Buffalo 96-69 Ball State (4 Feb, 2017) Play-by-Play

Buffalo Bulls

11-12, 5-5 Conference

	1	2	T
BUF	44	52	96
BALL	38	31	69

Ball State Cardinals

15-8, 6-4 Conference

Tayler Persons made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Franko House.
Franko House made Layup. Assisted by Trey Moses.
Franko House made Layup.
Franko House made Jumper.
Franko House made Layup.
Tayler Persons made Jumper.
Tayler Persons missed Layup.
Jeremie Tyler missed Three Point Jumper.
Franko House missed Layup.
Franko House made Jumper. Assisted by Jeremie Tyler.
Trey Moses made Layup. Assisted by Jeremie Tyler.
Tayler Persons missed Jumper.
Sean Sellers missed Three Point Jumper.
Ryan Weber made Dunk.
Tayler Persons made Jumper. Assisted by Ryan Weber.
Trey Moses made Layup. Assisted by Francis Kiapway.
Franko House made Jumper. Assisted by Tayler Persons.
Trey Moses missed Jumper.
Ryan Weber made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jeremie Tyler.
Ryan Weber missed Three Point Jumper.
Francis Kiapway missed Three Point Jumper.
Franko House missed Jumper.
Sean Sellers missed Jumper.
Sean Sellers missed Three Point Jumper.
Tayler Persons made Layup.
Ryan Weber missed Three Point Jumper.
Ryan Weber missed Jumper.
Tayler Persons made Jumper.
Tayler Persons missed Three Point Jumper.
Tayler Persons made Jumper.
Tahjai Teague missed Jumper.
Franko House missed Layup.
Tayler Persons missed Layup.
Franko House missed Jumper.
Sean Sellers made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Franko House.
Trey Moses made Jumper.
Tayler Persons made Jumper.
Sean Sellers missed Jumper.
Jeremie Tyler made Layup. Assisted by Trey Moses.
Francis Kiapway missed Jumper.
Jeremie Tyler missed Three Point Jumper.
Francis Kiapway missed Three Point Jumper.
Tayler Persons missed Jumper.
Tayler Persons missed Jumper.
Tahjai Teague missed Layup.
Tahjai Teague made Dunk.
Jeremie Tyler missed Three Point Jumper.
Franko House made Layup.
Jeremie Tyler missed Three Point Jumper.
Tahjai Teague made Dunk.
Jeremie Tyler made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tahjai Teague.
Jeremie Tyler made Layup. Assisted by Tahjai Teague.
Willie Conner missed Layup.
CJ Massinburg missed Layup.
David Kadiri made Dunk. Assisted by Dontay Caruthers.
David Kadiri made Jumper. Assisted by Blake Hamilton.
Blake Hamilton made Jumper.
Willie Conner missed Jumper.
Blake Hamilton made Layup.
Willie Conner missed Three Point Jumper.
Dontay Caruthers made Layup.
Blake Hamilton missed Three Point Jumper.
Nick Perkins missed Three Point Jumper.
Nick Perkins made Layup.
Nick Perkins missed Jumper.
Blake Hamilton made Jumper.
Ikenna Smart made Dunk. Assisted by CJ Massinburg.
Willie Conner missed Jumper.
Raheem Johnson missed Jumper.
Nick Perkins made Layup.
Nick Perkins made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by CJ Massinburg.
Davonta Jordan missed Layup.
Blake Hamilton made Layup.
Blake Hamilton made Jumper.
Willie Conner missed Three Point Jumper.
CJ Massinburg made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Blake Hamilton.
Blake Hamilton made Three Point Jumper.
CJ Massinburg missed Jumper.
David Kadiri missed Layup.
Nick Perkins missed Jumper.
Nick Perkins made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Blake Hamilton.
Willie Conner missed Layup.
Nick Perkins made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Willie Conner.
Blake Hamilton missed Jumper.
Nick Perkins missed Three Point Jumper.
Blake Hamilton missed Jumper.
CJ Massinburg made Jumper. Assisted by Nick Perkins.
Ikenna Smart made Jumper. Assisted by Blake Hamilton.
Blake Hamilton missed Layup.
Blake Hamilton made Jumper.
Blake Hamilton made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by CJ Massinburg.
Willie Conner missed Layup.
Willie Conner missed Three Point Jumper.
Nick Perkins missed Three Point Jumper.
CJ Massinburg made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Davonta Jordan.
Nick Perkins made Jumper. Assisted by Blake Hamilton.
CJ Massinburg made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Blake Hamilton.
Willie Conner made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Blake Hamilton.
Blake Hamilton missed Three Point Jumper.
Davonta Jordan missed Layup.
CJ Massinburg missed Three Point Jumper.
Nick Perkins missed Three Point Jumper.
Nick Perkins missed Jumper.
Nikola Rakicevic made Jumper. Assisted by Blake Hamilton.
Nick Perkins missed Layup.
Willie Conner made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nikola Rakicevic.
Ikenna Smart missed Layup.
Blake Hamilton missed Three Point Jumper.
CJ Massinburg missed Three Point Jumper.
Ikenna Smart made Jumper.
Nikola Rakicevic made Layup.
Willie Conner made Layup.
Blake Hamilton made Layup. Assisted by Willie Conner.
Ikenna Smart missed Jumper.
Davonta Jordan made Layup. Assisted by Nikola Rakicevic.
James Jones made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Davonta Jordan.
James Jones missed Three Point Jumper.
Ikenna Smart made Jumper. Assisted by James Jones.

