Miami fends off late Buffalo charge for first-round win
Angel Rodriguez had 24 points and seven rebounds as third-seeded Miami held on to defeat No. 14 seed Buffalo 79-72 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Thursday.
NCAA Men's Basketball
FINAL
Buffalo Bulls
72
Miami Hurricanes
79
| 1st | 2nd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| BUF | 33 | 39 | 72 |
| MIA | 35 | 44 | 79 |
Amica Mutual Pavilion
Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/9/26 | vs Penn State Schuylkill Nittany Lions | W 107-65 | NCAAM |
| 11/5/26 | @ Pittsburgh Panthers | L 61-80 | NCAAM |
| 11/2/26 | @ Marshall Thundering Herd | L 65-92 | NCAAM |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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MadeFreeThrow 0:19 72-79
Angel Rodriguez made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:19 72-78
Angel Rodriguez made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:19 72-77
Foul on Jarryn Skeete.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:27 72-77
Blake Hamilton made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lamonte Bearden.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:33 69-77
Angel Rodriguez made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:33 69-76
Angel Rodriguez made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:33 69-75
Foul on Nick Perkins.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:36 69-75
Nick Perkins made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:36 68-75
Foul on Angel Rodriguez.
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PersonalFoul 0:37 68-75
Foul on Davon Reed.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:46 68-75
Sheldon McClellan made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:46 68-74
Foul on Nick Perkins.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:15 68-74
Angel Rodriguez made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:15 68-73
Angel Rodriguez made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:15 68-72
Foul on Willie Conner.
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JumpShot 2:00 68-72
Lamonte Bearden made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:51 66-72
Sheldon McClellan made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:51 66-71
Foul on Blake Hamilton.
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LayUpShot 3:37 66-71
Lamonte Bearden made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:42 64-71
Kamari Murphy made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 3:42 64-70
Foul on Lamonte Bearden.
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Three Point Jump Shot 4:05 64-70
Blake Hamilton made Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:13 61-70
Sheldon McClellan made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:13 61-69
Sheldon McClellan made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 4:13 61-68
Foul on Blake Hamilton.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:26 61-68
Nick Perkins made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:26 60-68
Nick Perkins made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 4:26 59-68
Foul on Tonye Jekiri.
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Three Point Jump Shot 5:02 59-68
Willie Conner made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lamonte Bearden.
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PersonalFoul 5:09 56-68
Foul on Davon Reed.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:25 56-68
Ja'Quan Newton made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 5:25 56-67
Foul on CJ Massinburg.
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LayUpShot 5:25 56-67
Ja'Quan Newton made Layup.
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JumpShot 5:36 56-65
Lamonte Bearden made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:41 54-65
Ja'Quan Newton made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:41 54-64
Ja'Quan Newton made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 5:41 54-63
Foul on CJ Massinburg.
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Three Point Jump Shot 6:02 54-63
Nick Perkins made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by CJ Massinburg.
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DunkShot 6:12 51-63
Tonye Jekiri made Dunk. Assisted by Angel Rodriguez.
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PersonalFoul 6:45 51-61
Foul on Ja'Quan Newton.
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Three Point Jump Shot 6:57 51-61
Davon Reed made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kamari Murphy.
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LayUpShot 7:13 51-58
Nick Perkins made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 7:32 49-58
Foul on Jarryn Skeete.
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LayUpShot 7:32 49-58
Kamari Murphy made Layup. Assisted by Sheldon McClellan.
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LayUpShot 7:50 49-56
Rodell Wigginton made Layup.
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Three Point Jump Shot 8:07 47-56
Angel Rodriguez made Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 8:44 47-53
Lamonte Bearden made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 8:44 46-53
Foul on Anthony Lawrence Jr..
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PersonalFoul 10:18 46-53
Foul on Davon Reed.
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MadeFreeThrow 10:42 46-53
Ja'Quan Newton made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 10:42 46-52
Foul on Jarryn Skeete.
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Three Point Jump Shot 11:04 46-52
Blake Hamilton made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by CJ Massinburg.
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MadeFreeThrow 11:44 43-52
Angel Rodriguez made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 11:44 43-51
Angel Rodriguez made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 11:44 43-50
Foul on Lamonte Bearden.
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MadeFreeThrow 12:07 43-50
Angel Rodriguez made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 12:07 43-49
Foul on David Kadiri.
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JumpShot 12:33 43-49
Blake Hamilton made Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 12:49 41-49
Foul on CJ Massinburg.
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MadeFreeThrow 13:03 41-49
Lamonte Bearden made Free Throw.
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End Game 0:00 72-79
End of Game
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Defensive Rebound 0:15 72-79
Sheldon McClellan Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:15 72-79
Blake Hamilton missed Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:19 72-79
Angel Rodriguez made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:19 72-78
Angel Rodriguez made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:19 72-77
Foul on Jarryn Skeete.
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ShortTimeOut 0:24 72-77
Buffalo Timeout
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:27 72-77
Blake Hamilton made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lamonte Bearden.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:33 69-77
Angel Rodriguez made Free Throw.
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ShortTimeOut 0:33 69-76
Buffalo Timeout
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MadeFreeThrow 0:33 69-76
Angel Rodriguez made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:33 69-75
Foul on Nick Perkins.
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Defensive Rebound 0:36 69-75
Davon Reed Defensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:36 69-75
Nick Perkins missed Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:36 69-75
Nick Perkins made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:36 68-75
Foul on Angel Rodriguez.
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Offensive Rebound 0:37 68-75
Nick Perkins Offensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:37 68-75
Blake Hamilton missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:37 68-75
Foul on Davon Reed.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:46 68-75
Sheldon McClellan made Free Throw.
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Dead Ball Rebound 0:46 68-74
Miami Deadball Team Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:46 68-74
Sheldon McClellan missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:46 68-74
Foul on Nick Perkins.
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Defensive Rebound 1:13 68-74
Kamari Murphy Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:13 68-74
Jarryn Skeete missed Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:15 68-74
Angel Rodriguez made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:15 68-73
Angel Rodriguez made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:15 68-72
Foul on Willie Conner.
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Defensive Rebound 1:29 68-72
Angel Rodriguez Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:29 68-72
Lamonte Bearden missed Three Point Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 1:37 68-72
Blake Hamilton Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 1:37 68-72
Ja'Quan Newton missed Jumper.
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JumpShot 2:00 68-72
Lamonte Bearden made Jumper.
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Lost Ball Turnover 2:07 66-72
Miami Turnover.
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ShortTimeOut 2:09 66-72
Miami Timeout
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Defensive Rebound 2:42 66-72
Kamari Murphy Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:42 66-72
Willie Conner missed Three Point Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 2:51 66-72
Blake Hamilton Defensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:51 66-72
Sheldon McClellan missed Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:51 66-72
Sheldon McClellan made Free Throw.
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Team Stats
BUF
MIA
23-59
FG
24-54
39
Field Goal %
44
10-26
3PT
5-15
38
Three Point %
33
16-22
FT
26-34
73
Free Throw %
76
31
Rebounds
44
8
Offensive Rebounds
11
23
Defensive Rebounds
33
8
Assists
9
4
Steals
5
1
Blocks
6
10
Turnovers
14
0
Team Turnovers
1
10
Total Turnovers
14
0
Technical Fouls
0
0
Total Technical Fouls
0
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
0
Points Off Turnovers
0
0
Fast Break Points
0
0
Points in Paint
0
26
Fouls
18
9
Largest Lead
12
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