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FINAL
Mar 14, 2015

Game Recap

Buffalo beats CMU to win MAC title, earn first trip to NCAA tournament. vier Ford and Shannon Evans scored 18 points apiece as Buffalo, coached by March Madness icon Bobby Hurley, earned its first trip to the NCAA tournament by beating top seed Central Michigan 89-84 in the Mid-American Conference championship on Saturday.

Box Score

12T
BUFF424789
CMU394584
Buffalo Bulls logoBUFFALOFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
35Xavier Ford5-93-55-640001318
23Justin Moss3-90-04-7112010110
1Lamonte Bearden4-71-25-716302214
11Shannon Evans II6-133-63-454114318
10Jarryn Skeete4-82-42-331101112
31Raheem Johnson0-00-00-00002030
2Will Regan4-61-30-04000029
20Rodell Wigginton4-90-20-36011128
TOTAL30-6149.2%10-2245.5%19-3063.3%34136591789
Central Michigan Chippewas logoCENTRAL MICHIGANFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
2Luke Meyer5-50-00-040001310
34John Simons3-62-45-692111313
4Rayshawn Simmons2-50-20-04110154
5Braylon Rayson4-133-72-211001213
15Chris Fowler9-170-19-1129223127
23DaRohn Scott2-30-02-32001116
32Blake Hibbitts3-52-40-00000048
12Josh Kozinski1-41-40-04000033
10Austin Stewart0-00-00-00100100
TOTAL29-5850%8-2236.4%18-2281.8%26144492284

