Western Michigan 97-64 Buffalo (Feb 18, 2025) Play-by-Play

Western Michigan Broncos

9-17, 6-7 MAC

	1	2	T
WMU	52	45	97
BUF	23	41	64

Buffalo Bulls

8-18, 3-10 MAC

Tyson Dunn missed Three Point Jumper.
Tyson Dunn missed Layup.
Ryan Sabol missed Three Point Jumper.
Noah Batchelor missed Jumper.
Noah Batchelor missed Three Point Jumper.
Ben Michaels made Layup.
Noah Batchelor made Dunk. Assisted by Ben Michaels.
Ryan Sabol missed Three Point Jumper.
Tim Oboh made Layup. Assisted by Omar Migues-Hibeljic.
Anquan Boldin Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
Tim Oboh made Layup. Assisted by Ryan Sabol.
Omar Migues-Hibeljic missed Layup.
Tim Oboh made Layup. Assisted by Kavon Bradford.
Tim Oboh missed Layup.
Ben Michaels missed Layup.
Anquan Boldin Jr. made Layup. Assisted by Ryan Sabol.
Tyson Dunn missed Three Point Jumper.
Kavon Bradford made Layup.
Bryson Wilson missed Three Point Jumper.
Tyson Dunn made Layup.
Tyson Dunn missed Three Point Jumper.
Ben Michaels missed Layup.
Noah Batchelor made Jumper. Assisted by Ben Michaels.
Anquan Boldin Jr. made Layup. Assisted by Ryan Sabol.
Kavon Bradford missed Layup.
Ryan Sabol made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kavon Bradford.
Ryan Sabol missed Three Point Jumper.
Brayden Jackson made Layup. Assisted by Anquan Boldin Jr..
Anquan Boldin Jr. made Layup.
Tim Oboh missed Layup.
Brayden Jackson missed Jumper.
Frederiks Meinarts made Jumper. Assisted by Kavon Bradford.
Kavon Bradford missed Layup.
Brayden Jackson made Two Point Tip Shot.
Kavon Bradford made Layup.
Brayden Jackson made Layup. Assisted by Kavon Bradford.
Omar Migues-Hibeljic missed Three Point Jumper.
Frederiks Meinarts missed Layup.
Sam Akot made Layup.
Frederiks Meinarts missed Jumper.
Frederiks Meinarts made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lloyd McVeigh.
Lloyd McVeigh missed Jumper.
Brayden Jackson missed Three Point Jumper.
Markhi Strickland made Layup. Assisted by Donovan Williams.
Markhi Strickland made Jumper.
Markhi Strickland made Layup.
Donovan Williams made Layup.
Donovan Williams missed Three Point Jumper.
JaVaughn Hannah missed Three Point Jumper.
Markhi Strickland made Layup.
Max Burton made Jumper. Assisted by Donovan Williams.
Markhi Strickland made Jumper. Assisted by Max Burton.
Brandon Muntu missed Three Point Jumper.
Max Burton missed Layup.
Max Burton missed Layup.
Max Burton made Dunk. Assisted by JaVaughn Hannah.
JaVaughn Hannah made Layup. Assisted by Chansey Willis Jr..
Donovan Williams made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Chansey Willis Jr..
