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L 90-95
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W 69-50
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W 61-59
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L 68-71
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L 72-74
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McCrea powers Buffalo past Cent. Michigan 74-72 OT

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) Javon McCrea scored six of his 21 points in overtime as Buffalo defeated Central Michigan 74-72 Monday night in the opening round of the Mid-American Conference tournament.

McCrea went 8-of-10 shooting to go with eight rebounds, four blocks and three steals. Will Regan added 15 points, Tony Watson 14 and Raphell Thomas-Edwards came off the bench to score 10 for the eighth-seeded Bulls, who snapped a two-game losing streak.

The game saw 18 lead changes in regulation before Kyle Randall's 3-pointer drew it to 67-all with 21 seconds left - the 11th tie of the night.

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Chippewas Headlines
Leaders
Points: K. Randall18.7
Rebounds: J. Simons4.9
Assists: C. Fowler5.7
FG%: K. Randall42.3%
FT%: K. Randall85.5%
3P%: K. Randall39.3%
Steals: C. Fowler1.4
Blocks: Z. Saylor0.8
Mid-American Standings
 ConferenceOverall
  W-L W-L
East
Akron 14-2 26-7
Ohio 14-2 24-10
Kent State 9-7 21-14
Buffalo 7-9 14-20
Bowling Green 7-9 13-19
Miami (OH) 3-13 9-22
West
Western Michigan 10-6 22-13
Toledo 10-6 15-13
Ball State 8-8 15-15
Eastern Michigan 7-9 16-18
Central Michigan 4-12 11-20
Northern Illinois 3-13 5-25
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Offense (Rank)
Points: 67.5 (167)
Rebounds: 10.6 (200)
Assists: 13.0 (145)
FG%: 40.9% (282)
FT%: 72.9% (56)
3P%: 33.2% (218)
Defense (Rank)
Points: 71.8 (295)
Rebounds: 21.0 (319)
Assists: 15.0 (317)
FG%: 47.8% (337)
FT%: 67.8% (84)
3P%: 37.6% (326)
AP Rankings
Rank School Rec
1 Gonzaga32-3
2 Louisville35-5
3 Kansas31-6
4 Indiana29-7
5 Miami (FL)29-7
6 Duke30-6
7 Ohio State29-8
8 Georgetown25-7
9 Michigan State27-9
10 Michigan31-8
10 New Mexico29-6
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Coaches Rankings
Rank School Rec
1 Louisville35-5
2 Michigan31-8
3 Syracuse30-10
4 Wichita State30-9
5 Duke30-6
6 Ohio State29-8
7 Indiana29-7
8 Kansas31-6
9 Florida29-8
10 Miami (FL)29-7
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