Play-by-Play

1st halfbuffcmu
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (20:00) Jump Ball won by Central Michigan
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (19:28) Braylon Rayson missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Buffalo Bulls logo
    (19:28) Jarryn Skeete Defensive Rebound.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (19:03) Foul on Luke Meyer.
  • Buffalo Bulls logo
    (19:03) Xavier Ford missed Free Throw.
  • Buffalo Bulls logo
    (19:03) Buffalo Deadball Team Rebound.
  • Buffalo Bulls logo
    +1 (19:03) Xavier Ford made Free Throw.
    10
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (18:46) Chris Fowler missed Layup.
  • Buffalo Bulls logo
    (18:46) Justin Moss Defensive Rebound.
  • Buffalo Bulls logo
    +3 (18:31) Xavier Ford made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Shannon Evans.
    40
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    +3 (18:13) John Simons made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Chris Fowler.
    43
  • Buffalo Bulls logo
    (17:50) Jarryn Skeete Turnover.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    +3 (17:40) John Simons made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Chris Fowler.
    46
  • Buffalo Bulls logo
    +3 (17:22) Lamonte Bearden made Three Point Jumper.
    76
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    +2 (16:58) Chris Fowler made Jumper.
    78
  • Buffalo Bulls logo
    (16:43) Jarryn Skeete missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (16:43) Central Michigan Deadball Team Rebound.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    +2 (16:18) Rayshawn Simmons made Jumper.
    710
  • Buffalo Bulls logo
    +3 (16:01) Shannon Evans made Three Point Jumper.
    1010
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (15:46) Rayshawn Simmons Turnover.
  • Buffalo Bulls logo
    (15:46) Jarryn Skeete Steal.
  • Buffalo Bulls logo
    +2 (15:43) Jarryn Skeete made Layup.
    1210
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (15:37) Rayshawn Simmons missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Buffalo Bulls logo
    (15:37) Shannon Evans Defensive Rebound.
  • Buffalo Bulls logo
    (15:29) Shannon Evans missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Buffalo Bulls logo
    (15:29) Jarryn Skeete Offensive Rebound.
  • Buffalo Bulls logo
    (15:14) Lamonte Bearden Turnover.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (15:14) Chris Fowler Steal.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    +2 (15:09) Chris Fowler made Layup.
    1212
  • (15:05) Official TV Timeout
  • Buffalo Bulls logo
    (15:05) Rodell Wigginton missed Jumper.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (15:05) Chris Fowler Block.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (15:05) Rayshawn Simmons Defensive Rebound.
  • Buffalo Bulls logo
    (14:44) Foul on Jarryn Skeete.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    +1 (14:44) Chris Fowler made Free Throw.
    1213
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    +1 (14:44) Chris Fowler made Free Throw.
    1214
  • Buffalo Bulls logo
    +2 (14:22) Rodell Wigginton made Dunk. Assisted by Justin Moss.
    1414
  • Buffalo Bulls logo
    (13:58) Foul on Will Regan.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    +1 (13:58) John Simons made Free Throw.
    1415
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    +1 (13:58) John Simons made Free Throw.
    1416
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    +1 (13:58) John Simons made Free Throw.
    1417
  • Buffalo Bulls logo
    +2 (13:37) Will Regan made Layup. Assisted by Justin Moss.
    1617
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (13:12) Austin Stewart Turnover.
  • Buffalo Bulls logo
    (12:51) Shannon Evans missed Jumper.
  • Buffalo Bulls logo
    (12:51) Buffalo Offensive Rebound.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (12:51) Foul on Blake Hibbitts.
  • Buffalo Bulls logo
    (12:41) Shannon Evans missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (12:41) Luke Meyer Defensive Rebound.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    +2 (12:33) Chris Fowler made Layup.
    1619
  • Buffalo Bulls logo
    (12:12) Will Regan missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (12:12) Luke Meyer Defensive Rebound.
  • Buffalo Bulls logo
    (12:08) Foul on Raheem Johnson.
  • Buffalo Bulls logo
    (11:43) Foul on Raheem Johnson.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    +2 (11:12) Luke Meyer made Layup. Assisted by Chris Fowler.
    1621
  • Buffalo Bulls logo
    (10:40) Rodell Wigginton missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (10:40) Luke Meyer Defensive Rebound.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (10:30) John Simons missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Buffalo Bulls logo
    (10:30) Lamonte Bearden Defensive Rebound.
  • Buffalo Bulls logo
    (10:20) Shannon Evans missed Layup.
  • Buffalo Bulls logo
    (10:20) Will Regan Offensive Rebound.
  • Buffalo Bulls logo
    +2 (10:13) Will Regan made Layup.
    1821
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (9:44) Rayshawn Simmons missed Jumper.
  • Buffalo Bulls logo
    (9:44) Shannon Evans Defensive Rebound.
  • Buffalo Bulls logo
    (9:36) Lamonte Bearden missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Buffalo Bulls logo
    (9:36) Will Regan Offensive Rebound.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (9:33) Foul on Rayshawn Simmons.
  • Buffalo Bulls logo
    (9:19) Rodell Wigginton missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (9:19) Chris Fowler Defensive Rebound.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    +3 (9:02) Braylon Rayson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Rayshawn Simmons.
    1824
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (8:45) Foul on Rayshawn Simmons.
  • Buffalo Bulls logo
    (8:45) Jarryn Skeete missed Free Throw.
  • Buffalo Bulls logo
    +1 (8:45) Jarryn Skeete made Free Throw.
    1924
  • Buffalo Bulls logo
    (8:45) Buffalo Deadball Team Rebound.
  • Buffalo Bulls logo
    +1 (8:45) Jarryn Skeete made Free Throw.
    2024
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    +2 (8:32) DaRohn Scott made Layup. Assisted by Austin Stewart.
    2026
  • Buffalo Bulls logo
    +3 (8:07) Jarryn Skeete made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lamonte Bearden.
    2326
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (7:43) Braylon Rayson missed Jumper.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (7:43) DaRohn Scott Offensive Rebound.
