Buffalo Bulls at Miami (OH) RedHawks
· NCAA Men's Basketball
77 - 69
No. 21 Buffalo beat Miami (OH) 77-69 for share of MAC title
The Bulls (26-3, 14-2) were denied a chance to win the regular-season championship outright when second-place Bowling Green beat Kent State 77-72 earlier Friday.
Buffalo opened the game with an 18-point run and never trailed while winning its seventh straight overall. Miami (15-14, 7-9) got the lead down to 70-67 with 2:30 left on Dalonte Brown's free throws, but Dontay Caruthers' three-point play blunted the comeback.
Bam Bowman led Miami with 13 points and 13 rebounds.
The Bulls' opening run featured a pair of 3s by Jayvon Graves. The Redhawks were still scoreless at the first media timeout, missing five shots and turning it over three times.
Nike Sibande led a 14-0 run that helped Miami cut it to 37-33 at halftime. Massinburg scored seven straight points as Buffalo rebuilt the lead to 15 points and withstood Miami's closing surge.
The Bulls got a scare during their opening run when Massinburg, their leading scorer at 18.7 points per game, hurt his lower left leg on a reverse layup. He limped off but returned a few minutes later.
POLL IMPLICATIONS
The Bulls are in position to remain ranked for the 17th straight week, extending their record for a MAC team.
BIG PICTURE
Buffalo's 26 regular-season wins are their most in school history. The Bulls set a school record with 27 wins overall last season, when they reached the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
Miami: The RedHawks have alternated wins and losses in their last 10 games.
UP NEXT
Buffalo plays at Ohio on Tuesday. The Bulls beat the Bobcats 114-67 on Feb. 19, their third 100-point game of the season.
Miami hosts Kent State on Tuesday. The RedHawks lost at Kent State 70-67 on Feb. 5.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 77 - 69 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 77 - 69 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Nick Perkins Defensive Rebound. | 77 - 69 |
| 2nd 0:06 | Abdoulaye Harouna missed Three Point Jumper. | 77 - 69 |
| 2nd 0:14 | CJ Massinburg made Free Throw. | 77 - 69 |
Statistics
 BUF |
 M-OH |
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|---|---|---|
| 29-68 | FG | 24-60 |
| 43 | Field Goal % | 40 |
| 11-34 | 3PT | 4-20 |
| 32 | Three Point % | 20 |
| 8-17 | FT | 17-23 |
| 47 | Free Throw % | 74 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 14 | Offensive Rebounds | 10 |
| 30 | Defensive Rebounds | 28 |
| 16 | Assists | 6 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 20 | Points Off Turnovers | 12 |
| 9 | Fast Break Points | 4 |
| 36 | Points in Paint | 34 |
| 17 | Fouls | 17 |
| 18 | Largest Lead | 0 |
Game Information
Location: Oxford, OH
Attendance: 3,026 | Capacity:
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 |