Buffalo Bulls at Massachusetts Minutemen
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Brizzi and Buffalo secure 86-82 OT win over UMass
Brizzi shot 7 for 15 (4 for 5 from 3-point range) and 9 of 10 from the free-throw line for the Bulls (16-11, 6-8 Mid-American Conference). Tim Oboh added 15 points while shooting 4 of 5 from the field and 7 for 11 from the line while they also had nine rebounds. Noah Batchelor shot 5 for 10, including 5 for 9 from beyond the arc to finish with 15 points.
Marcus Banks led the way for the Minutemen (15-13, 6-9) with 24 points. Leonardo Bettiol added 21 points, eight rebounds and four assists for UMass. Daniel Hankins-Sanford also had 13 points, six rebounds and three steals.
Brizzi scored 13 points in the first half and Buffalo went into halftime trailing 34-29. After trailing by eight points in the second half, Buffalo went on a 7-0 run to narrow the score to 42-41 with 12:47 left in the half before finishing off the victory. Batchelor scored 12 second-half points.
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| 3rd 0:00 | End of Game | 86 - 82 |
| 3rd 0:00 | End of 1st OT | 86 - 82 |
| 3rd 0:00 | Massachusetts Deadball Team Rebound. | 86 - 82 |
| 3rd 0:04 | Marcus Banks Jr. misses 41-foot three point jumper | 86 - 82 |
| 3rd 0:04 | Noah Batchelor subbing in for Buffalo | 86 - 82 |
Statistics
 BUF |
 MASS |
|
|---|---|---|
| 26-54 | FG | 30-58 |
| 48 | Field Goal % | 52 |
| 12-24 | 3PT | 9-25 |
| 50 | Three Point % | 36 |
| 22-30 | FT | 13-22 |
| 73 | Free Throw % | 59 |
| 25 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 6 | Offensive Rebounds | 11 |
| 19 | Defensive Rebounds | 24 |
| 18 | Assists | 21 |
| 11 | Steals | 7 |
| 2 | Blocks | 2 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 2 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 11 | Total Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 24 | Points Off Turnovers | 16 |
| 8 | Fast Break Points | 7 |
| 26 | Points in Paint | 34 |
| 16 | Fouls | 23 |
| 7 | Largest Lead | 12 |
| 12 | Lead Changes | 12 |
| 25 | Percent Led | 62 |
Game Information
Location: Amherst, MA
Attendance: 5,096 | Capacity:
2025-26 Mid-American Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miami (OH) | 18-0 | - | 31-0 |
| Akron | 17-1 | 1 | 26-5 |
| Kent State | 14-4 | 4 | 23-8 |
| Toledo | 11-7 | 7 | 17-14 |
| Bowling Green | 9-9 | 9 | 18-13 |
| Ohio | 9-9 | 9 | 15-16 |
| Buffalo | 7-11 | 11 | 17-14 |
| Massachusetts | 7-11 | 11 | 16-15 |
| 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 |