CINCINNATI — With his team leading 5-2 three minutes into it’s matchup with Xavier, Miami head coach Jack Owens raised his arms and motioned for the RedHawks to slow down and remain calm.
He spent all week preaching that message, encouraging Miami (3-4) to placate the nerves that plagued it during its season-opening loss at Butler.
Well, the memo fell flat.
Miami shot 33 percent from the field and turned the ball over 14 times, allowing the talented Musketeers to big boy them to a 82-55 loss at the Cintas Center on Wednesday.
“I feel like it was just a night where shots weren’t going in, honestly,” sophomore guard Nike Sibande said.