Niagara 69-63 Buffalo (30 Dec, 2023) Play-by-Play

Niagara Purple Eagles

4-8, 2-4 away

	1	2	T
NIA	20	49	69
BUFF	30	33	63

Buffalo Bulls

1-11, 1-5 home

TIME		NIA	BUFF
19:49	Sy Chatman missed Layup.	0	0
19:44	Sy Chatman Offensive Rebound.	0	0
19:43	Sy Chatman made Layup.	0	2
19:23	Harlan Obioha made Layup. Assisted by Luke Bumbalough.	2	2
18:58	Sy Chatman made Jumper. Assisted by Shawn Fulcher.	2	4
18:32	Randy Tucker made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Luke Bumbalough.	5	4
18:12	Shawn Fulcher made Layup.	5	6
17:49	Ahmad Henderson II Turnover.	5	6
17:38	Sy Chatman Turnover.	5	6
17:38	Luke Bumbalough Steal.	5	6
17:31	Yaw Obeng-Mensah missed Layup.	5	6
17:31	Sy Chatman Block.	5	6
17:28	Randy Tucker Offensive Rebound.	5	6
17:20	Harlan Obioha missed Layup.	5	6
17:17	Sy Chatman Defensive Rebound.	5	6
17:14	Shawn Fulcher Turnover.	5	6
17:01	Luke Bumbalough Turnover.	5	6
17:01	Anquan Boldin Jr. Steal.	5	6
16:44	Shawn Fulcher missed Three Point Jumper.	5	6
16:41	Yaw Obeng-Mensah Defensive Rebound.	5	6
16:29	Ahmad Henderson II missed Three Point Jumper.	5	6
16:26	Isaiah Adams Defensive Rebound.	5	6
16:04	Shawn Fulcher Turnover.	5	6
16:04	Ahmad Henderson II Steal.	5	6
15:45	Aime Rutayisire missed Three Point Jumper.	5	6
15:42	Isaiah Adams Defensive Rebound.	5	6
15:21	Isaiah Adams made Layup. Assisted by Ryan Sabol.	5	8
15:00	Yaw Obeng-Mensah missed Three Point Jumper.	5	8
14:58	Sy Chatman Defensive Rebound.	5	8
14:40	Sy Chatman missed Three Point Jumper.	5	8
14:37	Randy Tucker Defensive Rebound.	5	8
14:26	Ahmad Henderson II missed Jumper.	5	8
14:24	James Graham Defensive Rebound.	5	8
14:09	Isaiah Adams missed Three Point Jumper.	5	8
14:06	Luke Bumbalough Defensive Rebound.	5	8
13:54	Yaw Obeng-Mensah made Layup. Assisted by Luke Bumbalough.	7	8
13:39	Ryan Sabol made Jumper.	7	10
13:08	Aime Rutayisire missed Layup.	7	10
13:05	Yaw Obeng-Mensah Offensive Rebound.	7	10
13:05	Yaw Obeng-Mensah made Layup.	9	10
12:42	Anquan Boldin Jr. made Layup. Assisted by Isaiah Adams.	9	12
12:26	Luke Bumbalough missed Three Point Jumper.	9	12
12:23	James Graham Defensive Rebound.	9	12
12:07	Sy Chatman made Dunk. Assisted by Ryan Sabol.	9	14
11:47	Yaw Obeng-Mensah missed Jumper.	9	14
11:42	Sy Chatman Defensive Rebound.	9	14
11:34	Foul on Randy Tucker.	9	14
11:34	Official TV Timeout	9	14
11:16	Lloyd McVeigh Turnover.	9	14
11:16	Braxton Bayless Steal.	9	14
10:59	Foul on Lloyd McVeigh.	9	14
10:43	Braxton Bayless missed Layup.	9	14
10:40	Zaakir Williamson Defensive Rebound.	9	14
10:33	Isaiah Adams made Layup.	9	16
10:08	Harlan Obioha made Layup. Assisted by Luke Bumbalough.	11	16
9:50	Shawn Fulcher missed Jumper.	11	16
9:47	Harlan Obioha Defensive Rebound.	11	16
9:37	Kwane Marble Turnover.	11	16
9:37	Lloyd McVeigh Steal.	11	16
9:25	Lloyd McVeigh missed Three Point Jumper.	11	16
9:21	Zaakir Williamson Offensive Rebound.	11	16
9:20	Isaiah Adams missed Three Point Jumper.	11	16
9:16	Harlan Obioha Defensive Rebound.	11	16
9:02	Dre Bullock missed Layup.	11	16
8:59	Isaiah Adams Defensive Rebound.	11	16
8:51	Lloyd McVeigh missed Three Point Jumper.	11	16
8:48	Harlan Obioha Defensive Rebound.	11	16
8:24	Dre Bullock Turnover.	11	16
8:24	Shawn Fulcher Steal.	11	16
8:20	Shawn Fulcher missed Layup.	11	16
8:20	Kwane Marble Block.	11	16
8:16	Isaiah Adams Offensive Rebound.	11	16
8:15	Foul on Dre Bullock.	11	16
8:15	Zaakir Williamson missed Free Throw.	11	16
8:15	Buffalo Offensive Rebound.	11	16
