Miami (OH) lost the battle on the boards, and UMass stormed back to end the RedHawks' undefeated season.

The top-seeded Miami RedHawks dropped their MAC tournament quarterfinal game against UMass, and will hope for an NCAA tournament at-large bid.

CLEVELAND, Ohio — This is March, and the Madness has started. UMass knocked off the top-seeded Miami RedHawks on Thursday, 87-83, in the first quarterfinal of the men’s Mid-American Conference basketball tournament at Rocket Arena.

Travis Steele went 31 games and 363 days before addressing a losing locker room. Now, the Miami (Ohio) coach and his squad must wait an excruciating three days before finding out if they've made the NCAA Tournament.

The Milwaukee Bucks meet the Miami Heat Thursday at Kaseya Center in Miami, Florida. Tip-off is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. ET.

Louisville Cardinals basketball had a big problem vs Miami in its ACC Tournament loss, and it could lead to another early March Madness exit for UofL.

RedHawks play in the MAC Tournament against the UMass Minutemen. Thursday's game is the third meeting of the season between the two teams.

Onetime Miami Beach modeling agent Jean-Luc Brunel, right, with Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell on Epstein’s private jet. The photo was introduced at Maxwell’s sex trafficking trial. (U.S. Department of Justice) During an explosive court hearing in the lawsuit accusing former Miami Commissioner Joe Carollo of using city resources to punish political opponents,