Wednesday, February 19
Buffalo, NY
7:00 pm
13-11,4-9MAC
63
vs
69
Akron
12-12,5-8MAC
1
2
3
4
F
Akron
15
17
17
20
69
Buffalo
16
12
18
17
63
Buffalo Falls to Akron, 69-63, on Wednesday
2/19/2020 10:15:00 PM | Women's Basketball
BUFFALO, NY – The University at Buffalo women's basketball team fell to Akron 69-63 on Wednesday night at Alumni Arena.
Buffalo was led by senior guard Theresa Onwuka who recorded her fourth double-double of the season with 21 points and 12 rebounds while freshman Dyaisha Fair also scored in double figures with 14 points to go along with eight rebounds, two assists and four steals.
Akron started the game on a 7-0 run to force an early UB timeout at the 7:56 mark. Onwuka would convert the bucket through contact to cut the lead to 11-7 and from there the Bulls would extend their run to 9-2 to take a 16-15 lead at the end of the first.
Offense would be at a premium to start the second quarter with only one field goal made for either team in the opening five minutes as Buffalo maintained a narrow 20-19 lead at the media timeout. Akron would retake the lead on a 6-0 run to go up 28-22 at the 1:28 mark and the two teams would trade baskets from there before Fair finished off a strong take in traffic in the final minute to cut the Akron lead to 32-28 at the half.
Buffalo would cut the lead to 35-33 early in the third quarter on a nice pass from Fair to Onwuka at the 7:41 mark. Later, a mini 4-0 UB run would tie the game at 37 before the Zips would regain the lead, 39-37, at the media timeout. Onwuka continued to attack later in the quarter as she converted off glass to tie the game at 41 and later Fair kicked it out to Loren Christie on the wing and she drilled a triple to give the Bulls their largest lead of the game, 46-42, at the 1:50 mark. But the Zips would close the quarter on a 7-0 run to take a 49-46 lead at the end of the third.
Akron would open the fourth quarter on a 5-2 run over the first two plus minutes to take a 54-48 lead at the final media timeout. Freshman Elea Gaba gave UB a big bucket, converting the and-one to cut the lead to 57-51, and later, with the Bulls down eight, Fair went on a 5-0 run by herself, capped by a three off the steal and assist from Adebola Adeyeye, to pull UB within three at the 1:39 mark but that would be as close as they would get as the Zips would seal the game from the charity stripe, going 6-of-8 from the line in the final minute of play.
The Bulls held the narrow 45-44 edge on the glass, while tying a season-high with 23 offensive rebounds, but were only able to score 12 second chance points off those boards. Buffalo struggled again from behind the arc and at the line, going 4-for-25 from deep and just 13-of-23 from the charity stripe.
"The testimony is going to be spectacular because the test is a challenge," said head coach Felisha Legette-Jack. "This is not fun. This is uncharted territory since we've been here, but I'm excited about the lessons we are learning from this process. The disappointment is there, but there is also excitement about this young team getting better."
Buffalo travels to Bowling Green, Ohio on Saturday, February 22, for a 1pm contest against the Falcons at the Stroh Center.
Buffalo was led by senior guard Theresa Onwuka who recorded her fourth double-double of the season with 21 points and 12 rebounds while freshman Dyaisha Fair also scored in double figures with 14 points to go along with eight rebounds, two assists and four steals.
Akron started the game on a 7-0 run to force an early UB timeout at the 7:56 mark. Onwuka would convert the bucket through contact to cut the lead to 11-7 and from there the Bulls would extend their run to 9-2 to take a 16-15 lead at the end of the first.
Offense would be at a premium to start the second quarter with only one field goal made for either team in the opening five minutes as Buffalo maintained a narrow 20-19 lead at the media timeout. Akron would retake the lead on a 6-0 run to go up 28-22 at the 1:28 mark and the two teams would trade baskets from there before Fair finished off a strong take in traffic in the final minute to cut the Akron lead to 32-28 at the half.
Buffalo would cut the lead to 35-33 early in the third quarter on a nice pass from Fair to Onwuka at the 7:41 mark. Later, a mini 4-0 UB run would tie the game at 37 before the Zips would regain the lead, 39-37, at the media timeout. Onwuka continued to attack later in the quarter as she converted off glass to tie the game at 41 and later Fair kicked it out to Loren Christie on the wing and she drilled a triple to give the Bulls their largest lead of the game, 46-42, at the 1:50 mark. But the Zips would close the quarter on a 7-0 run to take a 49-46 lead at the end of the third.
Akron would open the fourth quarter on a 5-2 run over the first two plus minutes to take a 54-48 lead at the final media timeout. Freshman Elea Gaba gave UB a big bucket, converting the and-one to cut the lead to 57-51, and later, with the Bulls down eight, Fair went on a 5-0 run by herself, capped by a three off the steal and assist from Adebola Adeyeye, to pull UB within three at the 1:39 mark but that would be as close as they would get as the Zips would seal the game from the charity stripe, going 6-of-8 from the line in the final minute of play.
The Bulls held the narrow 45-44 edge on the glass, while tying a season-high with 23 offensive rebounds, but were only able to score 12 second chance points off those boards. Buffalo struggled again from behind the arc and at the line, going 4-for-25 from deep and just 13-of-23 from the charity stripe.
"The testimony is going to be spectacular because the test is a challenge," said head coach Felisha Legette-Jack. "This is not fun. This is uncharted territory since we've been here, but I'm excited about the lessons we are learning from this process. The disappointment is there, but there is also excitement about this young team getting better."
Buffalo travels to Bowling Green, Ohio on Saturday, February 22, for a 1pm contest against the Falcons at the Stroh Center.
Team Stats
UA
UB
FG%
.426
.307
3FG%
.263
.160
FT%
.750
.565
RB
44
45
TO
17
13
STL
7
8
Game Leaders
Pts
21
FGM
7
3FGM
0
FTM
7
Pts
14
FGM
5
3FGM
2
FTM
2
Pts
6
FGM
1
3FGM
1
FTM
3
Pts
6
FGM
3
3FGM
0
FTM
0
Players Mentioned
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