MU finally breaks 10-game losing skid

D06616 Men's Bball v CMUFour RedHawks scored in the double digits to help the Miami University men’s basketball team to a 72-59 win against the Mid-American Conference West division leader Northern Illinois University on Saturday afternoon at home.

The win snapped Miami’s 10-game losing streak, which had been its worst skid since 1932-1933.

Senior guard Geovonie McKnight led the ’Hawks with 18 points. Sophomore forward Rod Mills and sophomore guard Ali Barnes scored 11 points each, while sophomore guard Dion Wade added 10 points.

“The simple difference today is that we were able to answer the run,” head coach John Cooper said. “We’ve had so many instances during this season where a team makes…