No. 21 Buffalo beats Milwaukee 96-77 at Belfast Classic
BELFAST, Northern Ireland -- Jeremy Harris scored 21 points, Nick Perkins added 20 with nine rebounds, and No. 21 Buffalo beat Milwaukee 96-77 on Friday in the Basketball Hall of Fame Belfast Classic.
CJ Massinburg added 16 points as the Bulls improved to 6-0 for the first time since the 1930-31 season.
Buffalo advanced to Saturday's championship game in the Goliath bracket where they will meet San Francisco (7-0), a 76-58 winner over Stephen F. Austin.
The Bulls shot 14 of 33 (42 percent) from 3-point range while the Panthers went 6 for 28. Perkins was 4 of 5 from behind the arc. Massinburg went 4 of 8, becoming the fourth player in school history to surpass 200 career 3-pointers.
Carson Warren-Newsome scored a career-high 26 points to lead Milwaukee (2-5). The Panthers will play Stephen F. Austin in the consolation game.
Buffalo used a 12-2 run to take a 43-32 lead into halftime. Milwaukee cut a 16-point deficit to four with 8:45 remaining before the Bulls pulled away with a 17-4 run.
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Game Information
- Referees:
- Mike Kitts
- Robert Riley
- John Garbinski
2024-25 Mid-American Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
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Miami (OH) | 6-0 | - | 14-4 |
Akron | 6-0 | - | 13-5 |
Ohio | 4-2 | 2 | 10-8 |
Toledo | 4-2 | 2 | 10-8 |
Kent State | 3-3 | 3 | 12-6 |
Ball State | 3-3 | 3 | 9-9 |
Eastern Michigan | 3-3 | 3 | 9-9 |
Central Michigan | 2-4 | 4 | 8-10 |
Bowling Green | 2-4 | 4 | 7-11 |
Western Michigan | 2-4 | 4 | 5-13 |
Buffalo | 1-5 | 5 | 6-12 |
Northern Illinois | 0-6 | 6 | 4-14 |
2024-25 Horizon League Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
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Cleveland State | 9-1 | - | 15-6 |
Purdue Fort Wayne | 7-3 | 2 | 14-7 |
Milwaukee | 7-3 | 2 | 14-7 |
Youngstown State | 7-4 | 2.5 | 12-9 |
Robert Morris | 6-4 | 3 | 14-7 |
Oakland | 6-4 | 3 | 9-12 |
Northern Kentucky | 4-5 | 4.5 | 9-11 |
Wright State | 4-6 | 5 | 10-11 |
IU Indianapolis | 3-7 | 6 | 7-14 |
Detroit Mercy | 2-8 | 7 | 6-15 |
Green Bay | 0-10 | 9 | 2-19 |