Buffalo Bulls vs. Central Michigan Chippewas

Mar 14, 2015

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
BUFF	42	47	89
CMU	39	45	84

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.

Player Stats

BUFFALO	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
35Xavier Ford	27	5-9	3-5	5-6	4	0	0	0	1	3	18
23Justin Moss	36	3-9	0-0	4-7	11	2	0	1	0	1	10
1Lamonte Bearden	33	4-7	1-2	5-7	1	6	3	0	2	2	14
11Shannon Evans II	36	6-13	3-6	3-4	5	4	1	1	4	3	18
10Jarryn Skeete	31	4-8	2-4	2-3	3	1	1	0	1	1	12
31Raheem Johnson	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	2	0	3	0
2Will Regan	14	4-6	1-3	0-0	4	0	0	0	0	2	9
20Rodell Wigginton	20	4-9	0-2	0-3	6	0	1	1	1	2	8

TOTAL	-	30-6149.2%	10-2245.5%	19-3063.3%	34	13	6	5	9	17	89

CENTRAL MICHIGAN	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
2Luke Meyer	14	5-5	0-0	0-0	4	0	0	0	1	3	10
34John Simons	39	3-6	2-4	5-6	9	2	1	1	1	3	13
4Rayshawn Simmons	24	2-5	0-2	0-0	4	1	1	0	1	5	4
5Braylon Rayson	33	4-13	3-7	2-2	1	1	0	0	1	2	13
15Chris Fowler	40	9-17	0-1	9-11	2	9	2	2	3	1	27
23DaRohn Scott	10	2-3	0-0	2-3	2	0	0	1	1	1	6
32Blake Hibbitts	16	3-5	2-4	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	4	8
12Josh Kozinski	15	1-4	1-4	0-0	4	0	0	0	0	3	3
10Austin Stewart	9	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0
TOTAL	-	29-5850.0%	8-2236.4%	18-2281.8%	26	14	4	4	9	22	84

Play-by-Play

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1st halfBUFFCMU

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

2nd half

Team Stats

BUFF

CMU

89Points84

30-61(49.2%)Field Goal(%)29-58(50.0%)

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