JaVaughn Hannah made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Chansey Willis Jr..
Donovan Williams made Layup.
Chansey Willis Jr. missed Jumper.
Markhi Strickland missed Jumper.
Max Burton missed Layup.
Chansey Willis Jr. made Three Point Jumper.
Chansey Willis Jr. made Jumper.
Josh Thomas missed Three Point Jumper.
Donovan Williams missed Three Point Jumper.
Chansey Willis Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
Chansey Willis Jr. missed Jumper.
JaVaughn Hannah made Jumper. Assisted by Chansey Willis Jr..
JaVaughn Hannah made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Donovan Williams.
Donovan Williams made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by JaVaughn Hannah.
Donovan Williams made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Markhi Strickland.
JaVaughn Hannah made Jumper. Assisted by Chansey Willis Jr..
Chansey Willis Jr. missed Jumper.
Max Burton made Layup.
Donovan Williams missed Three Point Jumper.
Markhi Strickland made Jumper.
Markhi Strickland missed Jumper.
Markhi Strickland made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by JaVaughn Hannah.
Donovan Williams missed Layup.
Max Burton made Layup. Assisted by Donovan Williams.
Markhi Strickland missed Layup.
JaVaughn Hannah made Jumper.
Chansey Willis Jr. made Layup.
Donovan Williams missed Layup.
JaVaughn Hannah missed Jumper.
Markhi Strickland made Layup. Assisted by Chansey Willis Jr..
Chansey Willis Jr. made Layup. Assisted by Donovan Williams.
Chansey Willis Jr. missed Layup.
JaVaughn Hannah made Layup.
Donovan Williams made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Chansey Willis Jr..
Brandon Muntu made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by JaVaughn Hannah.
Owen Lobsinger made Layup. Assisted by Max Burton.
Markhi Strickland missed Jumper.
EJ Ryans missed Three Point Jumper.
JaVaughn Hannah missed Three Point Jumper.
Michael Sulaka missed Layup.
Michael Sulaka missed Layup.
Max Burton made Layup. Assisted by Chansey Willis Jr..
Markhi Strickland made Layup.
Brandon Muntu missed Three Point Jumper.
Chansey Willis Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Michael Sulaka.
Chansey Willis Jr. made Three Point Jumper.
JaVaughn Hannah made Layup. Assisted by EJ Ryans.
Josh Thomas made Dunk. Assisted by Michael Sulaka.
Hutch Ward made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Josh Thomas.
Marquese Josephs missed Jumper.
Josh Thomas missed Three Point Jumper.
Hutch Ward missed Three Point Jumper.
Jack Stefanski missed Three Point Jumper.
Michael Sulaka made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Josh Thomas.

