Tuesday's MAC Men's Basketball Results
Buffalo 94, Vermont 90
Kent State 93, Eastern Kentucky 78
Eastern Michigan 72, Detroit 62
Northern Iowa 70, Northern Illinois 57
Stories coutesy of the Associated Press
Buffalo 94, Vermont 90
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BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Daniel Freitag put up 33 points as Buffalo beat Vermont 94-90 on Tuesday.
Freitag went 10 of 20 from the field for the Bulls (5-0). Angelo Brizzi shot 5 of 6 from the field and 9 for 9 from the line to add 19 points. Ryan Sabol shot 3 for 12 (1 for 5 from 3-point range) and 6 of 7 from the free-throw line to finish with 13 points.
TJ Hurley led the Catamounts (4-1) in scoring, finishing with 24 points, seven rebounds and two steals. Sean Blake added 20 points and eight assists for Vermont. Gus Yalden also had 17 points.
Freitag scored 11 points in the first half and Buffalo went into the break trailing 43-40. Freitag scored 22 points in the second half.
Kent State 93, Eastern Kentucky 78
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KENT, Ohio (AP) — Delrecco Gillespie scored 25 points as Kent State beat Eastern Kentucky 93-78 on Tuesday.
Gillespie added 11 rebounds for the Golden Flashes (5-1). Rob Whaley Jr. added 20 points and grabbed five rebounds, and Morgan Safford had 15 points.
Montavious Myrick led the way for the Colonels (1-3) with 15 points, eight rebounds and two steals. Juan Cranford Jr. added 14 points for Eastern Kentucky. Tyler Jackson finished with 12 points.
Kent State took the lead with 19:13 remaining in the first half and did not trail again. Safford led his team in scoring with 13 points in the first half to help put them up 53-34 at the break. Kent State extended its lead to 83-67 during the second half, fueled by a 7-0 scoring run. Gillespie scored a team-high 18 points in the second half as the Flashes closed out the win.
Eastern Michigan 72, Detroit 62
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DETROIT (AP) -- Jon Sanders scored 17 points as Eastern Michigan beat Detroit Mercy 72-62 on Tuesday.
Sanders shot 4 for 12 (3 for 7 from 3-point range) and 6 of 9 from the free-throw line for the Eagles (2-2). Addison Patterson added 15 points while shooting 5 for 8 (1 for 3 from 3-point range) and 4 of 6 from the free-throw line while he also had seven rebounds. Mohammad Habhab had 11 points and finished 5 of 10 from the floor.
Orlando Lovejoy led the way for the Titans (1-4) with 20 points and six rebounds.
Mak Manciel scored nine points in the first half and Eastern Michigan went into the break trailing 39-30. Patterson scored 15 points in the second half.
