Central Michigan 73-69 Buffalo (Feb 25, 2025) Play-by-Play

Buffalo Bulls

8-20, 3-12 Conference

	1	2	T
BUF	38	31	69
CMU	34	39	73

TIME	BUF	CMU
20:00	Start game	0	0
19:58	Jump Ball won by Central Michigan	0	0
19:58	Jump Ball lost by Buffalo	0	0
19:47	Bryan Ndjonga Turnover.	0	0
19:47	Noah Batchelor Steal.	0	0
19:25	Noah Batchelor Turnover.	0	0
19:22	Foul on Anquan Boldin Jr..	0	0
19:20	Ugnius Jarusevicius missed Jumper.	0	0
19:20	Tim Oboh Block.	0	0
19:16	Tyson Dunn Defensive Rebound.	0	0
19:13	Ryan Sabol made Layup.	2	0
18:42	Ugnius Jarusevicius missed Jumper.	2	0
18:38	Ryan Sabol Defensive Rebound.	2	0
18:19	Tim Oboh made Layup.	4	0
18:04	Anthony Pritchard made Layup.	4	2
18:04	Foul on Tyson Dunn.	4	2
18:04	Bryan Ndjonga subbing out for Central Michigan	4	2
18:04	Kyler Vanderjagt subbing in for Central Michigan	4	2
18:04	Anthony Pritchard made Free Throw.	4	3
17:39	Anquan Boldin Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.	4	3
17:36	Jakobi Heady Defensive Rebound.	4	3
17:32	Jakobi Heady made Layup.	4	5
17:05	Noah Batchelor missed Three Point Jumper.	4	5
17:02	Kyler Vanderjagt Defensive Rebound.	4	5
16:52	Tyson Dunn subbing out for Buffalo	4	5
16:52	Kavon Bradford subbing in for Buffalo	4	5
16:41	Jakobi Heady missed Three Point Jumper.	4	5
16:39	Ryan Sabol Defensive Rebound.	4	5
16:35	Foul on Ugnius Jarusevicius.	4	5
16:35	Ugnius Jarusevicius subbing out for Central Michigan	4	5
16:35	Bryan Ndjonga subbing in for Central Michigan	4	5
16:35	Tim Oboh subbing out for Buffalo	4	5
16:35	Ben Michaels subbing in for Buffalo	4	5
16:34	Ben Michaels Turnover.	4	5
16:34	Bryan Ndjonga Steal.	4	5
16:21	Cayden Vasko made Layup.	4	7
15:57	Kavon Bradford made Layup.	6	7
15:29	Kyler Vanderjagt missed Jumper.	6	7
15:26	Ryan Sabol Defensive Rebound.	6	7
15:15	Ryan Sabol made Three Point Jumper.	9	7
14:55	Jakobi Heady missed Layup.	9	7
14:50	Jakobi Heady Offensive Rebound.	9	7
14:45	Bryan Ndjonga Turnover.	9	7
14:45	Official TV Timeout	9	7
14:45	Noah Batchelor subbing out for Buffalo	9	7
14:45	Ryan Sabol subbing out for Buffalo	9	7
14:45	Anquan Boldin Jr. subbing out for Buffalo	9	7
14:45	Tyson Dunn subbing in for Buffalo	9	7
14:45	Bryson Wilson subbing in for Buffalo	9	7
14:45	Tim Oboh subbing in for Buffalo	9	7
14:32	Tim Oboh Turnover.	9	7
14:32	Kyler Vanderjagt Steal.	9	7
14:28	Kyler Vanderjagt made Layup.	9	9
14:12	Bryson Wilson missed Three Point Jumper.	9	9
14:04	Tim Oboh Offensive Rebound.	9	9
14:03	Tim Oboh missed Jumper.	9	9
14:01	Cayden Vasko Defensive Rebound.	9	9
14:00	Jakobi Heady Turnover.	9	9
14:00	Bryan Ndjonga subbing out for Central Michigan	9	9
14:00	Ugnius Jarusevicius subbing in for Central Michigan	9	9
13:49	Kavon Bradford missed Layup.	9	9
13:45	Kavon Bradford Offensive Rebound.	9	9
13:45	Kavon Bradford missed Two Point Tip Shot.	9	9
13:44	Kyler Vanderjagt Defensive Rebound.	9	9
13:39	Kyler Vanderjagt Turnover.	9	9
13:39	Bryson Wilson Steal.	9	9
13:35	Bryson Wilson made Dunk.	11	9
13:18	Foul on Ben Michaels.	11	9
13:18	Kyler Vanderjagt subbing out for Central Michigan	11	9
13:18	Bryan Ndjonga subbing in for Central Michigan	11	9
13:18	Kavon Bradford subbing out for Buffalo	11	9
13:18	Ryan Sabol subbing in for Buffalo	11	9
13:16	Cayden Vasko made Layup. Assisted by Anthony Pritchard.	11	11
12:54	Ben Michaels missed Layup.	11	11
12:49	Bryan Ndjonga Defensive Rebound.	11	11
12:42	Bryan Ndjonga missed Three Point Jumper.	11	11