W MICHIGAN

BUFFALO

TIME		WMU	BUF
20:00	Start game	0	0
19:59	Jump Ball won by Buffalo	0	0
19:59	Jump Ball lost by Western Michigan	0	0
19:46	Tyson Dunn missed Three Point Jumper.	0	0
19:43	Max Burton Defensive Rebound.	0	0
19:25	Markhi Strickland made Layup. Assisted by Donovan Williams.	2	0
19:06	Tyson Dunn missed Layup.	2	0
19:03	Chansey Willis Jr. Defensive Rebound.	2	0
19:03	Foul on Tyson Dunn.	2	0
19:03	Tyson Dunn subbing out for Buffalo	2	0
19:03	Kavon Bradford subbing in for Buffalo	2	0
18:48	Markhi Strickland made Jumper.	4	0
18:26	Ryan Sabol missed Three Point Jumper.	4	0
18:23	Donovan Williams Defensive Rebound.	4	0
18:03	Donovan Williams Turnover.	4	0
18:03	Kavon Bradford Steal.	4	0
17:56	Noah Batchelor missed Jumper.	4	0
17:53	Donovan Williams Defensive Rebound.	4	0
17:25	Markhi Strickland made Layup.	6	0
17:25	Foul on Kavon Bradford.	6	0
17:25	Kavon Bradford subbing out for Buffalo	6	0
17:25	Tyson Dunn subbing in for Buffalo	6	0
17:25	Max Burton subbing out for Western Michigan	6	0
17:25	Seryee Lewis subbing in for Western Michigan	6	0
17:25	Markhi Strickland made Free Throw.	7	0
17:14	Anquan Boldin Jr. Turnover.	7	0
17:14	Donovan Williams Steal.	7	0
17:09	Donovan Williams made Layup.	9	0
17:08	Buffalo Timeout	9	0
17:08	Anquan Boldin Jr. subbing out for Buffalo	9	0
17:08	Tim Oboh subbing out for Buffalo	9	0
17:08	Ben Michaels subbing in for Buffalo	9	0
17:08	Bryson Wilson subbing in for Buffalo	9	0
16:42	Noah Batchelor missed Three Point Jumper.	9	0
16:40	Ben Michaels Offensive Rebound.	9	0
16:36	Ben Michaels made Layup.	9	2
16:14	Donovan Williams missed Three Point Jumper.	9	2
16:10	Markhi Strickland Offensive Rebound.	9	2
16:09	JaVaughn Hannah missed Three Point Jumper.	9	2
16:06	Bryson Wilson Defensive Rebound.	9	2
15:53	Noah Batchelor made Dunk. Assisted by Ben Michaels.	9	4
15:45	Foul on Seryee Lewis.	9	4
15:45	Seryee Lewis Turnover.	9	4
15:45	Official TV Timeout	9	4
15:45	JaVaughn Hannah subbing out for Western Michigan	9	4
15:45	Seryee Lewis subbing out for Western Michigan	9	4
15:45	Brandon Muntu subbing in for Western Michigan	9	4
15:45	Owen Lobsinger subbing in for Western Michigan	9	4
15:25	Ryan Sabol missed Three Point Jumper.	9	4
15:22	Donovan Williams Defensive Rebound.	9	4
15:13	Markhi Strickland made Layup.	11	4
14:48	Noah Batchelor Turnover.	11	4
14:48	Owen Lobsinger Steal.	11	4
14:30	Foul on Owen Lobsinger.	11	4
14:30	Owen Lobsinger Turnover.	11	4
14:30	Noah Batchelor subbing out for Buffalo	11	4
14:30	Anquan Boldin Jr. subbing in for Buffalo	11	4
14:12	Donovan Williams subbing out for Western Michigan	11	4
14:12	Max Burton subbing in for Western Michigan	11	4
14:04	Anquan Boldin Jr. Turnover.	11	4
14:04	Tyson Dunn subbing out for Buffalo	11	4
14:04	Kavon Bradford subbing in for Buffalo	11	4
14:04	Chansey Willis Jr. subbing out for Western Michigan	11	4
14:04	Owen Lobsinger subbing out for Western Michigan	11	4
14:04	Donovan Williams subbing in for Western Michigan	11	4
14:04	EJ Ryans subbing in for Western Michigan	11	4
13:51	Max Burton made Jumper. Assisted by Donovan Williams.	13	4
13:32	Ryan Sabol Turnover.	13	4
13:32	Max Burton Steal.	13	4
13:15	Markhi Strickland made Jumper. Assisted by Max Burton.	15	4
