Miami holds on to beat Purdue Fort Wayne

With 15:40 remaining in the RedHawks’ Saturday matchup against Purdue Fort Wayne, Miami head coach Jack Owens yelled, “Help me!”

In that moment, he was trying to persuade a referee to make a call in his favor, but as the game went on, Owens needed all the help he could get.

Nike Sibande and co. gave it to him.

The sophomore guard poured in 16 second-half points to lead the RedHawks to an 85-79 victory over the Mastodons (6-6) at Millett Hall.

Miami’s win streak now sits at a season-high three games.

“I’m just proud of them,” Owens said. “Obviously, it’s finals week. I’ve got guys who have 15-page papers due, exams and everything else they’re going through. I’m just proud of them. It wasn’t…