Buffalo 73-67 Northern Illinois (Feb 11, 2025) Play-by-Play

Buffalo Bulls

8-16, 3-8 Conference

	1	2	T
BUF	32	41	73
NIU	21	46	67

TIME	BUF	NIU
19:41	Tyson Dunn made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Noah Batchelor.	3	0
19:31	Nasir Muhammad Turnover.	3	0
19:31	Anquan Boldin Jr. Steal.	3	0
19:27	Anquan Boldin Jr. made Layup.	5	0
19:11	Quaran McPherson missed Three Point Jumper.	5	0
19:08	Noah Batchelor Defensive Rebound.	5	0
19:01	Tyson Dunn Turnover.	5	0
18:50	James Dent Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.	5	0
18:47	Ben Michaels Defensive Rebound.	5	0
18:34	Ben Michaels missed Layup.	5	0
18:32	Quaran McPherson Defensive Rebound.	5	0
18:09	Northern Illinois Timeout	5	0
18:04	Ethan Butler made Layup.	5	2
17:46	Noah Batchelor missed Three Point Jumper.	5	2
17:44	James Dent Jr. Defensive Rebound.	5	2
17:30	Quaran McPherson made Layup.	5	4
17:13	Ben Michaels missed Layup.	5	4
17:13	Quentin Jones Block.	5	4
17:09	Quaran McPherson Defensive Rebound.	5	4
17:02	Quentin Jones made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ethan Butler.	5	7
16:49	Tyson Dunn Turnover.	5	7
16:49	Quentin Jones Steal.	5	7
16:44	Nasir Muhammad missed Three Point Jumper.	5	7
16:40	Tyson Dunn Defensive Rebound.	5	7
16:26	Ryan Sabol Turnover.	5	7
16:26	Quaran McPherson Steal.	5	7
16:20	Quaran McPherson missed Three Point Jumper.	5	7
16:18	Noah Batchelor Defensive Rebound.	5	7
15:57	Tyson Dunn made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ben Michaels.	8	7
15:51	Foul on Ryan Sabol.	8	7
15:51	Official TV Timeout	8	7
15:30	Kailon Nicholls Turnover.	8	7
15:01	Tyson Dunn missed Three Point Jumper.	8	7
14:58	Kailon Nicholls Defensive Rebound.	8	7
14:54	Foul on Ethan Butler.	8	7
14:54	Ethan Butler Turnover.	8	7
14:44	Tim Oboh made Dunk. Assisted by Tyson Dunn.	10	7
14:28	James Dent Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.	10	7
14:25	Tyson Dunn Defensive Rebound.	10	7
14:17	Tyson Dunn made Layup.	12	7
13:57	James Dent Jr. made Jumper.	12	9
13:40	Omar Migues-Hibeljic made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tyson Dunn.	15	9
13:28	Quentin Jones missed Three Point Jumper.	15	9
13:26	Noah Batchelor Defensive Rebound.	15	9
13:11	Omar Migues-Hibeljic Turnover.	15	9
12:55	James Dent Jr. made Jumper.	15	11
12:28	Omar Migues-Hibeljic missed Jumper.	15	11
12:26	Ethan Butler Defensive Rebound.	15	11
12:19	James Dent Jr. Turnover.	15	11
11:56	Ben Michaels made Layup.	17	11
11:35	Nasir Muhammad missed Three Point Jumper.	17	11
11:33	Ben Michaels Defensive Rebound.	17	11
11:16	Ryan Sabol made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Noah Batchelor.	20	11
11:15	Northern Illinois Timeout	20	11
11:15	Official TV Timeout	20	11
10:50	Quaran McPherson made Layup.	20	13
10:33	Bryson Wilson Turnover.	20	13
10:13	Nasir Muhammad missed Jumper.	20	13
10:10	Ryan Sabol Defensive Rebound.	20	13
9:44	Ryan Sabol made Jumper.	22	13
9:30	Quentin Jones missed Three Point Jumper.	22	13
9:27	Kavon Bradford Defensive Rebound.	22	13
9:23	Kavon Bradford missed Layup.	22	13
9:23	Ethan Butler Block.	22	13
9:20	Kavon Bradford Offensive Rebound.	22	13
9:19	Kavon Bradford missed Jumper.	22	13
9:16	Bryson Wilson Offensive Rebound.	22	13
9:01	Kavon Bradford Turnover.	22	13