12:59	Foul on Brandon Muntu.	15	4
12:58	Ryan Sabol made Free Throw.	15	5
12:58	Ryan Sabol made Free Throw.	15	6
12:58	Anquan Boldin Jr. subbing out for Buffalo	15	6
12:58	Noah Batchelor subbing in for Buffalo	15	6
12:58	Markhi Strickland subbing out for Western Michigan	15	6
12:58	JaVaughn Hannah subbing in for Western Michigan	15	6
12:58	Ryan Sabol made Free Throw.	15	7
12:58	Ryan Sabol subbing out for Buffalo	15	7
12:58	Omar Migues-Hibeljic subbing in for Buffalo	15	7
12:40	Brandon Muntu missed Three Point Jumper.	15	7
12:38	Max Burton Offensive Rebound.	15	7
12:37	Max Burton missed Layup.	15	7
12:35	Max Burton Offensive Rebound.	15	7
12:34	Max Burton missed Layup.	15	7
12:31	Kavon Bradford Defensive Rebound.	15	7
12:25	Foul on Brandon Muntu.	15	7
12:25	Ben Michaels subbing out for Buffalo	15	7
12:25	Tim Oboh subbing in for Buffalo	15	7
12:25	Brandon Muntu subbing out for Western Michigan	15	7
12:25	Markhi Strickland subbing in for Western Michigan	15	7
12:16	Tim Oboh made Layup. Assisted by Omar Migues-Hibeljic.	15	9
12:16	Foul on EJ Ryans.	15	9
12:16	EJ Ryans subbing out for Western Michigan	15	9
12:16	Chansey Willis Jr. subbing in for Western Michigan	15	9
12:16	Tim Oboh made Free Throw.	15	10
11:58	Max Burton made Dunk. Assisted by JaVaughn Hannah.	17	10
11:39	Bryson Wilson Turnover.	17	10
11:39	Chansey Willis Jr. Steal.	17	10
11:33	JaVaughn Hannah made Layup. Assisted by Chansey Willis Jr..	19	10
11:20	Foul on JaVaughn Hannah.	19	10
11:20	Official TV Timeout	19	10
11:20	Omar Migues-Hibeljic subbing out for Buffalo	19	10
11:20	Bryson Wilson subbing out for Buffalo	19	10
11:20	Kavon Bradford subbing out for Buffalo	19	10
11:20	Ryan Sabol subbing in for Buffalo	19	10
11:20	Anquan Boldin Jr. subbing in for Buffalo	19	10
11:20	Tyson Dunn subbing in for Buffalo	19	10
11:12	Anquan Boldin Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.	19	10
11:10	Chansey Willis Jr. Defensive Rebound.	19	10
10:44	Donovan Williams made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Chansey Willis Jr..	22	10
10:25	Tim Oboh made Layup. Assisted by Ryan Sabol.	22	12
10:08	JaVaughn Hannah made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Chansey Willis Jr..	25	12
9:50	Tyson Dunn Turnover.	25	12
9:50	Donovan Williams Steal.	25	12
9:46	Donovan Williams made Layup.	27	12
9:46	Buffalo Timeout	27	12
9:46	Noah Batchelor subbing out for Buffalo	27	12
9:46	Ryan Sabol subbing out for Buffalo	27	12
9:46	Tyson Dunn subbing out for Buffalo	27	12
9:46	Omar Migues-Hibeljic subbing in for Buffalo	27	12
9:46	Ben Michaels subbing in for Buffalo	27	12
9:46	Kavon Bradford subbing in for Buffalo	27	12
9:46	Max Burton subbing out for Western Michigan	27	12
9:46	Owen Lobsinger subbing in for Western Michigan	27	12
9:29	Omar Migues-Hibeljic missed Layup.	27	12
9:27	Chansey Willis Jr. Defensive Rebound.	27	12
9:22	Chansey Willis Jr. missed Jumper.	27	12
9:19	JaVaughn Hannah Offensive Rebound.	27	12
9:06	Markhi Strickland missed Jumper.	27	12
9:02	Tim Oboh Defensive Rebound.	27	12
8:54	Foul on Owen Lobsinger.	27	12
8:54	Kavon Bradford missed Free Throw.	27	12
8:54	Buffalo Deadball Team Rebound.	27	12
8:54	Owen Lobsinger subbing out for Western Michigan	27	12
