Buzzer-beating layup lifts N. Illinois past No. 14 Buffalo
Noah McCarty banked in a game-winning basket with 2 seconds to play, and Northern Illinois upset No. 14 Buffalo 77-75 on Tuesday night.
NCAA Men's Basketball
FINAL
Buffalo Bulls
75
Northern Illinois Huskies
77
| 1st | 2nd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| BUF | 32 | 43 | 75 |
| NIU | 38 | 39 | 77 |
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Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/5/26 | @ Pittsburgh Panthers | L 61-80 | NCAAM |
| 11/2/26 | @ Marshall Thundering Herd | L 65-92 | NCAAM |
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Play by Play
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LayUpShot 0:02 75-77
Noah McCarty made Layup. Assisted by Trendon Hankerson.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:11 75-75
CJ Massinburg made Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:48 72-75
CJ Massinburg made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:48 71-75
CJ Massinburg made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:48 70-75
CJ Massinburg made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:48 69-75
Foul on Eugene German.
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LayUpShot 0:52 69-75
Eugene German made Layup.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:19 69-73
CJ Massinburg made Three Point Jumper.
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LayUpShot 1:26 66-73
Eugene German made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:44 66-71
Dante Thorpe made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:44 66-70
Dante Thorpe made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:44 66-69
Foul on Nick Perkins.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:11 66-69
CJ Massinburg made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:11 65-69
CJ Massinburg made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:11 64-69
Foul on Eugene German.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:18 64-69
Eugene German made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:18 64-68
Eugene German made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:18 64-67
Foul on CJ Massinburg.
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JumpShot 3:07 64-67
Jayvon Graves made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:25 62-67
Eugene German made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 3:25 62-66
Foul on Davonta Jordan.
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PersonalFoul 3:46 62-66
Foul on Dontay Caruthers.
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JumpShot 4:00 62-66
Dante Thorpe made Jumper.
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JumpShot 5:21 62-64
Trendon Hankerson made Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 6:15 62-62
Eugene German made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dante Thorpe.
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PersonalFoul 6:46 62-59
Foul on Davonta Jordan.
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PersonalFoul 6:57 62-59
Foul on Jaylen Key.
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LayUpShot 6:57 62-59
Nick Perkins made Layup.
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JumpShot 7:12 60-59
Eugene German made Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 7:23 60-57
Foul on Trendon Hankerson.
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LayUpShot 7:23 60-57
Davonta Jordan made Layup.
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JumpShot 8:24 58-57
Jaylen Key made Jumper. Assisted by Eugene German.
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JumpShot 8:41 58-55
Jeremy Harris made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 8:53 56-55
Eugene German made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 8:53 56-54
Foul on Dontay Caruthers.
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LayUpShot 8:53 56-54
Eugene German made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 9:04 56-52
Foul on Nick Perkins.
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PersonalFoul 9:32 56-52
Foul on Jaylen Key.
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MadeFreeThrow 10:28 56-52
Montell McRae made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 10:28 55-52
Montell McRae made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 10:28 54-52
Foul on Noah McCarty.
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JumpShot 11:02 54-52
Jeremy Harris made Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 11:25 52-52
Foul on Gairges Daow.
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MadeFreeThrow 12:10 52-52
Jayvon Graves made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 12:10 51-52
Jayvon Graves made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 12:10 50-52
Foul on Lacey James.
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MadeFreeThrow 12:30 50-52
Jeremy Harris made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 12:30 49-52
Jeremy Harris made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 12:30 48-52
Foul on Lacey James.
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LayUpShot 12:43 48-52
Dante Thorpe made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 12:53 48-50
Foul on CJ Massinburg.
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Three Point Jump Shot 13:13 48-50
Jeremy Harris made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by CJ Massinburg.
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JumpShot 13:26 45-50
Dante Thorpe made Jumper.
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LayUpShot 13:42 45-48
CJ Massinburg made Layup. Assisted by Jeremy Harris.
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MadeFreeThrow 13:58 43-48
Nick Perkins made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 13:58 42-48
Nick Perkins made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 13:58 41-48
Foul on Rod Henry-Hayes.
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PersonalFoul 14:44 41-48
Foul on Montell McRae.
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Three Point Jump Shot 15:00 41-48
Nick Perkins made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Davonta Jordan.
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PersonalFoul 15:49 38-48
Foul on Noah McCarty.
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End Game 0:00 75-77
End of Game
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End Period 0:00 75-77
End of 2nd half
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Steal 0:00 75-77
Dante Thorpe Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 0:00 75-77
Jayvon Graves Turnover.
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RegularTimeOut 0:00 75-77
Buffalo Timeout
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LayUpShot 0:02 75-77
Noah McCarty made Layup. Assisted by Trendon Hankerson.
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ShortTimeOut 0:06 75-75
Buffalo Timeout
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:11 75-75
CJ Massinburg made Three Point Jumper.
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RegularTimeOut 0:19 72-75
Northern Illinois Timeout
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Lost Ball Turnover 0:19 72-75
Trendon Hankerson Turnover.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:48 72-75
CJ Massinburg made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:48 71-75
CJ Massinburg made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:48 70-75
CJ Massinburg made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:48 69-75
Foul on Eugene German.
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LayUpShot 0:52 69-75
Eugene German made Layup.
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ShortTimeOut 1:18 69-73
Buffalo Timeout
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:19 69-73
CJ Massinburg made Three Point Jumper.
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LayUpShot 1:26 66-73
Eugene German made Layup.
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Lost Ball Turnover 1:33 66-71
Buffalo Turnover.
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Lost Ball Turnover 1:33 66-71
Trendon Hankerson Turnover.
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Defensive Rebound 1:33 66-71
Northern Illinois Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:35 66-71
Jayvon Graves missed Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:44 66-71
Dante Thorpe made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:44 66-70
Dante Thorpe made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:44 66-69
Foul on Nick Perkins.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:11 66-69
CJ Massinburg made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:11 65-69
CJ Massinburg made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:11 64-69
Foul on Eugene German.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:18 64-69
Eugene German made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:18 64-68
Eugene German made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:18 64-67
Foul on CJ Massinburg.
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Defensive Rebound 2:18 64-67
Eugene German Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:20 64-67
Dontay Caruthers missed Three Point Jumper.
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Lost Ball Turnover 2:38 64-67
Dante Thorpe Turnover.
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JumpShot 3:07 64-67
Jayvon Graves made Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 3:25 62-67
Nick Perkins Defensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:25 62-67
Eugene German missed Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:25 62-67
Eugene German made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 3:25 62-66
Foul on Davonta Jordan.
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Steal 3:32 62-66
Noah McCarty Steal.
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Team Stats
BUF
NIU
22-60
FG
27-54
37
Field Goal %
50
9-30
3PT
4-13
30
Three Point %
31
22-31
FT
19-24
71
Free Throw %
79
37
Rebounds
40
9
Offensive Rebounds
3
28
Defensive Rebounds
37
11
Assists
8
4
Steals
7
3
Blocks
1
17
Turnovers
18
2
Team Turnovers
0
17
Total Turnovers
18
0
Technical Fouls
0
0
Total Technical Fouls
0
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
15
Points Off Turnovers
12
25
Fast Break Points
13
24
Points in Paint
32
23
Fouls
27
8
Largest Lead
10
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