Buffalo heads to MAC final with 78-61 win over Kent State
Jeremy Harris scored 22 points and CJ Massinburg scored 14 and Buffalo beat Kent State 78-61 on Friday and advanced to the Mid-American Conference Tournament title game.
NCAA Men's Basketball
FINAL
Kent State Golden Flashes
61
Buffalo Bulls
78
| 1st | 2nd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| KENT | 29 | 32 | 61 |
| BUF | 39 | 39 | 78 |
Rocket Arena
Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/6/26 | vs Roberts Wesleyan Redhawks | W 102-50 | NCAAM |
| 11/2/26 | @ Louisiana Tech Bulldogs | L 75-85 | NCAAM |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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LayUpShot 0:44 61-78
Kevin Zabo made Layup.
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LayUpShot 0:55 59-78
Dontay Caruthers made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:22 59-76
CJ Massinburg made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:22 59-75
Foul on Kevin Zabo.
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LayUpShot 1:46 59-75
CJ Massinburg made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:50 59-73
CJ Massinburg made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:50 59-72
Foul on Adonis De La Rosa.
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LayUpShot 2:53 59-72
Jalen Avery made Layup.
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LayUpShot 3:16 57-72
CJ Massinburg made Layup.
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Three Point Jump Shot 3:40 57-70
Jalen Avery made Three Point Jumper.
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LayUpShot 3:56 54-70
Nick Perkins made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:55 54-68
Danny Pippen made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:55 53-68
Danny Pippen made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 4:55 52-68
Foul on Dontay Caruthers.
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Three Point Jump Shot 5:43 52-68
Jaylin Walker made Three Point Jumper.
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JumpShot 6:37 49-68
Kevin Zabo made Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 6:55 47-68
Jeremy Harris made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Wes Clark.
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LayUpShot 7:32 47-65
Davonta Jordan made Layup.
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TipShot 8:27 47-63
Ikenna Smart made Two Point Tip Shot.
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MadeFreeThrow 8:41 47-61
Jalen Avery made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 8:41 46-61
Foul on Wes Clark.
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LayUpShot 8:54 46-61
Ikenna Smart made Layup. Assisted by Jayvon Graves.
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PersonalFoul 9:33 46-59
Foul on BJ Duling.
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Three Point Jump Shot 10:06 46-59
Jayvon Graves made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Wes Clark.
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Three Point Jump Shot 11:30 46-56
Jalen Avery made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by BJ Duling.
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Three Point Jump Shot 12:19 43-56
Jalen Avery made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Adonis De La Rosa.
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JumpShot 12:41 40-56
Jaylin Walker made Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 13:24 38-56
Foul on Desmond Ridenour.
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PersonalFoul 13:45 38-56
Foul on Montell McRae.
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MadeFreeThrow 14:03 38-56
Nick Perkins made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 14:03 38-55
Foul on BJ Duling.
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LayUpShot 14:32 38-55
CJ Massinburg made Layup. Assisted by Jeremy Harris.
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LayUpShot 14:56 38-53
Dontay Caruthers made Layup.
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DunkShot 15:24 38-51
Adonis De La Rosa made Dunk.
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LayUpShot 15:46 36-51
Dontay Caruthers made Layup.
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JumpShot 15:58 36-49
Kevin Zabo made Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 16:41 34-49
Foul on Davonta Jordan.
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Three Point Jump Shot 17:27 34-49
Jeremy Harris made Three Point Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 17:54 34-46
Kevin Zabo made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jalen Avery.
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LayUpShot 18:08 31-46
Nick Perkins made Layup.
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Three Point Jump Shot 18:37 31-44
Jeremy Harris made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nick Perkins.
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MadeFreeThrow 18:52 31-41
Adonis De La Rosa made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 18:52 30-41
Adonis De La Rosa made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 18:52 29-41
Foul on Nick Perkins.
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MadeFreeThrow 19:05 29-41
CJ Massinburg made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 19:05 29-40
CJ Massinburg made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 19:05 29-39
Foul on Jalen Avery.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:04 29-39
Jaylin Walker made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jalen Avery.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:32 26-39
Nick Perkins made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:32 26-38
Foul on BJ Duling.