8:54	Max Burton subbing in for Western Michigan	27	12
8:54	Kavon Bradford made Free Throw.	27	13
8:37	Max Burton missed Layup.	27	13
8:37	Anquan Boldin Jr. Block.	27	13
8:27	Tim Oboh Defensive Rebound.	27	13
8:26	Tim Oboh made Layup. Assisted by Kavon Bradford.	27	15
8:13	Chansey Willis Jr. made Three Point Jumper.	30	15
7:53	Kavon Bradford Turnover.	30	15
7:53	Official TV Timeout	30	15
7:53	JaVaughn Hannah subbing out for Western Michigan	30	15
7:53	Josh Thomas subbing in for Western Michigan	30	15
7:35	Chansey Willis Jr. made Jumper.	32	15
7:12	Tim Oboh missed Layup.	32	15
7:10	Donovan Williams Defensive Rebound.	32	15
7:01	Josh Thomas missed Three Point Jumper.	32	15
7:00	Markhi Strickland Offensive Rebound.	32	15
7:00	Foul on Omar Migues-Hibeljic.	32	15
6:52	Donovan Williams missed Three Point Jumper.	32	15
6:48	Tim Oboh Defensive Rebound.	32	15
6:38	Omar Migues-Hibeljic subbing out for Buffalo	32	15
6:38	Kavon Bradford subbing out for Buffalo	32	15
6:38	Noah Batchelor subbing in for Buffalo	32	15
6:38	Tyson Dunn subbing in for Buffalo	32	15
6:38	Chansey Willis Jr. subbing out for Western Michigan	32	15
6:38	Owen Lobsinger subbing in for Western Michigan	32	15
6:38	Max Burton subbing out for Western Michigan	32	15
6:38	Chansey Willis Jr. subbing in for Western Michigan	32	15
6:16	Ben Michaels missed Layup.	32	15
6:13	Donovan Williams Defensive Rebound.	32	15
6:13	Foul on Anquan Boldin Jr..	32	15
6:13	Tim Oboh subbing out for Buffalo	32	15
6:13	Ryan Sabol subbing in for Buffalo	32	15
5:54	Foul on Ben Michaels.	32	15
5:54	Markhi Strickland subbing out for Western Michigan	32	15
5:54	JaVaughn Hannah subbing in for Western Michigan	32	15
5:47	Chansey Willis Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.	32	15
5:45	Tyson Dunn Defensive Rebound.	32	15
5:35	Anquan Boldin Jr. made Layup. Assisted by Ryan Sabol.	32	17
5:20	Chansey Willis Jr. missed Jumper.	32	17
5:15	Owen Lobsinger Offensive Rebound.	32	17
5:15	Noah Batchelor subbing out for Buffalo	32	17
5:15	Bryson Wilson subbing in for Buffalo	32	17
5:15	Owen Lobsinger subbing out for Western Michigan	32	17
5:15	Max Burton subbing in for Western Michigan	32	17
5:13	JaVaughn Hannah made Jumper. Assisted by Chansey Willis Jr..	34	17
4:53	Bryson Wilson Turnover.	34	17
4:53	Bryson Wilson subbing out for Buffalo	34	17
4:53	Omar Migues-Hibeljic subbing in for Buffalo	34	17
4:53	Josh Thomas subbing out for Western Michigan	34	17
4:53	Markhi Strickland subbing in for Western Michigan	34	17
4:43	JaVaughn Hannah made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Donovan Williams.	37	17
4:26	Tyson Dunn missed Three Point Jumper.	37	17
4:23	Donovan Williams Defensive Rebound.	37	17
3:59	Donovan Williams made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by JaVaughn Hannah.	40	17
3:38	Tyson Dunn Turnover.	40	17
3:38	Chansey Willis Jr. Steal.	40	17
3:33	Donovan Williams made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Markhi Strickland.	43	17
3:31	Buffalo Timeout	43	17
3:31	Official TV Timeout	43	17
3:31	Ryan Sabol subbing out for Buffalo	43	17
3:31	Anquan Boldin Jr. subbing out for Buffalo	43	17
3:31	Tyson Dunn subbing out for Buffalo	43	17
3:31	Ben Michaels subbing out for Buffalo	43	17
