Miami (Ohio) gets help from raucous crowd on way to first March Madness win in 27 years
The Miami (Ohio) RedHawks men’s basketball team showed Wednesday night that they belong in the big dance as they defeated SMU, 89-79, to win their First Four game and enter the NCAA Tournament as the No. 11 seed.The RedHawks got some help from their fans during the game. Some of the student section that traveled to Dayton, Ohio, for the game wore swim trunks and caps. At one point during the second half, they successfully distracted an SMU player at the foul line. Miami (Ohio) guard Eian Elmer (0) dunks during the second half of a First Four college basketball game against SMU…