12:37	Ugnius Jarusevicius Offensive Rebound.	11	11
12:37	Ugnius Jarusevicius made Two Point Tip Shot.	11	13
12:24	Bryan Ndjonga subbing out for Central Michigan	11	13
12:24	Quentin Heady subbing in for Central Michigan	11	13
12:24	Ben Michaels subbing out for Buffalo	11	13
12:24	Noah Batchelor subbing in for Buffalo	11	13
12:12	Bryson Wilson made Dunk.	13	13
11:53	Anthony Pritchard missed Layup.	13	13
11:53	Tim Oboh Block.	13	13
11:52	Buffalo Defensive Rebound.	13	13
11:52	Official TV Timeout	13	13
11:52	Tim Oboh subbing out for Buffalo	13	13
11:52	Frederiks Meinarts subbing in for Buffalo	13	13
11:35	Noah Batchelor made Jumper.	15	13
11:35	Foul on Quentin Heady.	15	13
11:34	Noah Batchelor missed Free Throw.	15	13
11:33	Cayden Vasko Defensive Rebound.	15	13
11:25	Quentin Heady subbing out for Central Michigan	15	13
11:25	Kyler Vanderjagt subbing in for Central Michigan	15	13
11:25	Bryson Wilson subbing out for Buffalo	15	13
11:25	Anquan Boldin Jr. subbing in for Buffalo	15	13
11:18	Kyler Vanderjagt missed Layup.	15	13
11:15	Noah Batchelor Defensive Rebound.	15	13
11:06	Anquan Boldin Jr. made Layup. Assisted by Tyson Dunn.	17	13
10:48	Ugnius Jarusevicius Turnover.	17	13
10:48	Tyson Dunn Steal.	17	13
10:42	Anquan Boldin Jr. missed Layup.	17	13
10:41	Noah Batchelor Offensive Rebound.	17	13
10:41	Noah Batchelor missed Two Point Tip Shot.	17	13
10:41	Buffalo Deadball Team Rebound.	17	13
10:41	Foul on Ugnius Jarusevicius.	17	13
10:28	Anquan Boldin Jr. missed Dunk.	17	13
10:23	Noah Batchelor Offensive Rebound.	17	13
10:22	Ryan Sabol missed Three Point Jumper.	17	13
10:20	Anthony Pritchard Defensive Rebound.	17	13
10:09	Ugnius Jarusevicius made Three Point Jumper.	17	16
9:37	Ryan Sabol missed Three Point Jumper.	17	16
9:34	Cayden Vasko Defensive Rebound.	17	16
9:26	Anthony Pritchard made Layup.	17	18
9:12	Frederiks Meinarts made Jumper. Assisted by Noah Batchelor.	19	18
8:52	Foul on Frederiks Meinarts.	19	18
8:52	Anquan Boldin Jr. subbing out for Buffalo	19	18
8:52	Frederiks Meinarts subbing out for Buffalo	19	18
8:52	Bryson Wilson subbing in for Buffalo	19	18
8:52	Tim Oboh subbing in for Buffalo	19	18
8:41	Ugnius Jarusevicius made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jakobi Heady.	19	21
8:23	Tim Oboh made Layup. Assisted by Noah Batchelor.	21	21
8:23	Foul on Ugnius Jarusevicius.	21	21
8:23	Ugnius Jarusevicius subbing out for Central Michigan	21	21
8:23	Bryan Ndjonga subbing in for Central Michigan	21	21
8:23	Tim Oboh missed Free Throw.	21	21
8:21	Jakobi Heady Defensive Rebound.	21	21
8:01	Anthony Pritchard made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kyler Vanderjagt.	21	24
7:38	Bryson Wilson missed Layup.	21	24
7:36	Bryson Wilson Offensive Rebound.	21	24
7:36	Foul on Kyler Vanderjagt.	21	24
7:36	Official TV Timeout	21	24
7:36	Tyson Dunn subbing out for Buffalo	21	24
7:36	Tim Oboh subbing out for Buffalo	21	24
7:36	Ben Michaels subbing in for Buffalo	21	24
7:36	Kavon Bradford subbing in for Buffalo	21	24
7:36	Bryson Wilson made Free Throw.	22	24
7:36	Bryson Wilson made Free Throw.	23	24
7:06	Anthony Pritchard missed Jumper.	23	24
7:01	Noah Batchelor Defensive Rebound.	23	24
6:43	Ryan Sabol missed Jumper.	23	24
6:38	Bryan Ndjonga Defensive Rebound.	23	24
6:32	Cayden Vasko missed Three Point Jumper.	23	24
6:29	Bryson Wilson Defensive Rebound.	23	24
6:25	Foul on Kyler Vanderjagt.	23	24
6:25	Bryson Wilson made Free Throw.	24	24
6:25	Kyler Vanderjagt subbing out for Central Michigan	24	24
