Miami (OH) upsets Buffalo 85-79 in MAC tourney | |
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) Nike Sibande scored 31 points, Milos Jovic made a go-ahead layup with 54 seconds to play and 12th-seeded Miami (Ohio) upset No. 5 Buffalo in Monday night's first round of the Mid-American Conference tournament. The Redhawks (13-19) face No. 4 Northern Illinois in Thursday's quarterfinals. Jovic's basket put the Redhawks up 79-77 and Mekhi Larry, Sibande and Dae Dae Grant combined for six free throws from there for the final score. MORE | |
| Leaders | |||||
| Points: | N. Sibande | 13.9 | |||
| Rebounds: | N. Sibande | 5.9 | |||
| Assists: | M. Lairy | 2.8 | |||
| FG%: | No qualifiers | ||||
| FT%: | N. Sibande | 82.0% | |||
| 3P%: | I. Coleman-Lands | 35.3% | |||
| Steals: | I. Coleman-Lands | 0.8 | |||
| Blocks: | E. McNamara | 0.8 | |||
| AP Rankings | |||
| Rank | School | Rec | |
| 1 | Kansas | 28-3 | |
| 2 | Gonzaga | 31-2 | |
| 3 | Dayton | 29-2 | |
| 4 | Florida State | 26-5 | |
| 5 | Baylor | 26-4 | |
| 6 | San Diego State | 30-2 | |
| 7 | Creighton | 24-7 | |
| 8 | Kentucky | 25-6 | |
| 9 | Michigan State | 22-9 | |
| 10 | Villanova | 24-7 | |
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| Coaches Rankings | |||
| Rank | School | Rec | |
| 1 | Kansas | 28-3 | |
| 2 | Gonzaga | 31-2 | |
| 3 | Dayton | 29-2 | |
| 4 | Baylor | 26-4 | |
| 5 | Florida State | 26-5 | |
| 6 | San Diego State | 30-2 | |
| 7 | Kentucky | 25-6 | |
| 8 | Duke | 25-6 | |
| 9 | Creighton | 24-7 | |
| 9 | Villanova | 24-7 | |
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| Mid-American Standings | ||
| Conference | Overall | |
| W-L | W-L | |
| East | ||
| Akron | 14-4 | 24-7 |
| Bowling Green | 12-6 | 21-10 |
| Buffalo | 11-7 | 20-12 |
| Kent State | 9-9 | 20-12 |
| Ohio | 8-10 | 17-15 |
| Miami (OH) | 5-13 | 13-19 |
| West | ||
| Ball State | 11-7 | 18-13 |
| Northern Illinois | 11-7 | 18-13 |
| Toledo | 8-10 | 17-15 |
| Central Michigan | 7-11 | 14-18 |
| Eastern Michigan | 6-12 | 16-16 |
| Western Michigan | 6-12 | 13-19 |
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| Offense (Rank) | |||||
| Points: | 70.9 (184) | ||||
| Rebounds: | 9.5 (218) | ||||
| Assists: | 12.0 (261) | ||||
| FG%: | 42.4% (250) | ||||
| FT%: | 72.7% (115) | ||||
| 3P%: | 33.9% (147) | ||||
| Defense (Rank) | |||||
| Points: | 71.1 (228) | ||||
| Rebounds: | 25.8 (152) | ||||
| Assists: | 11.3 (77) | ||||
| FG%: | 43.6% (221) | ||||
| FT%: | 68.2% (57) | ||||
| 3P%: | 35.2% (301) | ||||
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