Buffalo Bulls at Akron Zips
· MAC Championship - Quarterfinal
Ali scores 19 to carry Akron over Buffalo 70-68 in MAC
Xavier Castaneda had 15 points and six rebounds for Akron (22-9). Mikal Dawson added 14 points. Enrique Freeman had 10 points and nine rebounds.
Buffalo missed a 3-pointer with 22 seconds to go. Tribble was fouled as he drove to the basket.
Jeenathan Williams had 17 points and seven rebounds for the Bulls (19-11). Tra'Von Fagan added 12 points. Maceo Jack had 11 points.
Ronaldo Segu, whose 15 points per game coming into the contest ranked second on the Bulls, shot only 11 percent for the game (1 of 9).
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Matchup Prediction
Akron: 46.7%
Buffalo: 53.3%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index
Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 68 - 70 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Buffalo Deadball Team Rebound. | 68 - 70 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Ronaldo Segu missed Three Point Jumper. | 68 - 70 |
| 2nd 0:04 | Greg Tribble made Free Throw. | 68 - 70 |
| 2nd 0:04 | Greg Tribble made Free Throw. | 68 - 69 |
Statistics
 BUF |
 AKR |
|
|---|---|---|
| 23-57 | FG | 24-55 |
| 40.4 | Field Goal % | 43.6 |
| 6-20 | 3PT | 9-17 |
| 30.0 | Three Point % | 52.9 |
| 16-20 | FT | 13-16 |
| 80.0 | Free Throw % | 81.3 |
| 35 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 12 | Offensive Rebounds | 10 |
| 23 | Defensive Rebounds | 24 |
| 9 | Assists | 8 |
| 10 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 14 | Total Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 12 | Points Off Turnovers | 10 |
| 6 | Fast Break Points | 9 |
| 32 | Points in Paint | 26 |
| 17 | Fouls | 18 |
| 8 | Largest Lead | 10 |
Game Information
Venue: Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
Location: Cleveland, OH
Capacity:
Location: Cleveland, OH
Capacity:
2024-25 Mid-American Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akron | 13-0 | - | 21-5 |
| Miami (OH) | 11-3 | 2.5 | 20-7 |
| Toledo | 9-5 | 4.5 | 16-11 |
| Ohio | 8-5 | 5 | 14-12 |
| Kent State | 8-6 | 5.5 | 18-9 |
| Ball State | 6-7 | 7 | 13-13 |
| Eastern Michigan | 6-7 | 7 | 13-13 |
| Western Michigan | 6-7 | 7 | 9-17 |
| Bowling Green | 5-9 | 8.5 | 11-16 |
| Central Michigan | 4-9 | 9 | 11-15 |
| Buffalo | 3-10 | 10 | 8-18 |
| Northern Illinois | 1-12 | 12 | 5-21 |