Buffalo Bulls vs. Western Michigan Broncos

FINAL

Dec 20, 2025

Box Score

	1	2	T
BUFF	41	47	88
WMU	28	43	71

Game Recap

Freitag's 20 lead Buffalo past Western Michigan 88-71. Daniel Freitag scored 20 points as Buffalo beat Western Michigan 88-71 on Saturday in a Mid-American Conference opener.

Player Stats

BUFFALO	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
33Tim Oboh	25	6-7	0-0	3-6	13	0	1	2	0	1	15
2Ryan Sabol	36	5-13	5-12	4-4	5	4	0	0	1	0	19
1Noah Batchelor	24	0-2	0-2	0-0	3	2	0	0	1	2	0
5Daniel Freitag	35	6-16	2-8	6-7	1	6	2	1	1	0	20
14Angelo Brizzi	28	3-8	2-5	2-2	3	0	1	0	0	2	10
3Mikhail Pocknett	16	3-4	0-0	0-1	7	0	0	0	1	3	6
13Ezra McKenna	15	5-7	3-4	2-2	1	0	1	1	0	2	15
10Derrick Talton Jr.	21	1-2	0-1	1-2	2	3	0	0	0	1	3


TOTAL	-	29-5949.2%	12-3237.5%	18-2475.0%	35	15	5	4	4	11	88

WESTERN MICHIGAN	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
10Max Burton	22	0-3	0-0	0-0	4	3	0	2	1	1	0
4Brady Swartz	16	1-7	1-6	1-2	2	0	0	0	0	3	4
3EJ Ryans	36	3-10	1-6	1-1	1	6	0	0	2	1	8
2Jalen Griffith	39	7-17	4-10	0-0	3	4	1	0	2	3	18
12Jayden Brewer	17	4-10	0-1	4-5	7	1	0	0	0	2	12
8Hudson Ward	23	5-7	3-5	0-0	2	2	0	0	0	1	13
24Michael Sulaka	14	3-3	0-0	2-2	3	0	0	0	1	2	8
22Declan Peterson	5	2-2	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	2	4
7Carson Vis	8	0-2	0-2	1-2	2	1	1	0	1	1	1
1Trey Lewis	20	1-5	1-3	0-0	4	1	0	2	0	2	3
TOTAL	-	26-6639.4%	10-3330.3%	9-1275.0%	28	18	2	4	7	18	71

