Buffalo Bulls at Notre Dame Fighting Irish
· NCAA Men's BasketballTae Davis, Markus Burton power Notre Dame to 86-77 win over Buffalo
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
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
BUF | ND | |
---|---|---|
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
Location: South Bend, IN
Attendance: 4,132 | Capacity:
2024-25 Mid-American Conference Standings
TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
---|---|---|---|
Kent State | 0-0 | - | 8-3 |
Akron | 0-0 | - | 7-4 |
Miami (OH) | 0-0 | - | 7-4 |
Eastern Michigan | 0-0 | - | 6-5 |
Toledo | 0-0 | - | 6-5 |
Ball State | 0-0 | - | 5-6 |
Buffalo | 0-0 | - | 5-6 |
Central Michigan | 0-0 | - | 5-6 |
Ohio | 0-0 | - | 5-6 |
Bowling Green | 0-0 | - | 5-7 |
Northern Illinois | 0-0 | - | 3-8 |
Western Michigan | 0-0 | - | 3-8 |
2024-25 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings
TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
---|---|---|---|
Duke | 2-0 | - | 10-2 |
SMU | 2-0 | - | 10-2 |
Clemson | 2-0 | - | 10-3 |
Pittsburgh | 1-0 | 0.5 | 10-2 |
Stanford | 1-0 | 0.5 | 9-3 |
NC State | 1-0 | 0.5 | 8-4 |
North Carolina | 1-0 | 0.5 | 7-5 |
Notre Dame | 1-0 | 0.5 | 7-5 |
Wake Forest | 1-1 | 1 | 9-4 |
Louisville | 1-1 | 1 | 7-5 |
California | 0-1 | 1.5 | 7-5 |
Virginia | 0-1 | 1.5 | 7-5 |
Syracuse | 0-1 | 1.5 | 5-6 |
Virginia Tech | 0-1 | 1.5 | 5-7 |
Miami | 0-1 | 1.5 | 4-8 |
Florida State | 0-2 | 2 | 9-4 |
Boston College | 0-2 | 2 | 7-5 |
Georgia Tech | 0-2 | 2 | 5-7 |