Buffalo Bulls at Kent State Golden Flashes
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Nuga scores 23 to lead Kent State over Buffalo 84-81
Kent State led 47-26 at halftime, but trailed 81-75 with 2:02 remaining. Nuga tied it at 81 on a layup and he made 3 of 4 free throws in the final 14 seconds.
Justyn Hamilton had 16 points for Kent State (7-3, 4-2 Mid-American Conference), which earned its fourth straight win. Tervell Beck added 12 points and seven rebounds, and Malique Jacobs had seven rebounds and six assists.
Buffalo totaled 55 second-half points, a season high.
Josh Mballa had 22 points and seven steals for the Bulls (5-5, 3-3). Jeenathan Williams added 20 points and eight rebounds, and Ronaldo Segu had 19 points. Jayvon Graves, who was second on the Bulls in scoring coming into the contest with 17 points per game, scored only five points on 2-of-12 shooting.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 81 - 84 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Buffalo Deadball Team Rebound. | 81 - 84 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Ronaldo Segu missed Three Point Jumper. | 81 - 84 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Mike Nuga made Free Throw. | 81 - 84 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Mike Nuga made Free Throw. | 81 - 83 |
Statistics
 BUF |
 KENT |
|
|---|---|---|
| 32-73 | FG | 29-65 |
| 44 | Field Goal % | 45 |
| 6-22 | 3PT | 4-11 |
| 27 | Three Point % | 36 |
| 11-17 | FT | 22-24 |
| 65 | Free Throw % | 92 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 18 | Offensive Rebounds | 13 |
| 23 | Defensive Rebounds | 24 |
| 13 | Assists | 15 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 1 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 15 | Total Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 13 | Points Off Turnovers | 21 |
| 21 | Fast Break Points | 23 |
| 42 | Points in Paint | 42 |
| 24 | Fouls | 17 |
| 6 | Largest Lead | 22 |
Game Information
Location: Kent, OH
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 | 14 | 9-21 |