No. 20 Buffalo rolls in MAC opener, 74-58 over EMU
Montell McRae scored a career-high 18 points and Nick Perkins added 15 to lift No. 20 Buffalo to an easy win in its Mid-American Conference opener, 74-58 over Eastern Michigan on Friday night.
NCAA Men's Basketball
FINAL
Buffalo Bulls
74
Eastern Michigan Eagles
58
| 1st | 2nd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| BUF | 33 | 41 | 74 |
| EMU | 23 | 35 | 58 |
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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 |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:12 74-58
Malik Ellison made Three Point Jumper.
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DunkShot 0:21 74-55
Tra'Von Fagan made Dunk.
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LayUpShot 0:30 72-55
Elijah Minnie made Layup. Assisted by James Thompson IV.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:44 72-53
James Thompson IV made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:44 72-52
James Thompson IV made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:44 72-51
Foul on Brock Bertram.
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PersonalFoul 0:44 72-51
Foul on Tra'Von Fagan.
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DunkShot 0:44 72-51
Boubacar Toure made Dunk.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:07 72-49
Jeenathan Williams made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:07 71-49
Foul on Boubacar Toure.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:17 71-49
Malik Ellison made Three Point Jumper.
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LayUpShot 1:24 71-46
Tra'Von Fagan made Layup. Assisted by Ronaldo Segu.
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DunkShot 1:47 69-46
Tra'Von Fagan made Dunk.
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PersonalFoul 2:05 67-46
Foul on Brock Bertram.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:18 67-46
Dontay Caruthers made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:18 66-46
Dontay Caruthers made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:18 65-46
Foul on Malik Ellison.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:46 65-46
Nick Perkins made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:46 64-46
Nick Perkins made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:46 63-46
Foul on Boubacar Toure.
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Three Point Jump Shot 3:22 63-46
Elijah Minnie made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Malik Ellison.
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PersonalFoul 3:52 63-43
Foul on Boubacar Toure.
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JumpShot 4:03 63-43
CJ Massinburg made Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 4:30 61-43
Elijah Minnie made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kevin McAdoo.
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TipShot 4:41 61-40
Montell McRae made Two Point Tip Shot.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:06 59-40
James Thompson IV made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 5:06 59-39
Foul on Nick Perkins.
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Three Point Jump Shot 6:30 59-39
Elijah Minnie made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Paul Jackson.
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MadeFreeThrow 6:50 59-36
Paul Jackson made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 6:50 59-35
Paul Jackson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 6:50 59-34
Foul on Davonta Jordan.
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DunkShot 7:12 59-34
Montell McRae made Dunk. Assisted by Ronaldo Segu.
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PersonalFoul 7:49 57-34
Foul on Jeremy Harris.
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LayUpShot 7:49 57-34
James Thompson IV made Layup. Assisted by Paul Jackson.
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PersonalFoul 8:26 57-32
Foul on Jalen King.
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Three Point Jump Shot 10:11 57-32
Jayvon Graves made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nick Perkins.
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PersonalFoul 10:25 54-32
Foul on Tariq Silver.
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PersonalFoul 10:29 54-32
Foul on Jayvon Graves.
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MadeFreeThrow 11:35 54-32
Tariq Silver made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 11:35 54-31
Foul on Jayvon Graves.
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Three Point Jump Shot 12:27 54-31
Dontay Caruthers made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jayvon Graves.
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PersonalFoul 12:57 51-31
Foul on CJ Massinburg.
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DunkShot 13:16 51-31
Jayvon Graves made Dunk. Assisted by CJ Massinburg.
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JumpShot 14:02 49-31
Nick Perkins made Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 14:28 47-31
Foul on Jeremy Harris.
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MadeFreeThrow 14:30 47-31
Nick Perkins made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 14:30 46-31
Foul on Elijah Minnie.
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JumpShot 14:49 46-31
Paul Jackson made Jumper.
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LayUpShot 15:14 46-29
Jeremy Harris made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 15:47 44-29
Foul on Montell McRae.
