Northern Illinois Huskies at Buffalo Bulls
· NCAA Men's Basketball
67 - 95
Buffalo beats Northern Illinois 95-67 for sixth straight win
CJ Massinburg scored 16, Jayvon Graves added 12 points and six boards and Jeremy Harris pitched in with 11 points and four assists for the Bulls (13-5, 5-0 Mid-American Conference). Buffalo is 5-0 in conference play for the first time since the 1997-98 season when it was a member of the defunct Mid-Continent Conference. The Bulls beat the Huskies for a 13th straight time and have won five straight games by double digits, something they hadn't done since the 2003-04 season.
Northern Illinois (9-9, 2-3) came in with the stingiest defense in the MAC, but that was no match for the conference's top scoring team. Buffalo shot 54 percent from the floor, including 35.5 percent (11 of 31) from 3-point range. The Bulls are averaging 90 points in MAC play and have scored 80 or more in six straight games for the first time since 1970-71.
Eugene German scored 17 to pace the Huskies, who fell to 2-8 on the road. Dante Thorpe added 14 points and Levi Bradley scored 10.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 67 - 95 |
| 2nd 0:07 | Brock Bertram made Jumper. Assisted by Colby Moultrie. | 67 - 95 |
| 2nd 0:34 | Rod Henry-Hayes made Free Throw. | 67 - 93 |
| 2nd 0:34 | Rod Henry-Hayes made Free Throw. | 66 - 93 |
| 2nd 0:34 | Foul on James Reese. | 65 - 93 |
Statistics
 NIU |
 BUF |
|
|---|---|---|
| 22-50 | FG | 37-68 |
| 44 | Field Goal % | 54 |
| 4-16 | 3PT | 11-31 |
| 25 | Three Point % | 35 |
| 19-26 | FT | 10-17 |
| 73 | Free Throw % | 59 |
| 35 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 6 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
| 29 | Defensive Rebounds | 25 |
| 5 | Assists | 24 |
| 3 | Steals | 8 |
| 1 | Blocks | 2 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 2 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 18 | Total Turnovers | 8 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 8 | Points Off Turnovers | 25 |
| 6 | Fast Break Points | 17 |
| 24 | Points in Paint | 52 |
| 18 | Fouls | 20 |
| 4 | Largest Lead | 28 |
Game Information
Location: Buffalo, NY
Attendance: 2,098 | Capacity:
2025-26 Horizon League Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wright State | 15-5 | - | 23-12 |
| Robert Morris | 13-7 | 2 | 22-11 |
| Green Bay | 12-8 | 3 | 18-15 |
| Detroit Mercy | 12-8 | 3 | 17-15 |
| Oakland | 12-8 | 3 | 16-16 |
| Purdue Fort Wayne | 11-9 | 4 | 17-15 |
| Northern Kentucky | 10-10 | 5 | 20-14 |
| Youngstown State | 8-12 | 7 | 15-17 |
| Milwaukee | 8-12 | 7 | 12-20 |
| Cleveland State | 6-14 | 9 | 11-22 |
| IU Indianapolis | 3-17 | 12 | 7-25 |
2025-26 Mid-American Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miami (OH) | 18-0 | - | 32-2 |
| Akron | 17-1 | 1 | 29-6 |
| Kent State | 14-4 | 4 | 24-10 |
| Toledo | 11-7 | 7 | 19-15 |
| Bowling Green | 9-9 | 9 | 18-14 |
| Ohio | 9-9 | 9 | 15-17 |
| Buffalo | 7-11 | 11 | 17-15 |
| Massachusetts | 7-11 | 11 | 17-16 |
| Ball State | 7-11 | 11 | 12-19 |
| Central Michigan | 6-12 | 12 | 10-21 |
| Western Michigan | 4-14 | 14 | 10-21 |
| Eastern Michigan | 4-14 | 14 | 10-21 |
| Northern Illinois | 4-14 | 10 | 9-21 |