Buffalo 68, Miami (OH) 69

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BUFF (10-20) 30 38 68
M-OH (16-14) 29 40 69

Final

8:00 PM ET, March 12, 2008
Quicken Loans Arena
Cleveland, OH

Miami (Ohio) 69, Buffalo 68

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Team Stat Comparison
BUFFALO MIAMI (OH)
Points 68 69
FG Made-Attempted 26-65 (.400) 22-48 (.458)
3P Made-Attempted 7-24 (.292) 5-13 (.385)
FT Made-Attempted 9-11 (.818) 20-24 (.833)
Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) 20 (0/0) 14 (0/0)
Largest Lead 10 8
Game Leaders
 BUFFALOMIAMI (OH)
PointsR. Pierce 16M. Bramos 23
ReboundsM. Boudreau 9T. Pollitz 7
AssistsC. Betts 3T. Pollitz 4
StealsC. Betts 1T. Pollitz 2
BlocksJ. Alston 1M. Bramos 3
 · Team Stats: Buffalo | Miami (OH)
Game Flow
2007-08 Season
DATEGAMELINKS
Jan 20, 2008 @M-OH 64, BUFF 57Recap | Box Score
Feb 16, 2008 M-OH 64, @BUFF 55Recap | Box Score
· Mar 12, 2008 @M-OH 69, BUFF 68Recap | Box Score
Next 5 Games
BUFFALO (ET) MIAMI (OH) (ET)
11/15 @YSU 7:05pm
11/18 @CAN 7:30pm
11/22 @EVAN 8:05pm
11/25 NIAG 8:00pm
11/29 TEM 4:00pm
03/13 @OHIO 9:30pm
03/14 @KENT 9:30pm
03/19 @TLSA 8:00pm
11/12 @WEB 7:15pm
11/13 @UCLA 11:00pm
 · Complete Schedule: Buffalo | Miami (OH)
Mid-American - East Standings
TEAMCONF W-LTOTAL W-L
Kent State13-328-6
Akron11-523-10
Ohio9-719-12
Miami (OH)9-717-15
Bowling Green7-913-17
Buffalo3-1310-20
 · View expanded standings
Associated Press

CLEVELAND (AP) -- Michael Bramos scored 23 points and Tim Pollitz added 20 as Miami of Ohio held off Buffalo's upset bid for a 69-68 win in the opening round of the Mid-American Conference tournament on Wednesday.

Twelfth-seeded Buffalo (10-20) held a 51-42 lead with 12:11 to play, but Bramos scored eight points down the stretch, while Pollitz added seven and made a big steal in the last minute.

Miami took the lead for good, 60-59, on Kenny Hayes' jumper at the 2:58 mark. The RedHawks made seven of eight free throws in the final minute to seal the win. Pollitz's two free throws with 2.9 seconds left gave Miami a 69-65 lead.

Rodney Pierce, who led Buffalo with 16 points, hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer to cut the final margin to one.

The fifth-seeded RedHawks (16-14) played without head coach Charlie Coles, who was in the hospital following an unspecified heart procedure. Coles, 66, had bypass surgery in 1986 and went into cardiac arrest at the MAC tournament in 1998.

Miami won despite being out-rebounded, 44-25. The RedHawks made 22-of-48 shots while the Bulls were 26-of-65 from the field.

Miami plays Ohio in the quarterfinals Thursday.


Men's Basketball Scores

Other Scores:

Wednesday, March 12th
Ball State 55 Final
Eastern Michigan 59
Northern Illinois 71 Final
Central Michigan 83
Bowling Green 48 Final
Toledo 52
Buffalo 68 Final
Miami (OH) 69