6:25	Quentin Heady subbing in for Central Michigan	24	24
6:25	Bryson Wilson made Free Throw.	25	24
6:00	Anthony Pritchard missed Jumper.	25	24
5:55	Kavon Bradford Defensive Rebound.	25	24
5:48	Bryson Wilson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kavon Bradford.	28	24
5:47	Central Michigan Timeout	28	24
5:47	Quentin Heady subbing out for Central Michigan	28	24
5:47	Kyler Vanderjagt subbing in for Central Michigan	28	24
5:36	Anthony Pritchard Turnover.	28	24
5:36	Bryson Wilson Steal.	28	24
5:34	Foul on Anthony Pritchard.	28	24
5:34	Bryson Wilson made Free Throw.	29	24
5:34	Bryson Wilson made Free Throw.	30	24
5:08	Kyler Vanderjagt made Jumper. Assisted by Anthony Pritchard.	30	26
4:51	Kavon Bradford Turnover.	30	26
4:51	Ryan Sabol subbing out for Buffalo	30	26
4:51	Kavon Bradford subbing out for Buffalo	30	26
4:51	Anquan Boldin Jr. subbing in for Buffalo	30	26
4:51	Tyson Dunn subbing in for Buffalo	30	26
4:21	Anthony Pritchard missed Jumper.	30	26
4:17	Bryson Wilson Defensive Rebound.	30	26
4:05	Bryson Wilson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tyson Dunn.	33	26
3:31	Central Michigan Turnover.	33	26
3:31	Official TV Timeout	33	26
3:31	Bryan Ndjonga subbing out for Central Michigan	33	26
3:31	Quentin Heady subbing in for Central Michigan	33	26
3:31	Noah Batchelor subbing out for Buffalo	33	26
3:31	Ryan Sabol subbing in for Buffalo	33	26
3:19	Ben Michaels Turnover.	33	26
2:51	Anthony Pritchard missed Layup.	33	26
2:49	Anthony Pritchard Offensive Rebound.	33	26
2:49	Foul on Ben Michaels.	33	26
2:49	Ben Michaels subbing out for Buffalo	33	26
2:49	Noah Batchelor subbing in for Buffalo	33	26
2:46	Jakobi Heady missed Three Point Jumper.	33	26
2:42	Ryan Sabol Defensive Rebound.	33	26
2:17	Noah Batchelor Turnover.	33	26
2:17	Cayden Vasko Steal.	33	26
2:11	Jakobi Heady made Dunk. Assisted by Cayden Vasko.	33	28
2:09	Buffalo Timeout	33	28
1:53	Ryan Sabol missed Three Point Jumper.	33	28
1:47	Anquan Boldin Jr. Offensive Rebound.	33	28
1:47	Anquan Boldin Jr. made Two Point Tip Shot.	35	28
1:39	Quentin Heady missed Layup.	35	28
1:35	Quentin Heady Offensive Rebound.	35	28
1:35	Quentin Heady made Two Point Tip Shot.	35	30
1:18	Ryan Sabol Turnover.	35	30
1:18	Jakobi Heady Steal.	35	30
1:12	Cayden Vasko missed Layup.	35	30
1:08	Anquan Boldin Jr. Defensive Rebound.	35	30
0:53	Tyson Dunn Turnover.	35	30
0:53	Quentin Heady subbing out for Central Michigan	35	30
0:53	Bryan Ndjonga subbing in for Central Michigan	35	30
0:53	Tyson Dunn subbing out for Buffalo	35	30
0:53	Kavon Bradford subbing in for Buffalo	35	30
0:43	Foul on Bryson Wilson.	35	30
0:43	Anthony Pritchard made Free Throw.	35	31
0:43	Kavon Bradford subbing out for Buffalo	35	31
0:43	Tyson Dunn subbing in for Buffalo	35	31
0:43	Anthony Pritchard made Free Throw.	35	32
0:43	Kyler Vanderjagt subbing out for Central Michigan	35	32
0:43	Quentin Heady subbing in for Central Michigan	35	32
0:30	Ryan Sabol Turnover.	35	32
0:30	Quentin Heady Steal.	35	32
0:25	Anthony Pritchard missed Layup.	35	32
0:24	Anthony Pritchard Offensive Rebound.	35	32
0:24	Foul on Bryson Wilson.	35	32
0:24	Anthony Pritchard made Free Throw.	35	33
0:24	Bryson Wilson subbing out for Buffalo	35	33
0:24	Tim Oboh subbing in for Buffalo	35	33
0:24	Anthony Pritchard made Free Throw.	35	34
0:01	Anquan Boldin Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tyson Dunn.	38	34
0:00	End of 1st half	38	34

