Scores

Final

Miami (OH) 74

(9-18, 5-9 MAC)

Buffalo 84

(17-9, 10-4 MAC)

3:00 PM ET, February 25, 2012

Alumni Arena, Buffalo, NY

1 2 T
M-OH 33 4174
BUFF 33 5184

Top Performers

Miami (OH): J. Mavunga 20 Pts, 2 Reb, 5 Ast

Buffalo: M. Watt 28 Pts, 5 Reb, 4 Ast, 1 Stl, 3 Blk

Buffalo 84, Miami (Ohio) 74

Associated Press

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Mitchell Watt scored 28 points and Zach Filzen had a big second half in Buffalo's 84-74 victory Saturday over Miami (Ohio) in Mid-American Conference action.

Mitchell hit 11 of 16 field goal attempts, grabbed five rebounds, made four assists and blocked three shots for the Bulls (17-9, 10-4). Javon McCrea added 12 points and Filzen 16, 13 in the second half.

Julian Mavunga led Miami (Ohio) with 20 points. Jon Harris and Brian Sullivan scored 16 and 14 points, respectively.

The teams were tied 33-33 at halftime.

Filzen scored 13 of his 16 points in the game's last 10:48. With the score tied at 51-all, the guard hit two treys, sandwiching them around Dave Barnett's 3-pointer to make it 60-53.

Miami (9-18, 5-9) got within four, but Filzen hit two foul shots, then a trey for a 66-60 lead. His last two free throws made it 77-64 with 1:36 left.

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Team Stat Comparison

 
M-OH
BUFF
Points 74 84
FG Made-Attempted 28-54 (.519) 29-58 (.500)
3P Made-Attempted 9-23 (.391) 8-21 (.381)
FT Made-Attempted 9-15 (.600) 18-27 (.667)
Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) 21 (0/0) 13 (0/0)
Largest Lead 6 13

Game Leaders

 
M-OH
BUFF
PointsJ. Mavunga 20M. Watt 28
ReboundsQ. Rollins 7D. Barnett 6
AssistsJ. Mavunga 5J. Oldham 10
StealsQ. Rollins 1J. Oldham 2
Team Stats: Miami (OH) | Buffalo

2011-12 Season

DATEGAMELINKS
Jan 14, 2012 @M-OH 52, BUFF 51Recap
» Feb 25, 2012 @BUFF 84, M-OH 74Recap

Next 5 Games

M-OH
BUFF
02/29 @BGSU 7:00pm
03/03 OHIO 12:00pm
03/05 @TOL 7:00pm
11/09 @NCST 7:00pm
11/13 GRAM 7:00pm
 02/29 @AKR 7:00pm
03/03 BGSU 6:00pm
03/09 OHIO 9:50pm
03/14 @AMER 7:30pm
03/17 @OAK 2:00pm
Complete Schedule: Miami (OH) | Buffalo

Mid-American - East Standings

TEAMCONF W-LTOTAL W-L
Ohio11-527-7
Akron13-322-11
Kent State10-621-11
Buffalo12-419-10
Bowling Green9-716-15
Miami (OH)5-119-21
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