BUFFALO

BALL STATE

TIME		BUF	BALL
20:00	Jump Ball won by Ball State	0	0
19:43	Tayler Persons made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Franko House.	0	3
19:14	Willie Conner missed Layup.	0	3
19:14	Trey Moses Block.	0	3
19:14	Buffalo Offensive Rebound.	0	3
19:09	CJ Massinburg missed Layup.	0	3
19:09	Trey Moses Defensive Rebound.	0	3
19:02	Franko House made Layup. Assisted by Trey Moses.	0	5
18:34	Willie Conner Turnover.	0	5
18:16	Franko House made Layup.	0	7
17:57	David Kadiri made Dunk. Assisted by Dontay Caruthers.	2	7
17:42	Foul on Franko House.	2	7
17:42	Franko House Turnover.	2	7
17:31	David Kadiri made Jumper. Assisted by Blake Hamilton.	4	7
17:21	Tayler Persons Turnover.	4	7
17:21	Dontay Caruthers Steal.	4	7
17:11	Blake Hamilton made Jumper.	6	7
16:47	Franko House made Jumper.	6	9
16:32	Willie Conner missed Jumper.	6	9
16:32	Trey Moses Block.	6	9
16:32	Ryan Weber Defensive Rebound.	6	9
16:17	Franko House made Layup.	6	11
16:17	Foul on Blake Hamilton.	6	11
16:17	Franko House made Free Throw.	6	12
16:03	Blake Hamilton made Layup.	8	12
15:48	Tayler Persons made Jumper.	8	14
15:36	Willie Conner missed Three Point Jumper.	8	14
15:36	Tayler Persons Defensive Rebound.	8	14
15:24	Tayler Persons Turnover.	8	14
15:24	Dontay Caruthers Steal.	8	14
15:19	Dontay Caruthers made Layup.	10	14
15:04	Tayler Persons missed Layup.	10	14
15:04	Dontay Caruthers Defensive Rebound.	10	14
14:56	Blake Hamilton missed Three Point Jumper.	10	14
14:56	Trey Moses Defensive Rebound.	10	14
14:44	Tayler Persons Turnover.	10	14
14:44	Official TV Timeout	10	14
14:30	Nick Perkins missed Three Point Jumper.	10	14
14:30	CJ Massinburg Offensive Rebound.	10	14
14:06	Nick Perkins Turnover.	10	14
13:51	Foul on Tahjai Teague.	10	14
13:51	Tahjai Teague Turnover.	10	14
13:48	Nick Perkins made Layup.	12	14
13:35	Jeremie Tyler missed Three Point Jumper.	12	14
13:35	Willie Conner Defensive Rebound.	12	14
13:23	Nick Perkins missed Jumper.	12	14
13:23	Tahjai Teague Block.	12	14
13:23	Buffalo Offensive Rebound.	12	14
13:13	Blake Hamilton made Jumper.	14	14
13:03	Foul on Jeremie Tyler.	14	14
13:03	Jeremie Tyler Turnover.	14	14
12:40	Foul on Nick Perkins.	14	14
12:40	Nick Perkins Turnover.	14	14
12:27	Franko House missed Layup.	14	14
12:27	Ikenna Smart Block.	14	14
12:27	Ball State Offensive Rebound.	14	14
12:16	Franko House made Jumper. Assisted by Jeremie Tyler.	14	16
11:54	Ikenna Smart made Dunk. Assisted by CJ Massinburg.	16	16
11:34	Foul on Raheem Johnson.	16	16
11:34	Official TV Timeout	16	16
