Miami (Ohio) and Michigan will have identical records and identical motives when they collide Monday night in Ann Arbor, Mich.Both the RedHawks and Wolverines have relatively new rosters, so in addition to each having 2-1 records, they’ll want to continue to find an identity and continuity as the non-conference season progresses.Featuring a roster with seven new players, Miami is coming off an 88-70 win over Maryland Eastern Shore on Tuesday.Miami head coach Travis Steele said limiting turnovers and getting back on defense will be the biggest keys for his team against the Wolverines.”I’ve got to see us take care of the ball,” he said. “I think that’s where it starts, valuing the ball. When we’ve done that, we’ve looked pretty good on offense. Pass the ball, don’t overdribble it and run our offense. No. 2, can we keep them off the glass? They’re going to be pretty big. We’ve done a pretty job of that so far this year, on the defensive glass specifically. And then can we get back in transition defensively? They play really fast, so we have to be really disciplined how we crash the glass, how we sprint back and how we build walls around the ball. We have to make them play halfcourt offense.”The RedHawks are led by forward Kam Craft, whose 19 points per game average ranks second in the MAC. He is averaging 3.7 3-pointers made per game.Michigan, which has 12 new players on this year’s roster, is coming off a solid 76-64 win over TCU on Friday in what could be a decent NCAA Tournament resume win by season’s end.
Michigan, Miami (Ohio) share early-season traits
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