Akron 65-53 Buffalo (15 Mar, 2009) Play-by-Play

Akron Zips

23-12, 10-6 Conference

	1	2	T
AKR	33	32	65
BUF	25	28	53

Buffalo Bulls

21-11, 11-5 Conference

TIME		AKR	BUF
19:27	Greg Gamble made Two Point Jumper.	0	2
19:07	Nikola Cvetinovic missed Two Point Jumper.	0	2
19:07	Rodney Pierce Defensive Rebound.	0	2
18:41	Greg Gamble Turnover.	0	2
18:40	Steve McNees Steal.	0	2
18:37	Foul on Calvin Betts	0	2
18:37	Steve McNees missed Free Throw.	0	2
18:37		0	2
18:37	Steve McNees made Free Throw.	1	2
18:09	Mitchell Watt missed Two Point Jumper.	1	2
18:09	Nikola Cvetinovic Defensive Rebound.	1	2
17:35	Nate Linhart missed Two Point Jumper.	1	2
17:35	Mitchell Watt Defensive Rebound.	1	2
17:08	Buffalo 30 Second Timeout.	1	2
16:59	Buffalo Turnover.	1	2
16:43	Chris McKnight made Two Point Layup.	3	2
16:20	Greg Gamble made Two Point Layup.	3	4
16:07	Steve McNees Turnover.	3	4
16:03	Calvin Betts Steal.	3	4
16:03	Foul on Steve McNees	3	4
16:03	Greg Gamble made Free Throw.	3	5
16:03	Greg Gamble missed Free Throw.	3	5
16:03	Brett McKnight Defensive Rebound.	3	5
16:01	Brett McKnight Turnover.	3	5
15:56	Greg Gamble Turnover.	3	5
15:54	Brett McKnight Steal.	3	5
15:42	Anthony (Humpty Hitchens made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Brett McKnight.	6	5
15:23	Rodney Pierce Turnover.	6	5
15:21	Anthony (Humpty Hitchens Steal.	6	5
15:19	Anthony (Humpty Hitchens made Two Point Layup.	8	5
15:00	Rodney Pierce missed Three Point Jumper.	8	5
15:00	Calvin Betts Offensive Rebound.	8	5
14:42	Greg Gamble made Two Point Layup.	8	7
14:23	Foul on Greg Gamble	8	7
14:23	Official TV Timeout.	8	7
14:23	Brett McKnight made Free Throw.	9	7
14:23	Brett McKnight missed Free Throw.	9	7
14:23	Andy Robinson Defensive Rebound.	9	7
13:54	Calvin Betts missed Three Point Jumper.	9	7
13:54	Brett McKnight Defensive Rebound.	9	7
13:43	Brett McKnight made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Steve McNees.	12	7
13:15	Foul on Nikola Cvetinovic	12	7
13:15	Andy Robinson made Free Throw.	12	8
13:15	Andy Robinson missed Free Throw.	12	8
13:15	Chris McKnight Defensive Rebound.	12	8
12:46	Chris McKnight missed Two Point Jumper.	12	8
12:46	Calvin Betts Defensive Rebound.	12	8
12:36	Max Boudreau Turnover.	12	8
12:14	Chris McKnight Turnover.	12	8
11:56	Jawaan Alston missed Two Point Jumper.	12	8
11:56	Max Boudreau Offensive Rebound.	12	8
11:54	Max Boudreau missed Two Point Jumper.	12	8
11:54	Nate Linhart Block.	12	8
11:52	Max Boudreau Offensive Rebound.	12	8
11:40	Foul on Darryl Roberts	12	8
11:40	Official TV Timeout.	12	8
11:22	Foul on Nikola Cvetinovic	12	8
11:22	Jawaan Alston missed Free Throw.	12	8
11:22		12	8
11:22	Jawaan Alston missed Free Throw.	12	8
11:22	Nate Linhart Defensive Rebound.	12	8
11:06	Brett McKnight missed Two Point Jumper.	12	8
11:06	John Boyer Defensive Rebound.	12	8
10:44	Rodney Pierce missed Two Point Jumper.	12	8
10:44	Nate Linhart Defensive Rebound.	12	8
10:35	Darryl Roberts made Three Point Jumper.	15	8
10:06	John Boyer missed Three Point Jumper.	15	8
10:06	Andy Robinson Offensive Rebound.	15	8
9:58	Buffalo 30 Second Timeout.	15	8
9:55	Max Boudreau missed Two Point Jumper.	15	8
9:55	Titus Robinson Offensive Rebound.	15	8
9:52	Titus Robinson made Two Point Tip Shot.	15	10
9:33	Darryl Roberts Turnover.	15	10
9:32	Titus Robinson Steal.	15	10
