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Buffalo heads to MAC final with 78-61 win over Kent State | |
CLEVELAND (AP) Jeremy Harris scored 22 points and CJ Massinburg scored 14 and Buffalo beat Kent State 78-61 on Friday and advanced to the Mid-American Conference Tournament title game. The top-seeded Bulls (25-8) will play Friday night's other semifinal winner between second seed Toledo and No. 3 Eastern Michigan. Buffalo used a 14-4 run and led 31-17 with just more than four minutes before halftime. Jaylin Walker's 3 as time expired brought Kent State within 39-29. Harris made a pair of 3-pointers as the Bulls went on a 16-9 run for a 17-point lead with 14 1/2 minutes to play and stayed ahead by double digits the rest of the way. MORE | |
| Leaders | |||||
| Points: | J. Walker | 16.6 | |||
| Rebounds: | A. De La Rosa | 7.6 | |||
| Assists: | J. Avery | 3.6 | |||
| FG%: | J. Walker | 38.0% | |||
| FT%: | J. Walker | 78.8% | |||
| 3P%: | J. Avery | 37.4% | |||
| Steals: | K. Zabo | 1.1 | |||
| Blocks: | D. Pippen | 1.6 | |||
| AP Rankings | |||
| Rank | School | Rec | |
| 1 | Virginia | 31-3 | |
| 2 | Villanova | 36-4 | |
| 3 | Xavier | 29-6 | |
| 4 | Kansas | 31-8 | |
| 5 | Michigan State | 30-5 | |
| 6 | Cincinnati | 31-5 | |
| 7 | Michigan | 33-8 | |
| 8 | Gonzaga | 32-5 | |
| 9 | Duke | 29-8 | |
| 10 | North Carolina | 26-11 | |
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| Coaches Rankings | |||
| Rank | School | Rec | |
| 1 | Villanova | 36-4 | |
| 2 | Michigan | 33-8 | |
| 3 | Kansas | 31-8 | |
| 4 | Duke | 29-8 | |
| 5 | Virginia | 31-3 | |
| 6 | Texas Tech | 27-10 | |
| 7 | Loyola Chicago | 32-6 | |
| 8 | Xavier | 29-6 | |
| 9 | Purdue | 30-7 | |
| 10 | Gonzaga | 32-5 | |
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| Mid-American Standings | ||
| Conference | Overall | |
| W-L | W-L | |
| East | ||
| Buffalo | 15-3 | 27-9 |
| Kent State | 9-9 | 17-17 |
| Miami (OH) | 8-10 | 16-18 |
| Bowling Green | 7-11 | 16-16 |
| Ohio | 7-11 | 14-17 |
| Akron | 6-12 | 14-18 |
| West | ||
| Toledo | 13-5 | 23-11 |
| Eastern Michigan | 11-7 | 22-13 |
| Ball State | 10-8 | 19-13 |
| Western Michigan | 9-9 | 17-15 |
| Central Michigan | 7-11 | 21-15 |
| Northern Illinois | 6-12 | 13-19 |
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| Offense (Rank) | |||||
| Points: | 73.0 (196) | ||||
| Rebounds: | 11.5 (78) | ||||
| Assists: | 11.6 (310) | ||||
| FG%: | 42.5% (284) | ||||
| FT%: | 72.8% (118) | ||||
| 3P%: | 32.6% (301) | ||||
| Defense (Rank) | |||||
| Points: | 73.6 (208) | ||||
| Rebounds: | 24.4 (238) | ||||
| Assists: | 13.8 (208) | ||||
| FG%: | 44.6% (216) | ||||
| FT%: | 71.6% (211) | ||||
| 3P%: | 33.7% (111) | ||||
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