Tyson Dunn drains 3-pointer vs. Central Michigan Chippewas

0:24

Bryson Wilson with the massive block at the rim

0:17

Jakobi Heady slams it home with authority

0:15

McGuirk Arena

7:00 PM, February 25, 2025Coverage: ESPN+

Mount Pleasant, MI

Line: CMU -13.5

Over/Under: 153.5

Attendance: 1,244

Referees:
Lamont Simpson
Tony Meeks
Blanca Burns

Team	CONF	GB	OVR
Akron	16-1	-	24-6
Miami (OH)	13-4	3	22-8
Kent State	10-7	6	20-10
Ohio	10-7	6	16-14
Eastern Michigan	9-8	7	16-14
Toledo	9-8	7	16-14
Bowling Green	8-9	8	14-16
Western Michigan	8-9	8	11-19
Ball State	7-10	9	14-16
Central Michigan	7-10	9	14-16
Buffalo	4-13	12	9-21
Northern Illinois	1-16	15	5-25

Davion Sykes' layup with 4 seconds remaining sends Southern Illinois to MVC second round

Southern Illinois advances in the Missouri Valley Conference tournament as Davion Sykes lays it in with four seconds remaining for the win.

SEC Storied preview: Volunteer for life

Check out a preview of Tennessee's Chris Lofton and his battle with cancer.

Revisit the biggest upsets in men's March Madness history

Cinderella stories make magical March Madness memories! Check out the biggest upsets by seeding in men's NCAA tournament history now.

ESPN BET Sportsbook is owned and operated by PENN Entertainment, Inc. and its subsidiaries ('PENN'). ESPN BET is available in states where PENN is licensed to offer sports wagering. Must be 21+ to wager. If you or someone you know has a gambling problem and wants help, call 1-800-GAMBLER.

Buffalo Bulls

Central Michigan Chippewas

BUF @ CMU Videos

Tyson Dunn drains 3-pointer vs. Central Michigan Chippewas

Game Information

2024-25 Mid-American Conference Standings

Men's College Basketball News

Davion Sykes' layup with 4 seconds remaining sends Southern Illinois to MVC second round

SEC Storied preview: Volunteer for life

Revisit the biggest upsets in men's March Madness history