11:34	Franko House made Free Throw.	16	17
11:34	Franko House missed Free Throw.	16	17
11:34	Raheem Johnson Defensive Rebound.	16	17
11:21	Willie Conner missed Jumper.	16	17
11:21	Raheem Johnson Offensive Rebound.	16	17
11:16	Raheem Johnson missed Jumper.	16	17
11:16	Nick Perkins Offensive Rebound.	16	17
11:16	Nick Perkins made Layup.	18	17
11:16	Foul on Tahjai Teague.	18	17
11:16	Nick Perkins made Free Throw.	19	17
10:59	Tayler Persons Turnover.	19	17
10:59	Davonta Jordan Steal.	19	17
10:47	Nick Perkins made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by CJ Massinburg.	22	17
10:17	Trey Moses made Layup. Assisted by Jeremie Tyler.	22	19
10:02	Davonta Jordan missed Layup.	22	19
10:02	Ball State Defensive Rebound.	22	19
9:46	Tayler Persons missed Jumper.	22	19
9:46	Raheem Johnson Defensive Rebound.	22	19
9:34	Foul on Nick Perkins.	22	19
9:34	Nick Perkins Turnover.	22	19
9:25	Foul on David Kadiri.	22	19
9:25	Sean Sellers missed Three Point Jumper.	22	19
9:25	Trey Moses Offensive Rebound.	22	19
9:17	Ryan Weber made Dunk.	22	21
9:05	Foul on Raheem Johnson.	22	21
9:05	Raheem Johnson Turnover.	22	21
8:48	Tayler Persons made Jumper. Assisted by Ryan Weber.	22	23
8:36	Blake Hamilton made Layup.	24	23
8:36	Foul on Trey Moses.	24	23
8:36	Blake Hamilton made Free Throw.	25	23
8:24	Ryan Weber Turnover.	25	23
8:03	Blake Hamilton made Jumper.	27	23
7:47	Trey Moses made Layup. Assisted by Francis Kiapway.	27	25
7:30	Foul on Tayler Persons.	27	25
7:30	Official TV Timeout	27	25
7:22	Willie Conner missed Three Point Jumper.	27	25
7:22	Trey Moses Defensive Rebound.	27	25
7:14	Trey Moses Turnover.	27	25
7:14	Dontay Caruthers Steal.	27	25
7:09	Foul on Ryan Weber.	27	25
7:09	Willie Conner made Free Throw.	28	25
7:09	Willie Conner made Free Throw.	29	25
6:56	Foul on Ikenna Smart.	29	25
6:56	Ryan Weber made Free Throw.	29	26
6:56	Ryan Weber missed Free Throw.	29	26
6:56	Blake Hamilton Defensive Rebound.	29	26
6:52	CJ Massinburg made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Blake Hamilton.	32	26
6:25	Franko House made Jumper. Assisted by Tayler Persons.	32	28
6:00	Blake Hamilton made Three Point Jumper.	35	28
5:44	Trey Moses missed Jumper.	35	28
5:44	CJ Massinburg Defensive Rebound.	35	28
5:38	Ball State Timeout	35	28
5:34	CJ Massinburg Turnover.	35	28
5:24	Foul on Trey Moses.	35	28
5:24	Trey Moses Turnover.	35	28
5:04	CJ Massinburg missed Jumper.	35	28
5:04	David Kadiri Offensive Rebound.	35	28
4:59	David Kadiri missed Layup.	35	28
4:59	Franko House Block.	35	28
4:59	Ryan Weber Defensive Rebound.	35	28
