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Buffalo Bulls at Penn State Nittany Lions

· NCAA Men's Basketball
4-4, 1-3 Away
Final
64 - 87

Niederhauser matches career high with 27 points as Penn State tops Buffalo 87-64

Buffalo Bulls vs. Penn State Nittany Lions: Game Highlights

Yanic Konan Niederhauser matched his career high with 27 points and Ace Baldwin triggered the offense with 10 assists as Penn State cruised to an 87-64 win over Buffalo on Sunday afternoon.

The Nittany Lions (7-1) rebounded after suffering their first loss, 75-67 to Clemson last week in the Sunshine Slam championship game.

Baldwin hit a 3 with a minute left, then fed Niederhauser for a dunk to put Penn State up by 12 before Ryan Sabol hit to late free throws to make it 38-28 at halftime.

Freddie Dilione Jr. and Niederhauser hit back-to-back 3-pointers three minutes into the second half to push the lead to 44-31 and after Nick Kern Jr. scored at the basket and Zach Hicks knocked down a 3 to make it 50-36 with under 14 minutes left the Nittany Lions maintained their double-digit lead the rest of the way.

Penn State shot 56.5% from the field as a team (35 of 62), including 9 of 21 from behind the arc. Niederhauser was 12 of 16 shooting from the field, including 1 of 2 from distance to lead the effort. Dilione was 4 of 9 from beyond the arc and finished with 16 points to go with four assists. Kern came off the bench to add 12 points.

Buffalo shot 22 of 53 (41.5%), including 7 of 27 from distance. Sabol hit 5 of 12 from long range and was 4-for-4 at the line to lead Buffalo (4-4) with 19 points. Brayden Jackson was 5 of 7 from the floor off the bench and added 11 points.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 64 - 87
2nd 0:00 End of 2nd half 64 - 87
2nd 0:27 Joe Sedora Defensive Rebound. 64 - 87
2nd 0:29 Omar Migues-Hibeljic missed Free Throw. 64 - 87
2nd 0:29 Foul on D'Marco Dunn. 64 - 87

Statistics

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22-53 FG 35-62
41.5 Field Goal % 56.5
7-27 3PT 9-21
25.9 Three Point % 42.9
13-16 FT 8-13
81.3 Free Throw % 61.5
27 Rebounds 34
6 Offensive Rebounds 9
21 Defensive Rebounds 25
12 Assists 23
6 Steals 7
3 Blocks 2
15 Turnovers 11
2 Team Turnovers 0
15 Total Turnovers 11
1 Technical Fouls 1
1 Total Technical Fouls 1
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
12 Points Off Turnovers 23
8 Fast Break Points 12
30 Points in Paint 52
16 Fouls 14
0 Largest Lead 26

Game Information

Bryce Jordan Center

Location: University Park, PA
Attendance: 7,214 | Capacity:

2024-25 Mid-American Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
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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

2024-25 Big Ten Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Michigan State 17-3 - 30-7
Maryland 14-6 3 27-9
Michigan 14-6 3 27-10
Wisconsin 13-7 4 27-10
UCLA 13-7 4 23-11
Purdue 13-7 4 24-12
Oregon 12-8 5 25-10
Illinois 12-8 5 22-13
Indiana 10-10 7 19-13
Ohio State 9-11 8 17-15
Rutgers 8-12 9 15-17
Nebraska 7-13 10 19-14
Northwestern 7-13 10 17-16
Iowa 7-13 10 17-16
USC 7-13 10 17-17
Minnesota 7-13 10 15-17
Penn State 6-14 11 16-15
Washington 4-16 13 13-18
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