Play-by-Play

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1st halfBUFFWMU

(20:00) Start game.
(19:59) Jump Ball won by Buffalo.
(19:59) Jump Ball lost by Western Michigan.
(19:40) Ryan Sabol misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(19:37) Brady Swartz Defensive Rebound.
(19:31) Jayden Brewer misses driving layup.
(19:28) Ryan Sabol Defensive Rebound.
(19:09) Tim Oboh misses layup.
(19:09) Max Burton Block.
(19:09) Western Michigan Defensive Rebound.
+3 (18:45) Brady Swartz makes 24-foot three point jumper (Max Burton assists).
03
(18:23) Foul on Jayden Brewer.
+1 (18:23) Daniel Freitag makes free throw 1 of 2.
13
+1 (18:23) Daniel Freitag makes free throw 2 of 2.
23
(18:01) Jayden Brewer misses driving layup.
(18:00) Buffalo Defensive Rebound.
(17:50) Ryan Sabol misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(17:47) Jalen Griffith Defensive Rebound.
+3 (17:20) Jalen Griffith makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jayden Brewer assists).
26
(17:02) Angelo Brizzi misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(16:58) Tim Oboh Offensive Rebound.
+2 (16:56) Tim Oboh makes layup.
46
(16:44) Brady Swartz misses driving layup.
(16:43) Angelo Brizzi Defensive Rebound.
(16:43) Foul on Brady Swartz.
(16:33) Foul on Jalen Griffith.
+1 (16:33) Daniel Freitag makes free throw 1 of 2.
56
+1 (16:33) Daniel Freitag makes free throw 2 of 2.
66
(16:09) Trey Lewis misses driving layup.
(16:07) Trey Lewis Offensive Rebound.
(15:52) Jalen Griffith bad pass turnover.
(15:52) Daniel Freitag Steal.
(15:47) Daniel Freitag misses layup.
(15:45) Trey Lewis Defensive Rebound.
(15:31) Trey Lewis misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(15:28) Tim Oboh Defensive Rebound.
(15:06) Foul on Declan Peterson.
+1 (15:06) Tim Oboh makes free throw 1 of 2.
76
(15:06) Tim Oboh misses free throw 2 of 2.
(15:05) Hudson Ward Defensive Rebound.
+2 (14:47) Declan Peterson makes layup (Hudson Ward assists).
78
+3 (14:30) Ryan Sabol makes 25-foot three point jumper (Daniel Freitag assists).
108
(14:01) EJ Ryans misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(13:57) Tim Oboh Defensive Rebound.
(13:46) Daniel Freitag misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(13:42) Buffalo Offensive Rebound.
(13:26) Ezra McKenna misses layup.
(13:24) Ezra McKenna Offensive Rebound.
+2 (13:16) Mikhail Pocknett makes driving layup.
128
(12:52) Jalen Griffith misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(12:48) Mikhail Pocknett Defensive Rebound.
(12:38) Ryan Sabol misses 12-foot jumper.
(12:37) Buffalo Offensive Rebound.
(12:30) Mikhail Pocknett misses 5-foot hook shot.
(12:30) Max Burton Block.
(12:26) Mikhail Pocknett Offensive Rebound.
(12:24) Foul on Jayden Brewer.
(12:24) Derrick Talton Jr. misses free throw 1 of 2.
(12:24) Buffalo Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (12:24) Derrick Talton Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2.
138
(12:07) Foul on Ezra McKenna.
(11:58) Brady Swartz misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(11:56) EJ Ryans Offensive Rebound.
(11:56) EJ Ryans out of bounds bad pass turnover.
(11:46) Angelo Brizzi misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(11:42) Tim Oboh Offensive Rebound.
+2 (11:39) Tim Oboh makes layup.
158
(11:17) Jalen Griffith misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(11:13) Mikhail Pocknett Defensive Rebound.
(11:04) Angelo Brizzi misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(11:01) Western Michigan Defensive Rebound.
(10:45) Max Burton misses layup.
(10:43) Mikhail Pocknett Defensive Rebound.
(10:18) Angelo Brizzi misses driving layup.
(10:15) Trey Lewis Defensive Rebound.
(10:12) EJ Ryans misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(10:10) Hudson Ward Offensive Rebound.
(10:00) Hudson Ward misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(9:57) Ryan Sabol Defensive Rebound.
+2 (9:48) Tim Oboh makes layup (Derrick Talton Jr. assists).
178
(9:21) EJ Ryans misses 8-foot floating jump shot.
(9:20) Western Michigan Offensive Rebound.
(9:13) Carson Vis misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(9:10) Derrick Talton Jr. Defensive Rebound.
+3 (9:05) Ezra McKenna makes 26-foot three point jumper (Derrick Talton Jr. assists).
208
+2 (8:36) Jalen Griffith makes 18-foot floating jump shot.
2010
(8:07) Ryan Sabol misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot.
(8:04) Carson Vis Defensive Rebound.
(7:37) Foul on Noah Batchelor.
+1 (7:37) Michael Sulaka makes free throw 1 of 2.
2011
+1 (7:37) Michael Sulaka makes free throw 2 of 2.
2012
(7:25) Daniel Freitag misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(7:22) Angelo Brizzi Offensive Rebound.
+3 (7:19) Ryan Sabol makes 25-foot three point jumper (Noah Batchelor assists).
2312
(6:48) Carson Vis misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(6:45) Noah Batchelor Defensive Rebound.
(6:33) Ezra McKenna misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(6:29) Carson Vis Defensive Rebound.
+3 (6:25) Hudson Ward makes 24-foot three point jumper (EJ Ryans assists).
2315
(6:07) Noah Batchelor misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(6:03) Jalen Griffith Defensive Rebound.
+2 (5:45) Michael Sulaka makes 9-foot hook shot.
2317
+3 (5:33) Ryan Sabol makes 25-foot three point jumper (Daniel Freitag assists).
2617
(5:12) Foul on Angelo Brizzi.
+1 (5:12) Carson Vis makes free throw 1 of 2.
2618
(5:12) Carson Vis misses free throw 2 of 2.
(5:11) Tim Oboh Defensive Rebound.
+2 (4:59) Daniel Freitag makes driving layup.
2818
(4:47) Jalen Griffith bad pass turnover.
(4:47) Tim Oboh Steal.
+2 (4:43) Tim Oboh makes layup.
3018
(4:19) Hudson Ward misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(4:17) Max Burton Offensive Rebound.
(4:16) Max Burton misses layup.
(4:16) Tim Oboh Defensive Rebound.
(4:16) Tim Oboh Block.
+3 (4:01) Ryan Sabol makes 24-foot three point jumper (Daniel Freitag assists).
3318
+2 (3:40) Hudson Ward makes 3-foot dunk (Max Burton assists).
3320
(3:19) Ryan Sabol misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(3:14) Mikhail Pocknett Offensive Rebound.
(3:13) Mikhail Pocknett bad pass turnover.
(3:13) Jalen Griffith Steal.
(3:10) Jalen Griffith misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(3:08) Trey Lewis Offensive Rebound.
(2:53) Max Burton misses layup.
(2:51) Tim Oboh Defensive Rebound.
+3 (2:37) Daniel Freitag makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot (Ryan Sabol assists).
3620
+3 (2:12) EJ Ryans makes 23-foot three point jumper (Max Burton assists).
3623
(1:57) Daniel Freitag misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(1:53) Mikhail Pocknett Offensive Rebound.
+2 (1:47) Derrick Talton Jr. makes driving layup.
3823
(1:28) Jalen Griffith misses driving layup.
(1:26) Max Burton Offensive Rebound.
(1:23) Max Burton bad pass turnover.
(1:23) Daniel Freitag Steal.
+3 (1:17) Ryan Sabol makes 26-foot three point jumper (Daniel Freitag assists).
4123
+2 (0:58) EJ Ryans makes driving layup.
4125
(0:58) Foul on Mikhail Pocknett.
+1 (0:58) EJ Ryans makes free throw 1 of 1.
4126
(0:49) Daniel Freitag misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(0:43) Western Michigan Defensive Rebound.
+2 (0:30) EJ Ryans makes 21-foot jumper (Jalen Griffith assists).
4128
(0:06) Daniel Freitag misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(0:03) Michael Sulaka Defensive Rebound.
(0:00) Jalen Griffith misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(0:00) Western Michigan Deadball Team Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

BUFF

WMU

88Points71

29-59(49.2%)Field Goal(%)26-66(39.4%)

12-32(37.5%)3-Point(%)10-33(30.3%)

18-24(75.0%)Free Throw(%)9-12(75.0%)

39(10)Rebounds(Offensive)35(12)

15Assists18

5Steals2

4Blocks4

4Turnovers7

11(0)Fouls(Technical)18(0)

18Largest Lead4

Game Details

Saturday, December 20, 2025 · 1:00 PM

University Arena (MI) · Kalamazoo, MI

attendance: 1,403 (25.9%)

tv: ESPN+

spread: BUFF -2.5

over/under: 150.5