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Miami (OH) defeats Eastern Michigan 81-75 in MAC Tournament quarterfinals, winning in Cleveland for first time since 2010
Miami (OH) men’s basketball defeated Eastern Michigan 81-75 in the quarterfinals of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) Tournament at Rocket Arena in Cleveland, Ohio, on Thursday, winning their first game in Cleveland since 2010.
The RedHawks dominated the glass, outrebounding Eastern Michigan 45-32.
Miami’s bench also powered the win, outscoring EMU’s bench 35-8.
“Strength in numbers: We pride ourselves in that. We don’t necessarily see us as a bench thing – we think all nine guys could play anywhere in the country,” Miami sophomore center Reece Potter said postgame. “We call ourselves the bench mob, and we know once we come in, we need to provide that juice, provide that energy off the bench, and provide that fire.”
Miami junior guard Peter Suder finished with a career-high 10 assists and a season-high 10 rebounds, falling just three points shy of the second triple-double in RedHawks history.
Suder did all of that while not practicing all week going into the tournament.
“Peter’s such a warrior; he’s going to play. Is he 100 percent? No. [But] he’s going to play,” Miami head coach Travis Steele said postgame. “I told our staff going in: ‘If we can advance, Peter’s going to have a great advantage because he’s had a week off – he’s got fresh legs.’”
Miami redshirt sophomore wing Kam Craft and Eastern Michigan junior guard Christian Henry led all scorers with 24 points apiece. EMU senior guard Jalen Terry also scored 21 points and drained five 3-pointers.
The RedHawks opened the contest red hot, jumping out to an early 9-0 lead.
“We’re one of the best shooting teams in the country, so getting us going [early], I think, really helped us stay in the game,” Craft said postgame.
Eastern Michigan struggled out of the gates, missing their first five shots from the field.
However, the Eagles broke out of the drought, going on a 14-5 run to tie the game at 14 apiece just over halfway through the first half.
Later, an 11-3 run for EMU gave them a 27-24 lead with just under five minutes remaining in the half.
The two teams went into the locker rooms tied at 29 apiece at halftime.
The first 10 minutes of the second half were extremely back-and-forth. There were 12 lead changes and 12 ties throughout the game. Both teams heated up in the final 20 minutes, combining to score 98 points.
A huge 19-4 run for Miami over the span of five minutes gave the RedHawks a 74-61 lead with three minutes remaining.
“I thought in the second half that our offensive execution was tremendous,” Miami head coach Travis Steele said.
However, Eastern Michigan did not go down without a fight, going on a 9-2 run to come within six points with one minute remaining. It would not be enough, as Miami secured the six-point victory and advanced to the second round.
Next, the RedHawks will play Kent State in the semifinal round of the MAC Tournament at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
“We built our team for this moment. The goal was obviously to make it to the NCAA tournament and advance [through] three games in three days here in Cleveland,” Steele said. “We’ve got to be at our best right now, so we play nine guys…it’s different guys, different nights for us. It does keep our guys mentally fresh and physically fresh…We didn’t come here just to win one game. The job’s not finished.”
CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) – A U.S. Navy warship will be commissioned in Ohio on Saturday for the first time in 250 years.
The USS Cleveland is docked on Lake Erie ahead of the 10 a.m. ceremony.
Commander Bruce Hallett has commanded the USS Cleveland for more than two years.
“It is extremely exciting to be able to bring the USS Cleveland here to Cleveland and to be able to commission this ship here — obviously to introduce it to the city so that they can see the ship that bears their name,” Hallett said. “This has been a long time coming.”
The ship’s hallways are named after Cleveland streets, including East 9th and St. Clair Avenue.
A mural honoring the city of Cleveland is displayed on board. The Navy says it is rare to see something like this on a warship.
“Amazing mural, right? We’re so proud to have that on board,” Hallett said. “We’re just pretty much in awe when we saw all the stuff that we have in the city, and now we have it as part of the Cleveland. We love it as a crew.”
The ship’s weight room was outfitted by the Cleveland Browns with flags, towels, and mats.
“The Browns came and added their own touches to that weight room,” Hallett said. “So it’s all swagged out with all kinds of Cleveland Browns stuff now.”
The ship carries a crew of about 90, including two sailors who grew up in Cleveland.
The USS Cleveland is the final Freedom-variant littoral combat ship to be commissioned in the U.S. Navy.
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A trio of locally made films will grace area screens, here is your Movie Nerd Report for the week of May 11-17.
