NCAAB

Northern Illinois Huskies at Buffalo Bulls

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Northern Illinois Huskies
11-20, 5-11 Away
Final
78 - 68
Buffalo Bulls
4-27, 2-13 Home

Coit scores 37 as Northern Illinois defeats Buffalo 78-68

Yanic Konan Niederhauser gets the and-1 to fall

Coit had six assists for the Huskies (11-20, 5-13 Mid-American Conference). Zion Russell scored 14 points while going 4 of 9 from the floor, including 2 for 5 from 3-point range, and 4 for 4 from the line and added six rebounds and three steals. Harvin Ibarguen had 12 points and shot 6 of 7 from the field.

The Bulls (4-27, 2-16) were led in scoring by Ryan Sabol, who finished with 22 points. Jonnivius Smith added 10 points and seven rebounds for Buffalo. Shawn Fulcher also recorded eight points and five assists.

Coit scored 20 points in the second half to help lead Northern Illinois to a 10-point victory.

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Matchup Prediction

Buffalo: 41.9%
Northern Illinois: 58.1%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 78 - 68
2nd 0:00 End of 2nd half 78 - 68
2nd 0:15 Zion Russell Defensive Rebound. 78 - 68
2nd 0:19 Shawn Fulcher missed Three Point Jumper. 78 - 68
2nd 0:25 David Coit made Free Throw. 78 - 68

Statistics

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27-59 FG 23-58
45.8 Field Goal % 39.7
9-27 3PT 12-29
33.3 Three Point % 41.4
15-23 FT 10-15
65.2 Free Throw % 66.7
46 Rebounds 28
13 Offensive Rebounds 5
33 Defensive Rebounds 23
15 Assists 19
4 Steals 10
6 Blocks 3
15 Turnovers 13
0 Team Turnovers 0
15 Total Turnovers 13
0 Technical Fouls 1
0 Total Technical Fouls 1
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
9 Points Off Turnovers 18
11 Fast Break Points 12
32 Points in Paint 18
15 Fouls 18
16 Largest Lead 10

Game Information

Venue: Alumni Arena

Location: Buffalo, NY
Attendance: 2,416 | Capacity:

2024-25 Mid-American Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Toledo 0-0 - 4-1
Kent State 0-0 - 2-1
Central Michigan 0-0 - 3-2
Eastern Michigan 0-0 - 2-2
Miami (OH) 0-0 - 2-2
Bowling Green 0-0 - 2-3
Buffalo 0-0 - 2-3
Northern Illinois 0-0 - 2-3
Western Michigan 0-0 - 2-4
Akron 0-0 - 1-2
Ball State 0-0 - 1-4
Ohio 0-0 - 1-4
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