9:01	Quentin Jones Steal.	22	13
8:53	Quentin Jones Turnover.	22	13
8:42	Ryan Sabol missed Three Point Jumper.	22	13
8:40	Anquan Boldin Jr. Offensive Rebound.	22	13
8:30	Bryson Wilson missed Jumper.	22	13
8:27	Ben Michaels Offensive Rebound.	22	13
8:19	Bryson Wilson missed Layup.	22	13
8:17	Tsvet Sotirov Defensive Rebound.	22	13
7:55	Nasir Muhammad Turnover.	22	13
7:55	Official TV Timeout	22	13
7:46	Tyson Dunn Turnover.	22	13
7:15	Nasir Muhammad Turnover.	22	13
7:15	Tim Oboh Steal.	22	13
7:00	Foul on Ethan Butler.	22	13
7:00	Tim Oboh made Free Throw.	23	13
6:59	Tim Oboh missed Free Throw.	23	13
6:55	Tim Oboh Offensive Rebound.	23	13
6:53	Tim Oboh missed Layup.	23	13
6:50	Quentin Jones Defensive Rebound.	23	13
6:23	James Dent Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.	23	13
6:19	Quaran McPherson Offensive Rebound.	23	13
6:17	Quaran McPherson made Layup.	23	15
5:57	Omar Migues-Hibeljic missed Jumper.	23	15
5:54	Ethan Butler Defensive Rebound.	23	15
5:47	Quaran McPherson made Jumper.	23	17
5:45	Buffalo Timeout	23	17
5:21	Tyson Dunn Turnover.	23	17
5:21	Quaran McPherson Steal.	23	17
5:02	James Dent Jr. Turnover.	23	17
4:45	Ryan Sabol missed Three Point Jumper.	23	17
4:42	Quentin Jones Defensive Rebound.	23	17
4:31	Quentin Jones missed Jumper.	23	17
4:27	Noah Batchelor Defensive Rebound.	23	17
4:14	Noah Batchelor made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Anquan Boldin Jr..	26	17
3:54	Tsvet Sotirov missed Three Point Jumper.	26	17
3:51	Tim Oboh Defensive Rebound.	26	17
3:39	Tim Oboh missed Layup.	26	17
3:37	Quentin Jones Defensive Rebound.	26	17
3:32	Quentin Jones made Layup.	26	19
3:09	Tyson Dunn missed Three Point Jumper.	26	19
3:06	James Dent Jr. Defensive Rebound.	26	19
3:02	James Dent Jr. missed Layup.	26	19
2:59	Tim Oboh Defensive Rebound.	26	19
2:44	Tim Oboh made Layup.	28	19
2:27	James Dent Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.	28	19
2:24	Tyson Dunn Defensive Rebound.	28	19
2:10	Anquan Boldin Jr. missed Layup.	28	19
2:10	Tsvet Sotirov Block.	28	19
2:07	Tsvet Sotirov Defensive Rebound.	28	19
2:01	Quaran McPherson made Layup.	28	21
1:45	Tyson Dunn made Layup.	30	21
1:24	Quaran McPherson Turnover.	30	21
1:24	Noah Batchelor Steal.	30	21
0:57	Ryan Sabol made Layup.	32	21
0:30	James Dent Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.	32	21
0:29	Northern Illinois Offensive Rebound.	32	21
0:29	Foul on Ryan Sabol.	32	21
0:29	Official TV Timeout	32	21
0:06	Quentin Jones Turnover.	32	21
0:06	Noah Batchelor Steal.	32	21
0:01	Tyson Dunn missed Three Point Jumper.	32	21
0:01	Northern Illinois Defensive Rebound.	32	21
0:00	End of 1st half	32	21

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NIU Convocation Center

7:00 PM, February 11, 2025Coverage: ESPN+

Dekalb, IL

Line: NIU -1.5

Over/Under: 153.5

Attendance: 1,014

Referees:
Todd Von Sossan
Chad Barlow
Tony Meeks

Team	CONF	GB	OVR
Akron	13-1	-	21-6
Miami (OH)	11-3	2	20-7
Toledo	9-5	4	16-11
Ohio	9-5	4	15-12
Kent State	8-6	5	18-9
Ball State	7-7	6	14-13
Eastern Michigan	7-7	6	14-13
Western Michigan	6-8	7	9-18
Central Michigan	5-9	8	12-15
Bowling Green	5-9	8	11-16
Buffalo	3-11	10	8-19
Northern Illinois	1-13	12	5-22

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