3:31	Noah Batchelor subbing in for Buffalo	43	17
3:31	Frederiks Meinarts subbing in for Buffalo	43	17
3:31	Kavon Bradford subbing in for Buffalo	43	17
3:31	Tim Oboh subbing in for Buffalo	43	17
3:24	Kavon Bradford made Layup.	43	19
3:09	JaVaughn Hannah made Jumper. Assisted by Chansey Willis Jr..	45	19
3:00	Foul on Chansey Willis Jr..	45	19
3:00	Omar Migues-Hibeljic subbing out for Buffalo	45	19
3:00	Ryan Sabol subbing in for Buffalo	45	19
3:00	Kavon Bradford made Free Throw.	45	20
3:00	Kavon Bradford made Free Throw.	45	21
2:47	Chansey Willis Jr. missed Jumper.	45	21
2:44	Max Burton Offensive Rebound.	45	21
2:44	Max Burton made Layup.	47	21
2:34	Kavon Bradford Turnover.	47	21
2:34	JaVaughn Hannah Steal.	47	21
2:30	JaVaughn Hannah Turnover.	47	21
2:30	Kavon Bradford Steal.	47	21
2:23	Foul on Markhi Strickland.	47	21
2:23	Kavon Bradford missed Free Throw.	47	21
2:23	Buffalo Deadball Team Rebound.	47	21
2:23	Tim Oboh subbing out for Buffalo	47	21
2:23	Ben Michaels subbing in for Buffalo	47	21
2:23	Kavon Bradford missed Free Throw.	47	21
2:21	Max Burton Defensive Rebound.	47	21
2:04	Markhi Strickland Turnover.	47	21
2:04	Noah Batchelor Steal.	47	21
2:04	Kavon Bradford subbing out for Buffalo	47	21
2:04	Tyson Dunn subbing in for Buffalo	47	21
2:04	Max Burton subbing out for Western Michigan	47	21
2:04	Michael Sulaka subbing in for Western Michigan	47	21
1:49	Frederiks Meinarts Turnover.	47	21
1:34	Donovan Williams missed Three Point Jumper.	47	21
1:32	Markhi Strickland Offensive Rebound.	47	21
1:28	Markhi Strickland made Jumper.	49	21
0:59	Foul on Chansey Willis Jr..	49	21
0:59	Frederiks Meinarts made Free Throw.	49	22
0:59	Noah Batchelor subbing out for Buffalo	49	22
0:59	Anquan Boldin Jr. subbing in for Buffalo	49	22
0:59	Chansey Willis Jr. subbing out for Western Michigan	49	22
0:59	Michael Sulaka subbing out for Western Michigan	49	22
0:59	EJ Ryans subbing in for Western Michigan	49	22
0:59	Jack Stefanski subbing in for Western Michigan	49	22
0:59	Frederiks Meinarts made Free Throw.	49	23
0:59	Frederiks Meinarts subbing out for Buffalo	49	23
0:59	Bryson Wilson subbing in for Buffalo	49	23
0:42	Markhi Strickland missed Jumper.	49	23
0:42	Bryson Wilson Block.	49	23
0:37	Jack Stefanski Offensive Rebound.	49	23
0:33	Markhi Strickland made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by JaVaughn Hannah.	52	23
0:03	Bryson Wilson missed Three Point Jumper.	52	23
0:03	Western Michigan Defensive Rebound.	52	23
0:00	End of 1st half	52	23

Michael Sulaka gets up for the beautiful flush

0:22

Josh Thomas elevates for slam dunk vs. Buffalo Bulls

0:19

Tim Oboh elevates for the big-time block

0:15

Alumni Arena

7:00 PM, February 18, 2025Coverage: ESPN+

Buffalo, NY

Line: WMU -2.5

Over/Under: 155.5

Attendance: 1,599

Referees:
Ron Tyburski
Greg Langsdorf
Mason Siler

Team	CONF	GB	OVR
Akron	17-1	-	28-7
Miami (OH)	14-4	3	25-9
Kent State	11-7	6	24-12
Toledo	10-8	7	18-15
Ohio	10-8	7	16-16
Eastern Michigan	9-9	8	16-16
Western Michigan	9-9	8	12-20
Bowling Green	8-10	9	14-18
Ball State	7-11	10	14-17
Central Michigan	7-11	10	14-17
Buffalo	4-14	13	9-22
Northern Illinois	2-16	15	6-25

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