Kent State Golden Flashes at Buffalo Bulls
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Kent State earns 87-81 win over Buffalo
Gillespie also contributed 15 rebounds and five assists for the Golden Flashes (13-4, 4-1 Mid-American Conference). Rob Whaley Jr. scored 16 points and added 10 rebounds. Quinn Woidke had 15 points and went 5 of 8 from the field (4 for 7 from 3-point range).
Daniel Freitag finished with 33 points, seven assists and three steals for the Bulls (13-4, 3-2). Buffalo also got 16 points and six assists from Ryan Sabol. Tim Oboh had 13 points and two blocks.
Gillespie scored 13 points in the first half for Kent State, who led 44-30 at the break. Cian Medley led Kent State with 13 points in the second half as their team was outscored by eight points over the final half but held on for the victory.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 87 - 81 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 87 - 81 |
| 2nd 0:07 | Mikhail Pocknett subbing in for Buffalo | 87 - 81 |
| 2nd 0:07 | Noah Batchelor subbing out for Buffalo | 87 - 81 |
| 2nd 0:07 | Buffalo Timeout | 87 - 81 |
Statistics
 KENT |
 BUF |
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|---|---|---|
| 31-63 | FG | 26-58 |
| 49 | Field Goal % | 45 |
| 11-28 | 3PT | 10-24 |
| 39 | Three Point % | 42 |
| 14-18 | FT | 19-27 |
| 78 | Free Throw % | 70 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 29 |
| 13 | Offensive Rebounds | 6 |
| 33 | Defensive Rebounds | 23 |
| 25 | Assists | 23 |
| 3 | Steals | 10 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 5 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 12 | Total Turnovers | 5 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 4 | Points Off Turnovers | 17 |
| 5 | Fast Break Points | 19 |
| 40 | Points in Paint | 30 |
| 19 | Fouls | 17 |
| 15 | Largest Lead | 3 |
| 6 | Lead Changes | 6 |
| 91 | Percent Led | 6 |
Game Information
Venue: Alumni Arena
Location: Buffalo, NY
Attendance: 1,084 | Capacity:
Location: Buffalo, NY
Attendance: 1,084 | Capacity:
2025-26 Mid-American Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miami (OH) | 8-0 | - | 20-0 |
| Akron | 8-1 | 0.5 | 17-4 |
| Kent State | 7-2 | 1.5 | 16-5 |
| Toledo | 5-4 | 3.5 | 11-10 |
| Ohio | 5-5 | 4 | 11-11 |
| Buffalo | 4-5 | 4.5 | 14-7 |
| Bowling Green | 4-5 | 4.5 | 13-8 |
| Massachusetts | 4-5 | 4.5 | 13-8 |
| Ball State | 3-5 | 5 | 7-13 |
| Eastern Michigan | 3-6 | 5.5 | 9-12 |
| Western Michigan | 2-6 | 6 | 8-12 |
| Northern Illinois | 2-6 | 6 | 6-13 |
| Central Michigan | 2-7 | 6.5 | 6-15 |