Miami (OH) RedHawks at Buffalo Bulls
· NCAA Men's Basketball
No. 23 Miami (Ohio) extends winning streak to 23 games with 73-71 victory over Buffalo
Brant Byers added 11 points for the RedHawks (23-0, 11-0), and Peter Suder had 10 points, eight assists and five rebounds.
Miami and Arizona (22-0) remain the only unbeaten teams in Division I.
Angelo Brizzi scored 22 points and Daniel Freitag had 18 to lead Buffalo (14-9, 4-7). The Bulls have lost seven of eight games following a 13-2 start that was the second-best in the program’s Division I history.
Noah Batchelor’s 3-pointer got Buffalo within 73-71 with 11 seconds remaining. Skaljac missed two free throws in the final 16 seconds, including the front end of one-and-one after Batchelor’s basket, but Ryan Sabol’s fallaway 3-point attempt at the buzzer bounced off the front of the rim.
Miami’s 73 points were a season low. The RedHawks entered the game leading the country in averaging 93.7 points.
The Bulls tied the score three times with less than seven minutes remaining before Miami took command with a 6-0 run, holding Buffalo scoreless over a 3:49 span.
Miami led 38-35 at halftime after a back-and-forth period with nine lead changes and four ties.
This was the second close game between these teams this season. The RedHawks beat the Bulls 105-102 in overtime on Jan. 17
Miami’s ranking is its highest since being No. 22 in November 1998. They are the first MAC team ranked since Buffalo finished the 2018-19 season at No. 15.
Buffalo: At South Alabama on Saturday.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 73 - 71 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 73 - 71 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Buffalo Offensive Rebound. | 73 - 71 |
| 2nd 0:04 | Ryan Sabol misses 24-foot three point jumper | 73 - 71 |
| 2nd 0:09 | Ezra McKenna Defensive Rebound. | 73 - 71 |
Statistics
 M-OH |
 BUF |
|
|---|---|---|
| 32-58 | FG | 24-57 |
| 55 | Field Goal % | 42 |
| 6-22 | 3PT | 9-28 |
| 27 | Three Point % | 32 |
| 3-6 | FT | 14-18 |
| 50 | Free Throw % | 78 |
| 28 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 5 | Offensive Rebounds | 13 |
| 23 | Defensive Rebounds | 23 |
| 16 | Assists | 15 |
| 12 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 14 | Points Off Turnovers | 13 |
| 12 | Fast Break Points | 6 |
| 48 | Points in Paint | 28 |
| 14 | Fouls | 12 |
| 12 | Largest Lead | 2 |
| 9 | Lead Changes | 9 |
| 81 | Percent Led | 6 |
Game Information
Location: Buffalo, NY
Attendance: 3,507 | Capacity:
2025-26 Mid-American Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miami (OH) | 11-0 | - | 24-0 |
| Akron | 10-1 | 1 | 19-5 |
| Kent State | 8-3 | 3 | 17-7 |
| Ohio | 7-5 | 4.5 | 13-12 |
| Toledo | 6-5 | 5 | 12-12 |
| Massachusetts | 6-6 | 5.5 | 15-10 |
| Bowling Green | 5-6 | 6 | 14-10 |
| Buffalo | 4-7 | 7 | 14-10 |
| Northern Illinois | 3-7 | 7.5 | 8-14 |
| Ball State | 3-7 | 7.5 | 8-15 |
| Eastern Michigan | 3-8 | 8 | 9-15 |
| Central Michigan | 3-8 | 8 | 7-17 |
| Western Michigan | 2-8 | 8.5 | 8-15 |