Buffalo Bulls at Milwaukee Panthers
· BASKETBALL HALL OF FAME BELFAST CLASSIC
96 - 77
No. 21 Buffalo beats Milwaukee 96-77 at Belfast Classic
CJ Massinburg added 16 points as the Bulls improved to 6-0 for the first time since the 1930-31 season.
Buffalo advanced to Saturday's championship game in the Goliath bracket where they will meet San Francisco (7-0), a 76-58 winner over Stephen F. Austin.
The Bulls shot 14 of 33 (42 percent) from 3-point range while the Panthers went 6 for 28. Perkins was 4 of 5 from behind the arc. Massinburg went 4 of 8, becoming the fourth player in school history to surpass 200 career 3-pointers.
Carson Warren-Newsome scored a career-high 26 points to lead Milwaukee (2-5). The Panthers will play Stephen F. Austin in the consolation game.
Buffalo used a 12-2 run to take a 43-32 lead into halftime. Milwaukee cut a 16-point deficit to four with 8:45 remaining before the Bulls pulled away with a 17-4 run.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 96 - 77 |
| 2nd 0:17 | Vance Johnson made Free Throw. | 96 - 77 |
| 2nd 0:17 | Foul on Brock Bertram. | 96 - 76 |
| 2nd 0:17 | Vance Johnson made Layup. | 96 - 76 |
| 2nd 0:21 | Vance Johnson Offensive Rebound. | 96 - 74 |
Statistics
 BUF |
 MILW |
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|---|---|---|
| 35-70 | FG | 28-69 |
| 50 | Field Goal % | 41 |
| 14-33 | 3PT | 6-28 |
| 42 | Three Point % | 21 |
| 12-16 | FT | 15-18 |
| 75 | Free Throw % | 83 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 11 | Offensive Rebounds | 11 |
| 32 | Defensive Rebounds | 27 |
| 20 | Assists | 5 |
| 4 | Steals | 2 |
| 7 | Blocks | 1 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 7 | Total Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 12 | Points Off Turnovers | 8 |
| 7 | Fast Break Points | 4 |
| 36 | Points in Paint | 34 |
| 19 | Fouls | 16 |
| 22 | Largest Lead | 3 |
Game Information
Location: Belfast, Northern Ireland
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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 |
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 |