9:29	Andy Robinson made Two Point Layup. Assisted by Titus Robinson.	15	12
9:18	Foul on Titus Robinson	15	12
9:18	Brett McKnight made Free Throw.	16	12
9:18	Brett McKnight made Free Throw.	17	12
9:00	Foul on Mike Bardo	17	12
8:39	Greg Gamble Turnover.	17	12
8:37	Brett McKnight Steal.	17	12
8:36	Brett McKnight Turnover.	17	12
8:34	Greg Gamble Steal.	17	12
8:13	Titus Robinson missed Two Point Jumper.	17	12
8:13	Jimmy Conyers Defensive Rebound.	17	12
7:48	Brett McKnight missed Two Point Jumper.	17	12
7:48	Greg Gamble Defensive Rebound.	17	12
7:35	Foul on Jimmy Conyers	17	12
7:35	Official TV Timeout.	17	12
7:31	Rodney Pierce missed Two Point Jumper.	17	12
7:31	Chris McKnight Defensive Rebound.	17	12
7:30	Foul on Titus Robinson	17	12
7:20	Steve McNees made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Brett McClanahan.	20	12
6:58	Jawaan Alston made Two Point Layup. Assisted by Rodney Pierce.	20	14
6:38	Jimmy Conyers Turnover.	20	14
6:38	Calvin Betts Steal.	20	14
6:37	Foul on Jimmy Conyers	20	14
6:37	Calvin Betts made Free Throw.	20	15
6:37	Calvin Betts made Free Throw.	20	16
6:06	Chris McKnight made Two Point Jumper.	22	16
5:56	Calvin Betts Turnover.	22	16
5:54	Nate Linhart Steal.	22	16
5:52	Brett McKnight missed Two Point Layup.	22	16
5:52	Jawaan Alston Block.	22	16
5:49	Chris McKnight Offensive Rebound.	22	16
5:49	Foul on Mitchell Watt	22	16
5:49	Chris McKnight made Free Throw.	23	16
5:49	Chris McKnight made Free Throw.	24	16
5:19	Foul on Darryl Roberts	24	16
5:19	Calvin Betts missed Free Throw.	24	16
5:19		24	16
5:19	Calvin Betts made Free Throw.	24	17
5:09	Foul on Mike Bardo	24	17
5:09	Mike Bardo Turnover.	24	17
4:57	Rodney Pierce made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Greg Gamble.	24	20
4:45	Anthony (Humpty Hitchens made Three Point Jumper.	27	20
4:21	Calvin Betts missed Two Point Layup.	27	20
4:21	Nate Linhart Defensive Rebound.	27	20
3:48	Brett McKnight made Two Point Jumper.	29	20
3:20	Calvin Betts missed Three Point Jumper.	29	20
3:20	Nate Linhart Defensive Rebound.	29	20
3:04	Steve McNees missed Three Point Jumper.	29	20
3:04	Rodney Pierce Defensive Rebound.	29	20
3:01	Foul on Nate Linhart	29	20
3:01	Official TV Timeout.	29	20
3:01	Rodney Pierce made Free Throw.	29	21
3:01	Rodney Pierce missed Free Throw.	29	21
3:01	Nate Linhart Defensive Rebound.	29	21
2:30	Nate Linhart missed Three Point Jumper.	29	21
2:30	Rodney Pierce Defensive Rebound.	29	21
2:16	Sean Smiley missed Three Point Jumper.	29	21
2:16	Nate Linhart Defensive Rebound.	29	21
2:08	Anthony (Humpty Hitchens made Two Point Jumper.	31	21
1:48	Max Boudreau made Two Point Jumper. Assisted by Rodney Pierce.	31	23
1:12	Foul on Rodney Pierce	31	23
0:51	Brett McKnight made Two Point Jumper.	33	23
0:28	Foul on Steve McNees	33	23
0:28	Calvin Betts made Free Throw.	33	24
0:28	Calvin Betts made Free Throw.	33	25
0:01	Brett McKnight missed Two Point Jumper.	33	25
0:01	Greg Gamble Defensive Rebound.	33	25
0:00	End of the 1st Half.	33	25

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Team	CONF	GB	OVR
Buffalo	0-0	-	1-0
Central Michigan	0-0	-	1-0
Kent State	0-0	-	1-0
Miami (OH)	0-0	-	1-0
Akron	0-0	-	0-1
Ball State	0-0	-	0-1
Bowling Green	0-0	-	0-1
Eastern Michigan	0-0	-	0-1
Northern Illinois	0-0	-	0-1
Ohio	0-0	-	0-1
Toledo	0-0	-	0-1
Western Michigan	0-0	-	0-1

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