Red-hot RedHawks scorch Flashes with lopsided first half

Kent State junior center Adonis De La Rosa receives a foul as he drives to the basket against Ohio Christian Thursday, Nov. 16, 2017.Miami (OH) came into Tuesday night’s contest with Kent State ranked as the worst team in the Mid-American Conference in terms of offensive scoring at just 72.5 points per game.

The RedHawks (9-7, 2-1 MAC) didn’t look like that same team during the first half against the Flashes, putting on a clinic on both sides of the ball that saw Miami (OH) take a 48-25 lead into the break.

Miami (OH) shot 52.8 percent from the field in the half, including 43.8 percent from three-point range. The 48 points were a season-high for the RedHawks in a half against a Division I…