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LayUpShot 15:47 44-29
James Thompson IV made Layup.
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Three Point Jump Shot 16:07 44-27
Jayvon Graves made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by CJ Massinburg.
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LayUpShot 16:41 41-27
Montell McRae made Layup.
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TipShot 16:52 39-27
James Thompson IV made Two Point Tip Shot.
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LayUpShot 17:14 39-25
Jeremy Harris made Layup. Assisted by CJ Massinburg.
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PersonalFoul 18:01 37-25
Foul on Boubacar Toure.
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LayUpShot 18:26 37-25
Paul Jackson made Layup.
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LayUpShot 18:47 37-23
Jeremy Harris made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 19:28 35-23
Foul on Elijah Minnie.
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LayUpShot 19:28 35-23
CJ Massinburg made Layup. Assisted by Jeremy Harris.
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End Game 0:00 74-58
End of Game
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:12 74-58
Malik Ellison made Three Point Jumper.
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DunkShot 0:21 74-55
Tra'Von Fagan made Dunk.
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Offensive Rebound 0:26 72-55
Brock Bertram Offensive Rebound.
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DunkShot 0:26 72-55
Dontay Caruthers missed Dunk.
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LayUpShot 0:30 72-55
Elijah Minnie made Layup. Assisted by James Thompson IV.
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Steal 0:32 72-53
James Thompson IV Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 0:34 72-53
Brock Bertram Turnover.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:44 72-53
James Thompson IV made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:44 72-52
James Thompson IV made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:44 72-51
Foul on Brock Bertram.
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Offensive Rebound 0:44 72-51
James Thompson IV Offensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:44 72-51
Boubacar Toure missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:44 72-51
Foul on Tra'Von Fagan.
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DunkShot 0:44 72-51
Boubacar Toure made Dunk.
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Offensive Rebound 0:47 72-49
Boubacar Toure Offensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 0:47 72-49
Malik Ellison missed Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 1:07 72-49
Boubacar Toure Defensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:07 72-49
Jeenathan Williams missed Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:07 72-49
Jeenathan Williams made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:07 71-49
Foul on Boubacar Toure.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:17 71-49
Malik Ellison made Three Point Jumper.
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LayUpShot 1:24 71-46
Tra'Von Fagan made Layup. Assisted by Ronaldo Segu.
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Defensive Rebound 1:31 69-46
Tra'Von Fagan Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 1:31 69-46
Kevin McAdoo missed Jumper.
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DunkShot 1:47 69-46
Tra'Von Fagan made Dunk.
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Offensive Rebound 1:52 67-46
Tra'Von Fagan Offensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:52 67-46
Jeenathan Williams missed Three Point Jumper.
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Lost Ball Turnover 2:05 67-46
Elijah Minnie Turnover.
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PersonalFoul 2:05 67-46
Foul on Brock Bertram.
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ShortTimeOut 2:18 67-46
Buffalo Timeout
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MadeFreeThrow 2:18 67-46
Dontay Caruthers made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:18 66-46
Dontay Caruthers made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:18 65-46
Foul on Malik Ellison.
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Steal 2:21 65-46
Dontay Caruthers Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 2:22 65-46
Boubacar Toure Turnover.
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Offensive Rebound 2:27 65-46
Boubacar Toure Offensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:27 65-46
Kevin McAdoo missed Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:46 65-46
Nick Perkins made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:46 64-46
Nick Perkins made Free Throw.
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Team Stats
BUF
EMU
27-54
FG
21-63
50
Field Goal %
33
7-24
3PT
7-26
29
Three Point %
27
13-22
FT
9-19
59
Free Throw %
47
39
Rebounds
42
11
Offensive Rebounds
20
28
Defensive Rebounds
22
15
Assists
8
5
Steals
7
2
Blocks
2
13
Turnovers
16
0
Team Turnovers
0
13
Total Turnovers
16
0
Technical Fouls
0
0
Total Technical Fouls
0
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
20
Points Off Turnovers
6
8
Fast Break Points
5
38
Points in Paint
22
20
Fouls
18
25
Largest Lead
4
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