kentucky University will host undefeated and No. 4 ranked mid-major Miami (Ohio) on Saturday at Baptist Health Arena.
 
The contest will begin at 3 p.m. ET and air live on ESPN+.  The live audio broadcast of the game is available worldwide on EKUSports.com and the EKUSports app.  Click the "Listen Live" button at the top of the EKUSports.com home page to access the audio broadcast.
 
The first 250 fans will receive a free EKU snowflake ornament.  Fans who wear their best holiday sweater can enter a contest to win $20 gift cards from Apollo Pizza.  There will also be a photo booth and a halftime teddy bear toss.  Fans are encouraged to bring a stuffed animal or teddy bear to toss.  All bears will be donated to the Toys for Tots program of Madison County.
 
THE COLONELS
-  EKU (3-7) beat Eastern Illinois, 68-59, on Wednesday for its second straight win.
 
-  Turner Buttry finished with 14 points and three assists in the win over EIU.  He hit 3-of-4 from the field, and from 3-point range, in addition to going 5-for-6 at the free throw line.
 
-  Montavious Myrick had six points, nine rebounds, four assists and three steals against Eastern Illinois.  He has seven steals in the last two games.
 
-  EKU has out-rebounded four of its last five opponents, including a 37-30 edge against EIU.
 
SCOUTING THE OPPONENT
-  Miami is 9-0 this season, one of only eight teams in the nation that are still undefeated.  The RedHawks have scored 90 or more points in each of their past three games, including a 90-87 overtime victory at UNC Asheville on Wednesday.  
 
- The RedHawks are averaging 94.8 points and out-scoring their opponents by 25.8 points per game.  Miami has shot 53% from the field and 40% from 3-point range.  MU has out-rebounded its opponents by 8.0 boards per game and has committed 4.2 fewer turnovers.
 
-  Evan Ipsaro leads the team in scoring at 16.1 points per game.  The 6-foot junior guard has shot 62% from the field and 46% (13-for-28) from 3-point range.  He had 27 points on 10-of-16 shooting from the field in the win at UNC Asheville.
 
-  Former Bellarmine player Peter Suder is second on the team in scoring (12.9 ppg) and second in assists (3.8 apg).  The 6-foot-5 senior guard suited up for the Knights for two seasons (2022-23 and 2023-24) before transferring to Miami.  Last season he was a first team All-Mid-American Conference selection.  In four games against EKU he has averaged 8.0 points, 5.3 rebounds and 4.5 assists while shooting 35% from the field.
 
INSIDE THE SERIES
-  Miami holds an 11-6 advantage in the all-time series.  The first-ever meeting was on Dec. 19, 1929.  The Colonels are 4-6 against Miami in games played in Richmond.
 
-  The two teams have not met since the RedHawks picked up a 91-40 win on Dec. 10, 1996 in Oxford.