Kent State Golden Flashes vs. Buffalo Bulls

Jan 13, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
KENT	44	43	87
BUFF	30	51	81

Game Recap

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	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
2Rob Whaley Jr.	33	6-14	1-3	3-5	10	2	1	1	3	2	16
23Delrecco Gillespie	40	9-12	1-1	1-1	15	5	1	2	1	2	20
25Jahari Williamson	10	0-1	0-1	0-0	2	1	0	0	0	2	0
1Cian Medley	32	4-10	2-7	5-6	0	12	0	0	2	4	15
8Morgan Safford	32	2-7	1-2	4-5	10	2	1	0	2	2	9
14Magnus Entenmann	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0
0Rayvon Griffith	19	4-7	1-4	0-0	5	2	0	0	2	1	9
6Quinn Woidke	29	5-8	4-7	1-1	2	1	0	0	1	3	15
5Brenden Moss	3	1-4	1-3	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3
TOTAL	-	31-6349.2%	11-2839.3%	14-1877.8%	44	25	3	3	12	19	87

BUFFALO	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
33Tim Oboh	26	4-8	0-0	5-9	5	1	0	2	1	2	13
2Ryan Sabol	36	6-12	4-8	0-0	2	6	1	0	2	3	16
1Noah Batchelor	24	2-3	0-1	2-2	6	0	0	0	0	1	6
5Daniel Freitag	38	11-26	6-13	5-8	3	7	3	0	1	1	33
14Angelo Brizzi	29	1-3	0-0	2-3	2	3	4	0	1	3	4
3Mikhail Pocknett	18	1-3	0-0	1-1	5	1	0	0	0	2	3
13Ezra McKenna	13	1-2	0-1	4-4	2	2	1	0	0	2	6
10Derrick Talton Jr.	16	0-1	0-1	0-0	1	3	1	0	0	2	0

TOTAL	-	26-5844.8%	10-2441.7%	19-2770.4%	26	23	10	2	5	16	81

Play-by-Play

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1st halfKENTBUFF

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

2nd half

Team Stats

KENT

BUFF

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%)

tv: ESPN+

spread: KENT -2.5

over/under: 165.5