CLEVELAND (AP) - Will Regan hit five 3-pointers en route to 36 points, and Buffalo defeated Ball State 76-61 Wednesday night in the second round of the Mid-American Conference tournament.
Javon McCrea added 16 points and 11 rebounds for the Bulls (14-19), whose 74-72 overtime win against Central Michigan in the opening round snapped a two-game skid.
Ball State (15-15) built a 36-26 lead with 1:39 left to play in the opening frame. However, McCrea converted a layup on Buffalo's next possession, sparking a 29-8 run for the Bulls. Regan capped the run, which spanned nearly 8 minutes, with a 3-pointer.
McCrea and Regan hit back-to-back shots with just under 3 minutes left to give the Bulls their biggest lead, 74-54.
Buffalo made 16 of 25 shots and outscored Ball State 46-25 in the second half.
Jauwan Scaife scored 28 for fifth-seeded Ball State, which went 20-of-56 shooting. Majok Majok added 10 points.
| Scoreboard | |||
| Final | 1 | 2 | T |
| Buffalo (14-19) « | 30 | 46 | 76 |
| Ball State (15-15) | 36 | 25 | 61 |
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| Buffalo Bulls | |||||||
| STARTERS | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| W. Regan, F | 38 | 11-17 | 9-9 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 36 |
| J. McCrea, F | 29 | 6-16 | 6-8 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 18 |
| T. Watson II, G | 39 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 5 |
| J. Skeete, G | 38 | 1-6 | 0-1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| A. Nuiriankh, G | 9 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| BENCH | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| R. Thomas-Edwards | 31 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| C. Downing | 12 | 2-2 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| C. Raley-Ross | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 24-53 | 19-22 | 31 | 19 | 17 | 76 | |
| 45.3% | 86.4% | ||||||
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| STARTERS | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| C. Bond, F | 32 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 10 |
| M. Kamieniecki, F | 25 | 1-5 | 3-4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| M. Majok, C | 35 | 3-8 | 4-6 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| J. Scaife, G | 35 | 10-22 | 1-2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 28 |
| M. Posley, G | 17 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| BENCH | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| J. Berry | 29 | 1-8 | 5-7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| T. Koch | 14 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| B. Calhoun | 10 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Z. Fields | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C. Brogna | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 20-56 | 13-19 | 37 | 11 | 15 | 61 | |
| 35.7% | 68.4% | ||||||
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