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    MAC Championship - Quarterfinal
    BUF
    Buffalo BullsBuffaloBUF
    19-11, 13-6 MAC
    68
    19-11, 13-6 MAC
    Final
    12T
    Buffalo
    BUF
    323668
    Akron
    AKR
    323870
    AKR
    Akron ZipsAkronAKR
    22-9, 14-6 MAC
    70
    22-9, 14-6 MAC

    Akron Zips vs Buffalo Bulls

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    Game Leaders

    BUFAKR
    Points
    Nate Williams
    17
    N. Williams#11
    7/16 FG, 1/2 FT
    17
    Points
    Ali Ali
    19
    A. Ali#24
    7/15 FG, 2/2 FT
    19
    Rebounds
    David Skogman
    8
    D. Skogman#42
    4 DREB, 4 OREB
    8
    Rebounds
    Enrique Freeman
    9
    E. Freeman#25
    6 DREB, 3 OREB
    9
    Assists
    Nate Williams
    4
    N. Williams#11
    6 TO, 39 MIN
    4
    Assists
    Xavier Castaneda
    4
    X. Castaneda#13
    2 TO, 35 MIN
    4
    Full Box Score

    Team Stats

    BUF
    AKR

    40% (23-57)

    Field Goal %

    44% (24-55)

    30% (6-20)

    Three Point %

    53% (9-17)

    80% (16-20)

    Free Throw %

    81% (13-16)

    14

    Turnovers

    15

    35

    Rebounds

    34

    8

    Largest Lead

    10

    Full Team Stats

    Game Information

    Cleveland, OH

    Referee:Todd Von Sossan

    Referee:Chad Barlow

    Referee:Edwin Young

    Ali scores 19 to carry Akron over Buffalo 70-68 in MAC

    — Ali Ali had 19 points and Greg Tribble made two free throws with 3.2 seconds left and fourth-seeded Akron edged fifth-seeded Buffalo 70-68 in the quarterfinals of the Mid-American Conference tourney on Thursday.
    Mar 11, 2023, 05:43 am - STATS Perform dba Automated Insights

    Probabilities & Game Flow

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    BUF
    0%

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    2026-27 Standings

    NCAA Division I
    Mid-American ConferenceMid-American ConferenceCONFGBOVR
    Akron0-0-1-0
    Bowling Green0-0-1-0
    Central Michigan0-0-1-0
    Eastern Michigan0-0-1-0
    Massachusetts0-0-1-0
    Miami (OH)0-0-1-0
    Ohio0-0-1-0
    Ball State0-0-0-1
    Buffalo0-0-0-1
    Kent State0-0-0-1
    Toledo0-0-0-1
    Western Michigan0-0-0-1
    Full Standings

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