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HUNTER HEADS HOME AS JAGS TO FACE MIAMI (OHIO) IN O'REILLY AUTO PARTS CBE CLASSIC

Head Coach Ron Hunter to face his alma mater on Saturday night at 7:30 p.m.

11/19/2010 11:40:35 AM

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OXFORD, Ohio - IUPUI Head Coach Ron Hunter and his Jaguars will continue play in the O'Reilly Auto Parts CBE Classic on Saturday night when they head to Oxford to take on his alma mater, Miami (Ohio) at Millett Hall. Tipoff is scheduled for 8:00 p.m. EST with Scott McCauley's pregame coverage on 88.3 FM / The Walk beginning at approximately 7:50 p.m..

IUPUI is 0-3 all-time against MU with two of the losses coming during Hunter's tenure. The teams last hooked up on Nov. 24, 1999 when the Jaguars dropped a 75-59 decision in Indianapolis. Hunter's only trip back to Oxford came on Dec. 2, 1997 when the Jaguars lost 102-75 in the year before elevating to the NCAA Division I level.

IUPUI (1-1) is coming off an 83-62 win over IU-Northwest on Tuesday night as senior Leroy Nobles led five Jaguars in double-digits with 21 points. Junior Alex Young registered his third career double-double by matching his career-high of 11 rebounds and scoring 17 points. He also doled out a career-high six assists as IUPUI handed out 22 dimes against just nine turnovers.

Sophomore Sean Esposito had 12 points on four treys and freshman Donovan Gibbs netted 11 in his first career start. Dayton-transfer Stephen Thomas chipped in 10 points and six assists in just 19 minutes off the bench.

Justin Latimore led IUN with 17 points and eight boards and Keith Dean added 13 points, but hit just 3-of-18 from the floor in the loss.

IUPUI limited the RedHawks to 36 percent shooting and outrebounded the smaller foe 43-29 overall.

Miami (1-1) comes in having lost a 79-45 decision at No. 1 Duke on Tuesday night. The RedHawks opened the year with a win over Towson and are led in scoring by senior forward Nick Winbush.
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