Buffalo Bulls at Bowling Green Falcons
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Thomas' 22 help Bowling Green down Buffalo 79-61
Thomas shot 8 for 18 (3 for 8 from 3-point range) and 3 of 4 from the free-throw line for the Falcons (7-9, 2-2 Mid-American Conference). Marcus Johnson added 21 points while going 6 of 12 from the floor, including 3 for 7 from 3-point range, and 6 for 6 from the line while he also had nine rebounds. Derrick Butler had 13 points and shot 1 for 6 (1 for 4 from 3-point range) and 10 of 13 from the free-throw line.
The Bulls (5-11, 0-4) were led by Ben Michaels, who recorded 13 points, eight rebounds and two blocks. Buffalo also got 11 points and six rebounds from Noah Batchelor. Ryan Sabol had 10 points and two steals. The loss was the Bulls' seventh in a row.
Bowling Green took the lead with 1:03 left in the first half and did not give it up. Johnson scored 11 points in the first half to help take a 32-28 lead at the break. Bowling Green outscored Buffalo by 14 points in the second half, and Thomas scored a team-high 18 points in the second half.
Both teams next play Saturday. Bowling Green hosts Eastern Michigan and Buffalo plays Western Michigan on the road.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 61 - 79 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 61 - 79 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Bowling Green Defensive Rebound. | 61 - 79 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Omar Migues-Hibeljic missed Jumper. | 61 - 79 |
| 2nd 0:19 | Buffalo Offensive Rebound. | 61 - 79 |
Statistics
 BUF |
 BGSU |
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|---|---|---|
| 19-59 | FG | 22-53 |
| 32.2 | Field Goal % | 41.5 |
| 7-33 | 3PT | 8-24 |
| 21.2 | Three Point % | 33.3 |
| 16-19 | FT | 27-36 |
| 84.2 | Free Throw % | 75.0 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 10 | Offensive Rebounds | 10 |
| 26 | Defensive Rebounds | 32 |
| 9 | Assists | 10 |
| 4 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 11 | Total Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 7 | Points Off Turnovers | 10 |
| 4 | Fast Break Points | 13 |
| 22 | Points in Paint | 24 |
| 21 | Fouls | 17 |
| 2 | Largest Lead | 19 |
Game Information
Location: Bowling Green, OH
Attendance: 1,639 | Capacity:
2024-25 Mid-American Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akron | 17-1 | - | 28-7 |
| Miami (OH) | 14-4 | 3 | 25-9 |
| Kent State | 11-7 | 6 | 24-12 |
| Toledo | 10-8 | 7 | 18-15 |
| Ohio | 10-8 | 7 | 16-16 |
| Eastern Michigan | 9-9 | 8 | 16-16 |
| Western Michigan | 9-9 | 8 | 12-20 |
| Bowling Green | 8-10 | 9 | 14-18 |
| Ball State | 7-11 | 10 | 14-17 |
| Central Michigan | 7-11 | 10 | 14-17 |
| Buffalo | 4-14 | 13 | 9-22 |
| Northern Illinois | 2-16 | 15 | 6-25 |