Tae Davis, Markus Burton power Notre Dame to 86-77 win over Buffalo
AP
Nov 11, 2024
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) Tae Davis scored a career-high 27 points, Markus Burton added 19 points in a near triple-double and Notre Dame Fighting Irish defeated Buffalo Bulls 86-77 on Monday night.
The Fighting Irish trailed by two at halftime but opened the second half with a 24-2 run, including 20 points in a row, and did not trail again.
Braeden Shrewsberry scored 11 points in the run and Notre Dame led 62-42 with 13 1/2 minutes remaining. The Bulls quickly got within 11 and eventually cut their deficit to seven with 7 1/2 minutes to go.
Although the teams traded baskets - and Notre Dame made free throws - for the most part over the next 6 1/2 minutes, Buffalo did not get closer than seven points and the Fighting Irish led 82-72 heading to the final minute.
Ryan Sabol converted a three-point play to get Buffalo within 82-75 but Davis closed out the win, going 4-for-4 from the line.
Davis made 7 of 13 field goals and 12 of 13 from the free-throw line. Burton was only 8-for-21 shooting but added nine rebounds, eight assists and three steals. Shrewsberry scored 19 points and Kebba Njie had 12.
Notre Dame (2-0) shot 51% for the game and made 15 of 18 free throws in the second half, 21 of 27 for the game.
Sabol led Buffalo (2-1) with 18 points, 15 in the first half, and Ben Michaels added 14 points. Off the bench, Bryson Wilson scored 15 and Frederiks Meinarts, a 7-foot freshman from Latvia, added 10 points.
Notre Dame led 20-12 before Sabol scored eight points in a 12-1 run and the Bulls went ahead 24-21 with a little under eight minutes remaining.
Later in the half, Buffalo led 37-30. J.R. Konieczny hit a 3-pointer and a three-point play to help Notre Dame go back ahead 38-37 before another 3-pointer from Sabol gave Buffalo a 40-38 halftime lead.
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1st Half
BUF
Bulls
40
ND
Fighting Irish
38
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
Tim Oboh vs. Kebba Njie (Markus Burton gains possession)
19:40
Tae Davis misses three point jump shot
19:38
Tim Oboh defensive rebound
19:14
+3
Tim Oboh makes three point jump shot (Tyson Dunn assists)
3-0
18:54
Kebba Njie misses three point jump shot
18:52
Tae Davis offensive rebound
18:48
Ben Michaels shooting foul (Tae Davis draws the foul)
18:48
+1
Tae Davis makes regular free throw 1 of 2
3-1
18:48
+1
Tae Davis makes regular free throw 2 of 2
3-2
18:24
Markus Burton personal foul
18:08
Tyson Dunn misses three point jump shot
18:06
Markus Burton defensive rebound
17:54
+3
Tae Davis makes three point jump shot (Markus Burton assists)
3-5
17:29
+2
Tim Oboh makes two point layup
5-5
17:15
Markus Burton misses three point jump shot
17:13
Bryson Wilson defensive rebound
17:04
Ryan Sabol misses two point jump shot
17:02
Kebba Njie defensive rebound
16:58
Anquan Boldin Jr. personal foul
16:52
Markus Burton misses two point jump shot
16:50
Tyson Dunn defensive rebound
16:39
Tim Oboh misses three point jump shot
16:37
Bryson Wilson offensive rebound
16:31
Tim Oboh misses two point layup
16:29
Anquan Boldin Jr. offensive rebound
16:26
+3
Ryan Sabol makes three point jump shot (Tyson Dunn assists)
8-5
16:02
Tim Oboh shooting foul (Tae Davis draws the foul)
16:02
+1
Tae Davis makes regular free throw 1 of 2
8-6
16:02
Tae Davis misses regular free throw 2 of 2
16:02
Bryson Wilson defensive rebound
15:52
Tyson Dunn turnover (bad pass) (Tae Davis steals)
15:46
+2
Tae Davis makes two point layup
8-8
15:37
Ben Michaels misses three point jump shot
15:35
Markus Burton defensive rebound
15:28
+2
Kebba Njie makes two point dunk (Markus Burton assists)
8-10
15:14
Tyson Dunn misses two point layup
15:12
Braeden Shrewsberry defensive rebound
15:04
+2
Markus Burton makes two point jump shot (Matt Allocco assists)
8-12
14:47
Ryan Sabol turnover (lost ball) (Markus Burton steals)
14:42
+2
Markus Burton makes two point layup
8-14
14:42
Bulls 30 second timeout
14:42
TV timeout
14:28
+2
Bryson Wilson makes two point jump shot (Ben Michaels assists)
10-14
14:08
Markus Burton misses three point jump shot
14:06
Tyson Dunn defensive rebound
13:58
Kebba Njie blocks Tyson Dunn's two point layup
13:56
Markus Burton defensive rebound
13:45
Tyson Dunn blocks Markus Burton's two point layup
13:43
Tyson Dunn defensive rebound
13:30
Ben Michaels turnover (3-second violation)
13:22
Sir Mohammed turnover (lost ball) (Ben Michaels steals)
13:10
Tim Oboh misses two point jump shot
13:08
Logan Imes defensive rebound
13:01
Sir Mohammed offensive foul
13:01
Sir Mohammed turnover (offensive foul)
12:49
Bryson Wilson misses three point jump shot
12:47
Nikita Konstantynovskyi defensive rebound
12:36
+2
Braeden Shrewsberry makes two point layup
10-16
12:26
Tyson Dunn misses two point layup
12:24
J.R. Konieczny defensive rebound
12:01
+2
Braeden Shrewsberry makes two point jump shot
10-18
11:44
+2
Bryson Wilson makes two point layup
12-18
11:33
Braeden Shrewsberry misses three point jump shot
11:31
Ben Michaels defensive rebound
11:22
Tim Oboh misses two point layup
11:20
Bulls offensive rebound
11:20
TV timeout
11:04
Nikita Konstantynovskyi blocks Tim Oboh's two point layup