8:15	Zaakir Williamson missed Free Throw.	11	16
8:15	Harlan Obioha Defensive Rebound.	11	16
7:58	Braxton Bayless made Layup.	13	16
7:37	Shawn Fulcher missed Three Point Jumper.	13	16
7:34	Ahmad Henderson II Defensive Rebound.	13	16
7:26	Kwane Marble missed Three Point Jumper.	13	16
7:24	Zaakir Williamson Defensive Rebound.	13	16
7:10	Shawn Fulcher missed Three Point Jumper.	13	16
7:07	Dre Bullock Defensive Rebound.	13	16
6:53	Braxton Bayless Turnover.	13	16
6:53	Sy Chatman Steal.	13	16
6:49	Sy Chatman made Dunk.	13	18
6:33	Ahmad Henderson II missed Layup.	13	18
6:31	Sy Chatman Defensive Rebound.	13	18
6:25	Sy Chatman Turnover.	13	18
6:25	Official TV Timeout	13	18
6:04	Yaw Obeng-Mensah missed Layup.	13	18
6:01	Anquan Boldin Jr. Defensive Rebound.	13	18
5:46	Anquan Boldin Jr. Turnover.	13	18
5:29	Yaw Obeng-Mensah Turnover.	13	18
5:29	Anquan Boldin Jr. Steal.	13	18
5:28	Foul on Yaw Obeng-Mensah.	13	18
5:15	James Graham made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Isaiah Adams.	13	21
4:57	Dre Bullock Turnover.	13	21
4:42	Sy Chatman Turnover.	13	21
4:09	Niagara Turnover.	13	21
3:57	Foul on Sy Chatman.	13	21
3:57	Sy Chatman Turnover.	13	21
3:57	Official TV Timeout	13	21
3:44	Yaw Obeng-Mensah made Layup.	15	21
3:24	Buffalo Turnover.	15	21
2:45	Luke Bumbalough missed Three Point Jumper.	15	21
2:42	Randy Tucker Offensive Rebound.	15	21
2:42	Foul on Anquan Boldin Jr..	15	21
2:40	Foul on Isaiah Adams.	15	21
2:34	Yaw Obeng-Mensah missed Jumper.	15	21
2:32	Harlan Obioha Offensive Rebound.	15	21
2:32	Harlan Obioha Turnover.	15	21
2:12	James Graham missed Jumper.	15	21
2:09	Harlan Obioha Defensive Rebound.	15	21
2:06	Foul on Anquan Boldin Jr..	15	21
2:06	Yaw Obeng-Mensah made Free Throw.	16	21
2:06	Yaw Obeng-Mensah made Free Throw.	17	21
1:49	Foul on Harlan Obioha.	17	21
1:49	Isaiah Adams missed Free Throw.	17	21
1:49	Buffalo Offensive Rebound.	17	21
1:49	Isaiah Adams made Free Throw.	17	22
1:28	Foul on James Graham.	17	22
1:28	Luke Bumbalough made Free Throw.	18	22
1:28	Luke Bumbalough missed Free Throw.	18	22
1:27	Isaiah Adams Defensive Rebound.	18	22
1:18	Ryan Sabol made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Shawn Fulcher.	18	25
0:57	Yaw Obeng-Mensah missed Layup.	18	25
0:54	Isaiah Adams Defensive Rebound.	18	25
0:49	Ryan Sabol made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Isaiah Adams.	18	28
0:37	Niagara Timeout	18	28
0:23	Harlan Obioha missed Layup.	18	28
0:18	Yaw Obeng-Mensah Offensive Rebound.	18	28
0:18	Yaw Obeng-Mensah made Dunk.	20	28
0:16	Buffalo Timeout	20	28
0:09	Foul on Harlan Obioha.	20	28
0:06	Sy Chatman missed Layup.	20	28
0:02	Sy Chatman Offensive Rebound.	20	28
0:02	Sy Chatman made Layup.	20	30
0:00	End of 1st half	20	30

Alumni Arena

12:00 AM, 30 December 2023

Buffalo, NY

Attendance: 4,663

Referees:
Tony Meeks
Jourdan Love
Michael Kitts

Team	CONF	GB	OVR
Quinnipiac	15-5	-	24-10
Fairfield	14-6	1	24-13
Marist	12-8	3	18-13
Saint Peter's	12-8	3	19-14
Rider	12-8	3	15-17
Niagara	11-9	4	16-16
Iona	10-10	5	16-17
Mount St. Mary's	9-11	6	13-19
Canisius	8-12	7	14-18
Manhattan	4-16	11	7-23
Siena	3-17	12	4-28

Team	CONF	GB	OVR
Toledo	14-4	-	20-12
Akron	13-5	1	24-11
Ohio	13-5	1	20-13
Central Michigan	12-6	2	18-14
Bowling Green	10-8	4	20-14
Miami (OH)	9-9	5	15-17
Western Michigan	9-9	5	12-20
Kent State	8-10	6	17-17
Ball State	7-11	7	15-16
Eastern Michigan	6-12	8	13-18
Northern Illinois	5-13	9	11-20
Buffalo	2-16	12	4-27

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