Miami of Ohio coach Travis Steele on Redhawks’ 26-game winning streak:…

Miami of Ohio coach Travis Steele on Redhawks’ 26-game winning streak:…

AMHERST, Mass. (AP) — Miami of Ohio coach Travis Steele isn’t afraid to speak to his team about the 26-game winning streak that makes the RedHawks the last unbeaten team in Division I.

“Obviously, it is the elephant in the room,” Steele said on Tuesday evening after Miami beat UMass 86-77. “I tell our guys to enjoy the ride, enjoy the moment, be present. Not very often are you going to be in this position.”

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Steele himself didn’t appear to be targeted on the streak, saying in his postgame that he didn’t know who the next opponent was or after they performed — it’s Bowling Green, on Friday. He also wanted to be reminded how many games they’d gained.

“It’s incredible. It’s awesome. It’s unique, so enjoy it. You only live life once,” said Steele, who said the streak is a distraction like texting while driving. “We have to be able block out that, and always focus on the things that we can control.”

UMass trailed by eight factors with 14 minutes left before tying the game 68-all on Isaiah Placide’s banked 3-pointer as the shot clock buzzer expired. But the RedHawks scored the next 5 factors and UMass never received nearer than one possession again.

The crowd of 7,524 was the greatest for a UMass dwelling game since the opener of the 2014-15 season, according to The Daily Collegian. Steele said he expects to face hostile crowds for the relaxation of the highway games, with stops at convention opponents Eastern Michigan, Western Michigan and Ohio.

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“Our group loves to be the villain in a lot of ways. They love going on the road and silencing the crowd,” Steele said. “The communication gets a little harder when you’re in a loud environment, but I would argue that it’s harder to get your team ready to play when there’s nobody in there, where you can hear everything, a pin drop. I think that’s hard as well, because then you’ve got to be able to create your own energy.”

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