4:51	Ryan Weber made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jeremie Tyler.	35	31
4:51	Buffalo Timeout	35	31
4:35	Nick Perkins missed Jumper.	35	31
4:35	Franko House Defensive Rebound.	35	31
4:34	Foul on David Kadiri.	35	31
4:34	Franko House made Free Throw.	35	32
4:34	Franko House made Free Throw.	35	33
4:27	Nick Perkins made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Blake Hamilton.	38	33
4:11	Ryan Weber missed Three Point Jumper.	38	33
4:11	Franko House Offensive Rebound.	38	33
4:06	Francis Kiapway missed Three Point Jumper.	38	33
4:06	David Kadiri Defensive Rebound.	38	33
3:59	Foul on Francis Kiapway.	38	33
3:59	Official TV Timeout	38	33
3:59	Nick Perkins missed Free Throw.	38	33
3:59	Buffalo Deadball Team Rebound.	38	33
3:59	Nick Perkins made Free Throw.	39	33
3:42	Franko House missed Jumper.	39	33
3:42	Nick Perkins Defensive Rebound.	39	33
3:16	Willie Conner missed Layup.	39	33
3:16	Jeremie Tyler Defensive Rebound.	39	33
2:55	Sean Sellers missed Jumper.	39	33
2:55	CJ Massinburg Defensive Rebound.	39	33
2:43	Nick Perkins made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Willie Conner.	42	33
2:24	Foul on Ikenna Smart.	42	33
2:24	Franko House made Free Throw.	42	34
2:24	Franko House made Free Throw.	42	35
2:15	Jump Ball won by Buffalo	42	35
2:05	Blake Hamilton missed Jumper.	42	35
2:05	Trey Moses Defensive Rebound.	42	35
1:53	Sean Sellers missed Three Point Jumper.	42	35
1:53	Willie Conner Defensive Rebound.	42	35
1:33	Nick Perkins missed Three Point Jumper.	42	35
1:33	Tayler Persons Defensive Rebound.	42	35
1:12	Tayler Persons made Layup.	42	37
0:57	Foul on Tayler Persons.	42	37
0:57	Nick Perkins made Free Throw.	43	37
0:57	Nick Perkins made Free Throw.	44	37
0:49	Tayler Persons Turnover.	44	37
0:38	Blake Hamilton Turnover.	44	37
0:07	Foul on Ikenna Smart.	44	37
0:07	Franko House missed Free Throw.	44	37
0:07	Ball State Deadball Team Rebound.	44	37
0:07	Franko House made Free Throw.	44	38
0:03	Blake Hamilton missed Jumper.	44	38
0:03	Tahjai Teague Defensive Rebound.	44	38
0:00	End of 1st half	44	38

Worthen Arena

2:00 AM, 4 February 2017

Muncie, IN

Referees:
Marcus Gossard
Tim Stewart
Don Nowakowski

Team	CONF	GB	OVR
Kent State	0-0	-	8-3
Akron	0-0	-	7-4
Miami (OH)	0-0	-	7-4
Eastern Michigan	0-0	-	6-5
Toledo	0-0	-	6-5
Ball State	0-0	-	5-6
Buffalo	0-0	-	5-6
Central Michigan	0-0	-	5-6
Ohio	0-0	-	5-6
Bowling Green	0-0	-	4-7
Northern Illinois	0-0	-	3-8
Western Michigan	0-0	-	3-8

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