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Kent State Golden Flashes vs. Buffalo Bulls

Jan 13, 2026
FINAL

Box Score

12T
KENT444387
BUFF305181

Game Recap

Kent State Golden Flashes vs Buffalo Bulls game highlights

Kent State earns 87-81 win over Buffalo. Delrecco Gillespie scored 20 points as Kent State beat Buffalo 87-81 on Tuesday.

Player Stats

Kent State Golden Flashes logoKENT STATEMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
2Rob Whaley Jr.336-141-33-5102113216
23Delrecco Gillespie409-121-11-1155121220
25Jahari Williamson100-10-10-02100020
1Cian Medley324-102-75-6012002415
8Morgan Safford322-71-24-510210229
14Magnus Entenmann20-00-00-00000120
0Rayvon Griffith194-71-40-05200219
6Quinn Woidke295-84-71-121001315
5Brenden Moss31-41-30-00000013
TOTAL-31-6349.2%11-2839.3%14-1877.8%442533121987
Buffalo Bulls logoBUFFALOMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
33Tim Oboh264-80-05-951021213
2Ryan Sabol366-124-80-026102316
1Noah Batchelor242-30-12-26000016
5Daniel Freitag3811-266-135-837301133
14Angelo Brizzi291-30-02-32340134
3Mikhali Pocknett181-30-01-15100023
13Ezra McKenna131-20-14-42210026
10Derrick Talton Jr.160-10-10-01310020
TOTAL-26-5844.8%10-2441.7%19-2770.4%262310251681

