NCAAB

Buffalo Bulls at Notre Dame Fighting Irish

· NCAA Men's Basketball
2-1, 1-1 Away
Final
77 - 86

Tae Davis, Markus Burton power Notre Dame to 86-77 win over Buffalo

Tae Davis throws down the hammer

The Fighting Irish trailed by two at halftime but opened the second half with a 24-2 run, including 20 points in a row, and did not trail again.

Braeden Shrewsberry scored 11 points in the run and Notre Dame led 62-42 with 13 1/2 minutes remaining. The Bulls quickly got within 11 and eventually cut their deficit to seven with 7 1/2 minutes to go.

Although the teams traded baskets — and Notre Dame made free throws — for the most part over the next 6 1/2 minutes, Buffalo did not get closer than seven points and the Fighting Irish led 82-72 heading to the final minute.

Ryan Sabol converted a three-point play to get Buffalo within 82-75 but Davis closed out the win, going 4-for-4 from the line.

Davis made 7 of 13 field goals and 12 of 13 from the free-throw line. Burton was only 8-for-21 shooting but added nine rebounds, eight assists and three steals. Shrewsberry scored 19 points and Kebba Njie had 12.

Notre Dame (2-0) shot 51% for the game and made 15 of 18 free throws in the second half, 21 of 27 for the game.

Sabol led Buffalo (2-1) with 18 points, 15 in the first half, and Ben Michaels added 14 points. Off the bench, Bryson Wilson scored 15 and Frederiks Meinarts, a 7-foot freshman from Latvia, added 10 points.

Notre Dame led 20-12 before Sabol scored eight points in a 12-1 run and the Bulls went ahead 24-21 with a little under eight minutes remaining.

Later in the half, Buffalo led 37-30. J.R. Konieczny hit a 3-pointer and a three-point play to help Notre Dame go back ahead 38-37 before another 3-pointer from Sabol gave Buffalo a 40-38 halftime lead.

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Matchup Prediction

Notre Dame: 99.1%
Buffalo: 0.9%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 77 - 86
2nd 0:00 End of 2nd half 77 - 86
2nd 0:05 Bryson Wilson made Layup. 77 - 86
2nd 0:15 Tae Davis made Free Throw. 75 - 86
2nd 0:15 Tae Davis made Free Throw. 75 - 85

Statistics

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30-70 FG 30-59
42.9 Field Goal % 50.8
11-34 3PT 5-20
32.4 Three Point % 25.0
6-11 FT 21-27
54.5 Free Throw % 77.8
38 Rebounds 41
8 Offensive Rebounds 5
30 Defensive Rebounds 36
16 Assists 16
6 Steals 6
3 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
13 Points Off Turnovers 13
12 Fast Break Points 14
34 Points in Paint 46
20 Fouls 13
7 Largest Lead 20

Game Information

Purcell Pavilion

Location: South Bend, IN
Attendance: 4,132 | Capacity:

2024-25 Mid-American Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Toledo 0-0 - 3-1
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

2024-25 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Pittsburgh 0-0 - 5-0
Stanford 0-0 - 5-0
NC State 0-0 - 4-0
Notre Dame 0-0 - 4-0
Syracuse 0-0 - 3-0
Virginia 0-0 - 3-0
Wake Forest 0-0 - 5-1
Florida State 0-0 - 4-1
SMU 0-0 - 4-1
Boston College 0-0 - 3-1
California 0-0 - 3-1
Clemson 0-0 - 3-1
Duke 0-0 - 3-1
Miami 0-0 - 3-1
Louisville 0-0 - 2-1
North Carolina 0-0 - 2-1
Virginia Tech 0-0 - 3-2
Georgia Tech 0-0 - 2-2
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