  • Buffalo Bulls logo
    (7:38) Foul on Lamonte Bearden.
  • (7:38) Official TV Timeout
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    +1 (7:38) DaRohn Scott made Free Throw.
    2327
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (7:38) DaRohn Scott missed Free Throw.
  • Buffalo Bulls logo
    (7:38) Justin Moss Defensive Rebound.
  • Buffalo Bulls logo
    (7:21) Lamonte Bearden missed Jumper.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (7:21) DaRohn Scott Block.
  • Buffalo Bulls logo
    (7:21) Buffalo Offensive Rebound.
  • Buffalo Bulls logo
    (7:11) Jarryn Skeete missed Jumper.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (7:11) DaRohn Scott Defensive Rebound.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (6:53) DaRohn Scott missed Jumper.
  • Buffalo Bulls logo
    (6:53) Justin Moss Defensive Rebound.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (6:36) Foul on Braylon Rayson.
  • Buffalo Bulls logo
    +1 (6:36) Xavier Ford made Free Throw.
    2427
  • Buffalo Bulls logo
    +1 (6:36) Xavier Ford made Free Throw.
    2527
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (6:21) Luke Meyer Turnover.
  • Buffalo Bulls logo
    (6:07) Justin Moss missed Layup.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (6:07) Chris Fowler Block.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (6:07) Josh Kozinski Defensive Rebound.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    +3 (5:47) Blake Hibbitts made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Braylon Rayson.
    2530
  • Buffalo Bulls logo
    (5:25) Justin Moss missed Layup.
  • Buffalo Bulls logo
    (5:25) Justin Moss Offensive Rebound.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (5:24) Foul on Josh Kozinski.
  • Buffalo Bulls logo
    +3 (5:13) Xavier Ford made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jarryn Skeete.
    2830
  • Buffalo Bulls logo
    (5:04) Foul on Xavier Ford.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    +1 (5:04) Chris Fowler made Free Throw.
    2831
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    +1 (5:04) Chris Fowler made Free Throw.
    2832
  • Buffalo Bulls logo
    (4:50) Justin Moss missed Jumper.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (4:50) Josh Kozinski Defensive Rebound.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (4:40) Chris Fowler missed Layup.
  • Buffalo Bulls logo
    (4:40) Justin Moss Defensive Rebound.
  • Buffalo Bulls logo
    (4:32) Rodell Wigginton Turnover.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (4:32) John Simons Steal.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (4:23) Braylon Rayson missed Layup.
  • Buffalo Bulls logo
    (4:23) Shannon Evans Block.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (4:23) Central Michigan Offensive Rebound.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (4:20) John Simons Turnover.
  • Buffalo Bulls logo
    (4:20) Rodell Wigginton Steal.
  • Buffalo Bulls logo
    +2 (4:15) Lamonte Bearden made Layup.
    3032
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (4:15) Foul on Josh Kozinski.
  • Buffalo Bulls logo
    +1 (4:15) Lamonte Bearden made Free Throw.
    3132
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (3:56) Chris Fowler missed Layup.
  • Buffalo Bulls logo
    (3:56) Will Regan Defensive Rebound.
  • Buffalo Bulls logo
    +2 (3:49) Justin Moss made Layup. Assisted by Shannon Evans.
    3332
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (3:49) Foul on Rayshawn Simmons.
  • (3:49) Official TV Timeout
  • Buffalo Bulls logo
    +1 (3:49) Justin Moss made Free Throw.
    3432
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (3:22) Braylon Rayson missed Jumper.
  • Buffalo Bulls logo
    (3:22) Justin Moss Defensive Rebound.
  • Buffalo Bulls logo
    +2 (2:57) Rodell Wigginton made Dunk. Assisted by Lamonte Bearden.
    3632
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (2:39) Foul on DaRohn Scott.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (2:39) DaRohn Scott Turnover.
  • Buffalo Bulls logo
    +1 (2:39) Shannon Evans made Free Throw.
    3732
  • Buffalo Bulls logo
    +1 (2:39) Shannon Evans made Free Throw.
    3832
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    +2 (2:25) Luke Meyer made Jumper. Assisted by Chris Fowler.
    3834
  • Buffalo Bulls logo
    (2:05) Lamonte Bearden Turnover.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (2:05) Chris Fowler Steal.
  • Buffalo Bulls logo
    (2:05) Foul on Lamonte Bearden.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    +1 (2:05) Chris Fowler made Free Throw.
    3835
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (2:05) Chris Fowler missed Free Throw.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (2:05) John Simons Offensive Rebound.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (1:57) Josh Kozinski missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Buffalo Bulls logo
    (1:57) Rodell Wigginton Defensive Rebound.
  • Buffalo Bulls logo
    (1:40) Jarryn Skeete missed Layup.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (1:40) John Simons Block.
  • Buffalo Bulls logo
    (1:40) Jarryn Skeete Offensive Rebound.
  • Buffalo Bulls logo
    (1:36) Xavier Ford missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Buffalo Bulls logo
    (1:36) Rodell Wigginton Offensive Rebound.
  • Buffalo Bulls logo
    +2 (1:36) Rodell Wigginton made Two Point Tip Shot.
    4035
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    +2 (1:14) Chris Fowler made Jumper.
    4037
  • Buffalo Bulls logo
    (0:49) Xavier Ford missed Jumper.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (0:49) Josh Kozinski Defensive Rebound.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    +2 (0:39) Luke Meyer made Layup. Assisted by Chris Fowler.
    4039
  • Buffalo Bulls logo
    (0:36) Buffalo Timeout
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (0:04) Foul on Luke Meyer.
  • Buffalo Bulls logo
    +1 (0:04) Xavier Ford made Free Throw.
    4139
  • Buffalo Bulls logo
    +1 (0:04) Xavier Ford made Free Throw.
    4239
  • (0:00) End of 1st half
2nd half

Team Stats

89Points84
30-61(49.2%)Field Goal(%)29-58(50%)
10-22(45.5%)3-Point(%)8-22(36.4%)
19-30(63.3%)Free Throw(%)18-22(81.8%)
37(13)Rebounds(Offensive)31(8)
13Assists14
6Steals4
5Blocks4
9Turnovers10
17(0)Fouls(Technical)22(0)

Game Details

Saturday, March 14, 2015 · 7:30 PM
McGuirk Arena · Mount Pleasant, MI
attendance: 5,266 (99.4%)
tv: ESPN2
spread: BUFF -3.5