Play-by-Play

1st halfKENTBUFF
  • (20:00) Start game.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (19:59) Jump Ball won by Kent State.
  • Buffalo Bulls logo
    (19:59) Jump Ball lost by Buffalo.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (19:47) Jahari Williamson misses 26-foot three point jumper.
  • Buffalo Bulls logo
    (19:44) Ryan Sabol Defensive Rebound.
  • Buffalo Bulls logo
    (19:29) Daniel Freitag misses 24-foot three point jumper.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (19:26) Jahari Williamson Defensive Rebound.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    +3 (19:11) Delrecco Gillespie makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jahari Williamson assists).
    30
  • Buffalo Bulls logo
    (18:51) Tim Oboh misses layup.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (18:51) Rob Whaley Jr. Block.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (18:48) Rob Whaley Jr. Defensive Rebound.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (18:39) Cian Medley misses 26-foot three point jumper.
  • Buffalo Bulls logo
    (18:36) Noah Batchelor Defensive Rebound.
  • Buffalo Bulls logo
    (18:24) Ryan Sabol misses 27-foot three point jumper.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (18:21) Morgan Safford Defensive Rebound.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (18:13) Cian Medley misses 30-foot three point jumper.
  • Buffalo Bulls logo
    (18:09) Noah Batchelor Defensive Rebound.
  • Buffalo Bulls logo
    +2 (17:53) Tim Oboh makes 4-foot hook shot.
    32
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (17:36) Morgan Safford misses layup.
  • Buffalo Bulls logo
    (17:34) Tim Oboh Defensive Rebound.
  • Buffalo Bulls logo
    +3 (17:18) Daniel Freitag makes 24-foot three point jumper (Ryan Sabol assists).
    35
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (17:17) Foul on Cian Medley.
  • Buffalo Bulls logo
    +1 (17:17) Daniel Freitag makes free throw 1 of 1.
    36
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    +3 (16:57) Morgan Safford makes 26-foot three point jumper (Cian Medley assists).
    66
  • Buffalo Bulls logo
    +3 (16:28) Ryan Sabol makes 25-foot three point jumper (Daniel Freitag assists).
    69
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (16:14) Morgan Safford misses layup.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (16:11) Rob Whaley Jr. Offensive Rebound.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    +2 (16:11) Rob Whaley Jr. makes layup.
    89
  • Buffalo Bulls logo
    (15:56) Ryan Sabol bad pass turnover.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (15:38) Quinn Woidke misses 24-foot three point jumper.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (15:35) Delrecco Gillespie Offensive Rebound.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    +2 (15:33) Delrecco Gillespie makes layup.
    109
  • Buffalo Bulls logo
    (15:18) Mikhail Pocknett misses layup.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (15:15) Rob Whaley Jr. Defensive Rebound.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    +2 (14:49) Rayvon Griffith makes layup (Morgan Safford assists).
    129
  • Buffalo Bulls logo
    (14:32) Derrick Talton Jr. misses 23-foot three point jumper.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (14:30) Delrecco Gillespie Defensive Rebound.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (14:28) Rayvon Griffith misses 24-foot three point jumper.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (14:26) Morgan Safford Offensive Rebound.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (14:24) Quinn Woidke misses 26-foot three point jumper.
  • Buffalo Bulls logo
    (14:21) Mikhail Pocknett Defensive Rebound.
  • Buffalo Bulls logo
    (14:02) Daniel Freitag misses 13-foot jumper.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (13:59) Rob Whaley Jr. Defensive Rebound.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (13:52) Rob Whaley Jr. bad pass turnover.
  • Buffalo Bulls logo
    (13:52) Daniel Freitag Steal.
  • Buffalo Bulls logo
    (13:43) Daniel Freitag misses layup.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (13:43) Rob Whaley Jr. Defensive Rebound.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (13:17) Quinn Woidke bad pass turnover.
  • Buffalo Bulls logo
    (13:17) Derrick Talton Jr. Steal.
  • Buffalo Bulls logo
    (12:54) Daniel Freitag misses 24-foot three point jumper.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (12:50) Morgan Safford Defensive Rebound.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (12:49) Morgan Safford bad pass turnover.
  • Buffalo Bulls logo
    (12:49) Angelo Brizzi Steal.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (12:46) Foul on Brenden Moss.
  • Buffalo Bulls logo
    +1 (12:46) Angelo Brizzi makes free throw 1 of 2.
    1210
  • Buffalo Bulls logo
    +1 (12:46) Angelo Brizzi makes free throw 2 of 2.
    1211
  • Buffalo Bulls logo
    (12:25) Foul on Daniel Freitag.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (12:22) Brenden Moss misses 26-foot three point jumper.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (12:19) Morgan Safford Offensive Rebound.
  • Buffalo Bulls logo
    (12:06) Foul on Ryan Sabol.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (12:03) Brenden Moss misses layup.
  • Buffalo Bulls logo
    (12:03) Tim Oboh Block.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (12:03) Kent State Offensive Rebound.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (12:01) Brenden Moss misses 27-foot three point jumper.
  • Buffalo Bulls logo
    (11:58) Mikhail Pocknett Defensive Rebound.
  • Buffalo Bulls logo
    +2 (11:51) Noah Batchelor makes layup (Derrick Talton Jr. assists).
    1213
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (11:26) Rayvon Griffith misses 24-foot three point jumper.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (11:22) Rayvon Griffith Offensive Rebound.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    +3 (11:14) Brenden Moss makes 30-foot three point jumper.
    1513
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (10:51) Foul on Magnus Entenmann.
  • Buffalo Bulls logo
    +1 (10:51) Tim Oboh makes free throw 1 of 2.
    1514
  • Buffalo Bulls logo
    (10:51) Tim Oboh misses free throw 2 of 2.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (10:50) Jahari Williamson Defensive Rebound.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (10:38) Foul on Magnus Entenmann.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (10:38) Magnus Entenmann turnover.
  • Buffalo Bulls logo
    +2 (10:29) Daniel Freitag makes layup (Ryan Sabol assists).
    1516
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (10:29) Foul on Jahari Williamson.
  • Buffalo Bulls logo
    (10:29) Daniel Freitag misses free throw 1 of 1.
  • Buffalo Bulls logo
    (10:28) Tim Oboh Offensive Rebound.
  • Buffalo Bulls logo
    (10:26) Daniel Freitag misses 26-foot three point jumper.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (10:21) Delrecco Gillespie Defensive Rebound.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    +2 (10:03) Delrecco Gillespie makes layup (Rayvon Griffith assists).
    1716
  • Buffalo Bulls logo