Thursday evening will bring the red-carpet premiere of “The Last Shop On Walnut” at the Cedar Lee Theatre (2163 Lee Rd Cleveland Heights, OH 44118) . The film, which was written and directed by Jason Richardson, was mostly shot in Ravenna. It stars Peter Lawson Jones and Cleveland native Kym Whitley. The screening will benefit the Charles & Margaret Jones Endowed Scholarship Fund at College Now. Tickets can be found at this link.
Can’t make the premiere? The Cedar Lee will be playing the film for at least a full week starting Friday!
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“Blood & Rust” the debut feature from Kent State alumni Jeremy Herbert, will be coming to Cranked Up TV on May 19 and The Ashland Cinema (212 Center Street Ashland, OH 44805) will be offering a screening of it this Friday evening at 7 p.m., and it is free!
Sunday at 3:30 p.m. the Capitol Theatre (1390 W.65th Street Cleveland, OH 44102) will present the directorial debut of Frank Calo IV in “Last Call”. Sounds like this one is poised to sell out so click here to grab your tickets.
Over at the Cleveland Cinematheque (11610 Euclid Ave Cleveland, OH 44118) :
Cleveland is fortunate to be one of the five select cities of the Future of Film Is Female Series which highlights films from female and nonbinary filmmakers. The first film in this series kicks off Thursday at 6:30 p.m. with the Midwest road trip film, “Dreams In Nightmares.”
Thursday at 9 p.m. and Friday at 9 p.m. they will present a 4K Restoration of the Dutch classic “Malpertius,” which features Orson Welles.
Friday at 7 p.m. and Saturday at 4:30 p.m. they will present the Italian dramedy “The Last One For The Road.”
Saturday at 6:30 p.m. and Sunday at 7:35 p.m. they will present a documentary that explores the effects of colonialism on Northern Argentina in “Our Land.”
Saturday at 8:50 p.m. and Sunday at 5:45 p.m. they will present a 4K Restoration of the Argentinian film “The Headless Woman”
Sunday at 3:30 p.m. they will present the documentary “Four Rational People,” which looks at the Emerson String Quartet’s final performance.
More information about the films and ticket prices are at: cinematheque.cia.edu
At the Nightlight Cinema (30 N High Street Akron, OH 44308):
One of the most acclaimed films of the year is the Canadian drama “Blue Herron,” it is the feature debut of Sophy Romvari, who gained attention for her short films.
They also will be playing the documentary “Steal This Story, Please,” which highlights independent investigative journalist Amy Goodman.
More Information about the films and ticket prices are at: nightlightcinema.com
This weekend there are a trio of new films opening in wide release: The first is one that I would recommend if you are a horror fan – “Obsession”. This film continues a trend where we are seeing Youtubers become filmmakers, in this case it is 26-year-old Curry Barker. This is a spin on “be careful what you wish for” when a young man makes a wish for his crush to love him more than anything else in the world, and it gets increasingly disturbing from there. I personally loved it and thought the performance from actress Inde Navarrette will make her a star.
“Is God Is” is a revenge tale which was based on an award-winning play by Alesha Harris. Harris makes her feature directorial debut and currently the film stands at 95% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes!
The other film opening is the latest from director Guy Ritchie, the action-thriller “In The Grey” with Jake Gyllenhall and Henry Cavill.
Rounding out this busy week are some anniversaries hitting screens in “Top Gun” and “Top Gun: Maverick” for one week to commemorate the 40th Anniversary of Tony Scott’s original, and the original “Shrek” is also playing for one week to commemorate its 25th Anniversary (Anniversaries like this are making your resident movie nerd feel old!).
Lastly, I just wanted to wish congratulations to my longtime friend Dave Huffman, who has just been named the new director of The Cleveland Cinematheque! If you have ever attended some of the Late Shift Series back in the day at the Cedar Lee or Capitol, or the 12 Hours of Terror, you know that Dave is a huge cinephile and I am certain will do a great job at the Cinematheque!
Until next week my friends, see ya at the movies!
CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) – Firefighters battled a grease fire inside a restaurant in the city’s University neighborhood Tuesday morning.
Flames broke out at BurgerIM in the 11400 block of Euclid Ave. around 9:20 a.m.
Cleveland Fire Lt. Mike Norman said there was grease in the hood of the stove, and when someone started cooking, it started the fire.
According to Lt. Norman, the sprinklers inside the restaurant put out the flames.
At this time, damage is estimated at $25,000.
The apartment building was evacuated as a precaution.
Since the fire was inside a restaurant, health officials will now respond to the scene and determine when they can reopen.
There were no injuries.
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