The most beautiful university there is (poet Robert Frost’s words) may have the best mid-major men’s basketball team in the land.
Miami-Ohio—a team without an NCAA tournament appearance since 2007—is 19-0, and the Redhawks reached that mark Saturday afternoon in uber-dramatic fashion. First, Miami-Ohio tied its game against Buffalo at the end of regulation with forward Eian Elmer’s buzzer-beating three-pointer.
Then, the Redhawks polished off a 105–102 overtime win with a go-ahead three-pointer from guard Peter Suder with one second left. Suder, an All-MAC performer a year ago, added insult to injury by hitting the Bulls with Warriors guard Steph Curry’s “night-night” celebration…