At some point, it stops feeling like a streak and starts feeling like something bigger.
Miami of Ohio is 29–0.
Not 9–0. Not 19–0. Twenty-nine straight wins to open the season after a 69–67 escape at Western Michigan Broncos on Friday night. It took a driving layup from Trey Perry with one second left. It took poise. It took grit. It took surviving a game that easily could have gone the other way.
But that is the story of this team.
They just keep finding a way.
This one felt like it might slip
Kalamazoo was not supposed to be easy, and it wasn’t.
Miami trailed 30–26 at halftime. They fell behind by eight in the second half. Western Michigan threw the first punch and then another. With 6:38 left, the Broncos were up 59–50 and the building had real belief.
You could feel it. This might be the night.
Instead, Miami chipped away. No panic. No rushed shots. No unraveling.
Peter Suder had 18 before fouling out. Almar Atlason added 16. Perry had 14, and none mattered more than the final two. Eian Elmer calmly knocked down a free throw late to give the RedHawks a brief edge.
When Western Michigan tied it with 11 seconds left, Miami did not call timeout to overthink it. They trusted their guys. Perry drove. He finished. Game over.
That is 29.
The last unbeaten standing
At this point, the record is not just a MAC story. It is a national one.
Miami is the only undefeated team left in Division I. That alone would have sounded ridiculous back in November. Now it feels real.
To put it in perspective, only a few programs over the last two decades have entered March without a loss, including the likes of Kentucky Wildcats and Gonzaga Bulldogs. That is the neighborhood Miami has wandered into.
For a MAC program, that is rare air.
They are built for this
The most impressive part might be this: Miami is used to games like Friday.
This was their seventh win by fewer than six points. That is not luck. That is experience. That is a team that has been in late-game situations over and over again and has learned how to close.
Head coach Travis Steele has talked all year about his group being steady. You saw it again. Down eight. On the road. Undefeated season on the line.
They never looked rattled.
The body language never changed.
They just kept playing.
Now comes March
At 16–0 in the MAC, Miami controls everything in its league. But the conversation has shifted. This is no longer just about winning the conference.
It is about seeding. It is about respect. It is about whether this team can carry that edge into the NCAA tournament.
Here is what stands out: they can win ugly. They can win close. They can win when shots are not falling perfectly. That travels in March.
You do not go 29–0 by accident.
And you definitely do not do it without toughness.
Every opponent from here on out will treat Miami like a trophy. Every crowd will be louder. Every possession will feel heavier.
Through all of it, the RedHawks have stayed the same.
Calm. Confident. Connected.
Twenty-nine in a row.
And they are not done yet.