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LayUpShot 0:32 26-38
Nick Perkins made Layup.
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JumpShot 0:57 26-36
Nick Perkins made Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 1:10 26-34
Foul on Kevin Zabo.
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PersonalFoul 1:25 26-34
Foul on Adonis De La Rosa.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:32 26-34
Danny Pippen made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:32 25-34
Danny Pippen made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:10 24-34
Foul on Jeremy Harris.
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JumpShot 2:34 24-34
Danny Pippen made Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 3:05 22-34
Wes Clark made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Davonta Jordan.
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Three Point Jump Shot 3:29 22-31
Desmond Ridenour made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jalen Avery.
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End Game 0:00 61-78
End of Game
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Defensive Rebound 0:08 61-78
Dontay Caruthers Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:08 61-78
Jaylin Walker missed Three Point Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 0:18 61-78
Danny Pippen Defensive Rebound.
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Block Shot 0:20 61-78
BJ Duling Block.
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LayUpShot 0:20 61-78
Jayvon Graves missed Layup.
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ShortTimeOut 0:32 61-78
Buffalo Timeout
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LayUpShot 0:44 61-78
Kevin Zabo made Layup.
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LayUpShot 0:55 59-78
Dontay Caruthers made Layup.
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Lost Ball Turnover 1:22 59-76
Kevin Zabo Turnover.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:22 59-76
CJ Massinburg made Free Throw.
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Dead Ball Rebound 1:22 59-75
Buffalo Deadball Team Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:22 59-75
CJ Massinburg missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:22 59-75
Foul on Kevin Zabo.
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Defensive Rebound 1:29 59-75
CJ Massinburg Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:29 59-75
Jaylin Walker missed Three Point Jumper.
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LayUpShot 1:46 59-75
CJ Massinburg made Layup.
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Offensive Rebound 1:48 59-73
CJ Massinburg Offensive Rebound.
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DunkShot 1:48 59-73
Nick Perkins missed Dunk.
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Lost Ball Turnover 1:50 59-73
Adonis De La Rosa Turnover.
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Dead Ball Rebound 1:50 59-73
Buffalo Deadball Team Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:50 59-73
CJ Massinburg missed Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:50 59-73
CJ Massinburg made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:50 59-72
Foul on Adonis De La Rosa.
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Defensive Rebound 1:53 59-72
Jeremy Harris Defensive Rebound.
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LayUpShot 1:53 59-72
Jaylin Walker missed Layup.
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Steal 2:00 59-72
Kevin Zabo Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 2:00 59-72
Dontay Caruthers Turnover.
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Defensive Rebound 2:17 59-72
Jeremy Harris Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:17 59-72
Jaylin Walker missed Three Point Jumper.
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Steal 2:24 59-72
Jalen Avery Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 2:25 59-72
Wes Clark Turnover.
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OfficialTVTimeOut 2:51 59-72
Official TV Timeout
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RegularTimeOut 2:51 59-72
Kent State Timeout
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LayUpShot 2:53 59-72
Jalen Avery made Layup.
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Offensive Rebound 3:00 57-72
Danny Pippen Offensive Rebound.
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Block Shot 3:01 57-72
Davonta Jordan Block.
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JumpShot 3:01 57-72
Kevin Zabo missed Jumper.
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LayUpShot 3:16 57-72
CJ Massinburg made Layup.
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Three Point Jump Shot 3:40 57-70
Jalen Avery made Three Point Jumper.
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Team Stats
KENT
BUF
22-64
FG
31-70
34
Field Goal %
44
7-25
3PT
9-19
28
Three Point %
47
10-17
FT
7-10
59
Free Throw %
70
43
Rebounds
41
19
Offensive Rebounds
15
24
Defensive Rebounds
26
7
Assists
14
5
Steals
9
6
Blocks
9
14
Turnovers
8
0
Team Turnovers
1
14
Total Turnovers
8
0
Technical Fouls
0
0
Total Technical Fouls
0
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
6
Points Off Turnovers
17
11
Fast Break Points
15
18
Points in Paint
42
13
Fouls
14
2
Largest Lead
21
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