Buffalo Bulls

MAC Championship · Quarterfinal

Ugh, no.

Buffalo Bulls lost to the Akron Zips

17-15 70 – 73

27-5

Final · Thu, Mar 12

Game Details

Rocket Arena (Cleveland) · ESPN+

Highlights

Johnson's 25 help Akron defeat Buffalo 73-70 in Mid-American Conference Tournament

Tavari Johnson had 25 points in Akron's 73-70 win against Buffalo on Thursday in the Mid-American Conference Tournament.

Recap via ESPN

0:18 Tim Oboh drains bucket vs Akron Zips

0:20 Angelo Brizzi knocks down shot

0:22 Angelo Brizzi drops in the smooth shot

0:25 Amani Lyles slams it home with authority

Clips play on ESPN

Line Score

	1	2	T
BUF	29	41	70
AKR	42	31	73

Game Flow

BUF AKR

H1H2

12-0Biggest Run11-0

5Largest Lead16

6 lead changes · tied 2 times

Win Probability · Buffalo Bulls

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Game Leaders

Buffalo Bulls

Ryan Sabol · 24Points
Derrick Talton Jr. · 6Assists
Tim Oboh · 12Rebounds

Akron Zips

Tavari Johnson · 25Points
Shammah Scott · 3Assists
Amani Lyles · 16Rebounds

2025-26 Mid-American Conference Standings

Team	GB
Miami (OH)	-
Akron	1
Kent State	4
Toledo	7
Bowling Green	9
Ohio	9
Buffalo	11
Massachusetts	11
Ball State	11
Central Michigan	12
Western Michigan	14
Eastern Michigan	14
Northern Illinois	10

Team Stats

Buffalo BullsAkron Zips

Shooting

25-54, 46% Field Goals 27-59, 46%

10-27, 37% 3-Pointers 8-24, 33%

10-20, 50% Free Throws 11-18, 61%

Possessions

33 Rebounds 36

6 Offensive Rebounds 10

13 Assists 12

7 Steals 9

1 Blocks 2

13 Turnovers 11

17 Fouls 16

Scoring

30 Points in Paint 32

8 Fast Break Points 18

5 Largest Lead 16

Box Score

Buffalo Bulls ▾

Starters	PTS	REB	AST	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF
T. ObohC	12	12	0	30	6-9	0-0	0-5	3	3	1	1	11	3
D. Talton Jr.G	6	0	6	37	2-7	0-0	2-2	1	0	0	0	0	4
R. SabolG	24	4	3	36	8-19	6-15	2-2	5	1	0	0	4	2
N. BatchelorG	9	4	2	35	3-5	3-5	0-0	1	1	0	2	2	1
A. BrizziG	17	2	2	32	6-12	1-5	4-7	2	2	0	0	2	3
Bench
M. ButeliauskasF	0	1	0	7	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	0
E. McKennaF	0	3	0	10	0-2	0-2	0-2	0	0	0	0	3	2
K. JonesG	2	2	0	13	0-0	0-0	2-2	1	0	0	0	2	2
A. VlajicF	DNP: Did not play
M. PocknettF	DNP: Did not play
E. RomanoG	DNP: Did not play
D. ShaoG	DNP: Did not play
O. Migues-HibeljicG	DNP: Did not play
D. FreitagG	DNP: Did not play
Team	70	33	13		25-54	10-27	10-20	13	7	1	6	27	17

Akron Zips ▾

Starters	PTS	REB	AST	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF
A. LylesF	12	16	2	34	5-11	0-5	2-6	2	2	1	7	9	3
Z. HalliganF	0	0	0	6	0-1	0-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	2
E. MahaffeyF	10	8	3	34	4-8	1-1	1-2	1	2	0	2	6	1
T. JohnsonG	25	2	2	38	8-16	3-7	6-7	5	2	1	1	1	1
B. HardmanG	5	1	0	17	2-4	1-3	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Bench
M. Musiime-KamaliF	0	0	0	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	2
E. MahaffeyG	3	2	1	19	1-1	0-0	1-2	0	0	0	0	2	3
S. YoungG	6	4	1	21	2-5	1-3	1-1	0	3	0	0	4	1
S. ScottG	12	3	3	28	5-13	2-4	0-0	1	0	0	0	3	3
R. BriscoF	DNP: Did not play
C. BarreF	DNP: Did not play
O. StankovicF	DNP: Did not play
J. HendersonG	DNP: Did not play
T. PerkinsG	DNP: Did not play
C. GroceG	DNP: Did not play
C. HeadG	DNP: Did not play
Team	73	36	12		27-59	8-24	11-18	11	9	2	10	26	16

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