Buffalo Bulls at Northern Illinois Huskies
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Buffalo defeats Northern Illinois 73-67
Dunn added eight rebounds for the Bulls (8-16, 3-8 Mid-American Conference). Noah Batchelor scored 16 points while shooting 4 for 8 (3 for 5 from 3-point range) and 5 of 5 from the free-throw line and added nine rebounds. Tim Oboh and Ryan Sabol each scored 11 points.
The Huskies (5-19, 1-10) were led in scoring by Quentin Jones, who finished with 18 points, seven rebounds and two steals. Northern Illinois also got 17 points, seven rebounds and three steals from Quaran McPherson. Ethan Butler had 12 points and two blocks.
Buffalo went into halftime ahead of Northern Illinois 32-21. Dunn put up 10 points in the half. Ryan Sabol's layup with 9:02 remaining in the second half gave Buffalo the lead for good at 47-46.
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Matchup Prediction
Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 73 - 67 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 73 - 67 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Noah Batchelor made Free Throw. | 73 - 67 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Noah Batchelor made Free Throw. | 72 - 67 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Foul on Quaran McPherson. | 71 - 67 |
Statistics
 BUF |
 NIU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 24-54 | FG | 26-60 |
| 44.4 | Field Goal % | 43.3 |
| 9-19 | 3PT | 4-22 |
| 47.4 | Three Point % | 18.2 |
| 16-20 | FT | 11-11 |
| 80.0 | Free Throw % | 100.0 |
| 33 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 7 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
| 26 | Defensive Rebounds | 26 |
| 10 | Assists | 6 |
| 5 | Steals | 7 |
| 2 | Blocks | 5 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 11 | Points Off Turnovers | 11 |
| 14 | Fast Break Points | 7 |
| 28 | Points in Paint | 32 |
| 11 | Fouls | 14 |
| 11 | Largest Lead | 2 |
Game Information
Location: Dekalb, IL
Attendance: 1,014 | Capacity:
2024-25 Mid-American Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akron | 14-1 | - | 22-6 |
| Miami (OH) | 12-3 | 2 | 21-7 |
| Kent State | 9-6 | 5 | 19-9 |
| Toledo | 9-6 | 5 | 16-12 |
| Ohio | 9-6 | 5 | 15-13 |
| Ball State | 7-8 | 7 | 14-14 |
| Eastern Michigan | 7-8 | 7 | 14-14 |
| Western Michigan | 7-8 | 7 | 10-18 |
| Central Michigan | 6-9 | 8 | 13-15 |
| Bowling Green | 6-9 | 8 | 12-16 |
| Buffalo | 3-12 | 11 | 8-20 |
| Northern Illinois | 1-14 | 13 | 5-23 |