    (9:33) Mikhail Pocknett misses 8-foot jumper.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (9:30) Rob Whaley Jr. Defensive Rebound.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (9:27) Cian Medley bad pass turnover.
  • Buffalo Bulls logo
    (9:27) Ryan Sabol Steal.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (9:15) Foul on Jahari Williamson.
  • Buffalo Bulls logo
    (9:07) Ryan Sabol misses 24-foot three point jumper.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (9:04) Delrecco Gillespie Defensive Rebound.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    +3 (8:58) Rayvon Griffith makes 24-foot three point jumper (Cian Medley assists).
    2016
  • Buffalo Bulls logo
    (8:42) Daniel Freitag misses 26-foot three point jumper.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (8:39) Rayvon Griffith Defensive Rebound.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    +2 (8:26) Delrecco Gillespie makes layup (Cian Medley assists).
    2216
  • Buffalo Bulls logo
    (8:13) Ezra McKenna misses 24-foot three point jumper.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (8:10) Rayvon Griffith Defensive Rebound.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (7:56) Cian Medley misses 27-foot three point jumper.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (7:53) Rob Whaley Jr. Offensive Rebound.
  • Buffalo Bulls logo
    (7:44) Foul on Ezra McKenna.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (7:35) Morgan Safford misses 24-foot three point jumper.
  • Buffalo Bulls logo
    (7:33) Ezra McKenna Defensive Rebound.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (7:33) Foul on Delrecco Gillespie.
  • Buffalo Bulls logo
    +1 (7:33) Ezra McKenna makes free throw 1 of 2.
    2217
  • Buffalo Bulls logo
    +1 (7:33) Ezra McKenna makes free throw 2 of 2.
    2218
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    +2 (7:17) Cian Medley makes 12-foot jumper (Delrecco Gillespie assists).
    2418
  • Buffalo Bulls logo
    (6:58) Ryan Sabol misses layup.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (6:54) Delrecco Gillespie Defensive Rebound.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    +3 (6:40) Quinn Woidke makes 26-foot three point jumper (Morgan Safford assists).
    2718
  • Buffalo Bulls logo
    +2 (6:22) Ezra McKenna makes 13-foot jumper (Daniel Freitag assists).
    2720
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    +3 (6:00) Rob Whaley Jr. makes 29-foot three point jumper (Cian Medley assists).
    3020
  • Buffalo Bulls logo
    (5:35) Daniel Freitag misses 12-foot jumper.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (5:33) Quinn Woidke Defensive Rebound.
  • Buffalo Bulls logo
    (5:24) Foul on Mikhail Pocknett.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    +2 (5:17) Delrecco Gillespie makes 4-foot dunk (Cian Medley assists).
    3220
  • Buffalo Bulls logo
    +2 (4:54) Tim Oboh makes layup (Derrick Talton Jr. assists).
    3222
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (4:34) Rob Whaley Jr. bad pass turnover.
  • Buffalo Bulls logo
    (4:34) Daniel Freitag Steal.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (4:33) Foul on Rob Whaley Jr..
  • Buffalo Bulls logo
    +1 (4:33) Daniel Freitag makes free throw 1 of 2.
    3223
  • Buffalo Bulls logo
    (4:33) Daniel Freitag misses free throw 2 of 2.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (4:32) Delrecco Gillespie Defensive Rebound.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    +2 (4:08) Rob Whaley Jr. makes layup (Cian Medley assists).
    3423
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (3:53) Foul on Quinn Woidke.
  • Buffalo Bulls logo
    (3:53) Angelo Brizzi misses free throw 1 of 1.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (3:51) Morgan Safford Defensive Rebound.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (3:37) Rayvon Griffith bad pass turnover.
  • Buffalo Bulls logo
    (3:37) Angelo Brizzi Steal.
  • Buffalo Bulls logo
    +2 (3:32) Tim Oboh makes layup (Derrick Talton Jr. assists).
    3425
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (3:32) Foul on Cian Medley.
  • Buffalo Bulls logo
    +1 (3:32) Tim Oboh makes free throw 1 of 1.
    3426
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    +2 (3:12) Quinn Woidke makes layup (Delrecco Gillespie assists).
    3626
  • Buffalo Bulls logo
    (3:12) Foul on Derrick Talton Jr..
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    +1 (3:12) Quinn Woidke makes free throw 1 of 1.
    3726
  • Buffalo Bulls logo
    +2 (3:01) Daniel Freitag makes layup (Ryan Sabol assists).
    3728
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (2:30) Morgan Safford misses layup.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (2:30) Morgan Safford Offensive Rebound.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    +2 (2:30) Morgan Safford makes layup.
    3928
  • Buffalo Bulls logo
    (2:30) Foul on Noah Batchelor.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    +1 (2:30) Morgan Safford makes free throw 1 of 1.
    4028
  • Buffalo Bulls logo
    (2:15) Tim Oboh misses layup.
  • Buffalo Bulls logo
    (2:13) Tim Oboh Offensive Rebound.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (2:13) Foul on Morgan Safford.
  • Buffalo Bulls logo
    +1 (2:13) Tim Oboh makes free throw 1 of 2.
    4029
  • Buffalo Bulls logo
    +1 (2:13) Tim Oboh makes free throw 2 of 2.
    4030
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (1:57) Delrecco Gillespie misses 12-foot jumper.
  • Buffalo Bulls logo
    (1:54) Mikhail Pocknett Defensive Rebound.
  • Buffalo Bulls logo
    (1:43) Daniel Freitag misses 10-foot jumper.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (1:39) Quinn Woidke Defensive Rebound.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (1:16) Rob Whaley Jr. misses 10-foot jumper.
  • Buffalo Bulls logo
    (1:14) Mikhail Pocknett Defensive Rebound.
  • Buffalo Bulls logo
    (1:03) Angelo Brizzi misses 11-foot jumper.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (1:00) Delrecco Gillespie Defensive Rebound.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    +2 (0:43) Delrecco Gillespie makes layup (Quinn Woidke assists).
    4230
  • Buffalo Bulls logo
    (0:22) Ryan Sabol bad pass turnover.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (0:22) Delrecco Gillespie Steal.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    +2 (0:17) Rayvon Griffith makes 6-foot dunk (Delrecco Gillespie assists).
    4430
  • Buffalo Bulls logo
    (0:04) Angelo Brizzi misses layup.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (0:04) Delrecco Gillespie Block.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (0:01) Rob Whaley Jr. Defensive Rebound.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (0:00) Rob Whaley Jr. misses 41-foot three point jumper.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (0:00) Kent State Offensive Rebound.
2nd half

Team Stats

87Points81
31-63(49.2%)Field Goal(%)26-58(44.8%)
11-28(39.3%)3-Point(%)10-24(41.7%)
14-18(77.8%)Free Throw(%)19-27(70.4%)
46(13)Rebounds(Offensive)29(6)
25Assists23
3Steals10
3Blocks2
12Turnovers5
19(0)Fouls(Technical)17(0)
15Largest Lead3

Game Details

Tuesday, January 13, 2026 · 6:30 PM
Alumni Arena · Buffalo, NY
attendance: 1,084 (16.0%)
spread: KENT -2.5
over/under: 165.5