Wednesday, February 1
Oxford, OH
7:00 pm
University at Buffalo
9-9,4-5MAC
81
at
76
Miami (OH)
8-14,3-6MAC
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Buffalo
21
17
15
28
81
Miami (OH)
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76
Photo by: Paul Hokanson/UBBulls.com
Bulls Resilient in 81-76 Win at Miami (OH) on Wednesday
2/1/2023 9:27:00 PM | Women's Basketball
OXFORD, Ohio – The University at Buffalo women's basketball team (9-9, 4-5 MAC) led for all but 40 seconds and were clutch from the free throw line in the final minutes as they earned a hard-fought 81-76 win over Miami (OH) at Millett Hall on Wednesday night.
Four Bulls scored in double figures led by Re'Shawna Stone who scored 22 points. Fellow fifth year Zakiyah Winfield narrowly missed out on a double-double with 19 points and nine rebounds to go with four assists. Her backcourt mate Jazmine Young scored 15 points while freshman Hattie Ogden added 12 points on 4-of-7 shooting from behind the arc.
Ogden drained a three on UB's first possession and Stone followed with a triple of her own next time down the floor to give Buffalo an early lead. Winfield gave the Bulls a spark as she scored on two straight possessions before Emerita Mashaire beat her defender and finished off glass and Winfield grabbed a big offensive rebound and powered up for the bucket plus the foul to give UB a 14-9 lead at the first media timeout. The RedHawks hit a three on their first possession out of the timeout to cut the UB lead to three, but Ogden answered with a triple of her own and Mashaire pulled down a rebound and raced up court for a coast-to-coast layup to cap a 6-0 run and put UB up 21-12 at the end of the first.
Buffalo continued to turn defense into offense as Latrice Perkins and Stone converted on a pair of steals and scores before Winfield hit Young with a great pass for a layup as the Bulls took a 27-14 lead and forced a Miami timeout at the seven-minute mark. The RedHawks scored for the first time in over three minutes, but Winfield answered with a three as UB maintained a 32-19 lead with just over three minutes to go. The teams traded baskets for a stretch before Perkins powered up for an offensive rebound and tipped the ball off glass at the buzzer to give Buffalo a 38-23 lead at the half.
Miami opened the third quarter on a 5-0 run but Buffalo stayed poised as Stone drilled a three from the wing and then blew by her defender for a layup off glass on the next possession to put UB up 45-32 and later, Young got aggressive as she drove through the lane and finished off glass through contact to give the Bulls a 52-36 lead at the media timeout but the RedHawks closed the quarter on an 11-1 run to cut the UB lead to 53-45 at the end of the third.
Ogden hit a big three on UB's first possession of the fourth quarter and after a 5-0 Miami run, Stone responded with a three from the top of the key to put the Bulls up 59-50. Young continued to stay aggressive as she scored four straight points and later, she found Ogden in the corner for a spot up triple to put UB up by 10 and force a Miami timeout at the 5:29 mark. The RedHawks used a 10-0 run out of the timeout to tie the game at 66 with just over three minutes to play before Stone ended the run with a reverse layup off glass. Young pulled down a massive offensive rebound and got the putback to drop for the and-one bucket and then Stone got to the rim for two as UB went up by five with just over one minute remaining. Mashaire and Winfield came up big at the charity stripe making four straight, but Miami answered with threes on two straight possessions to pull within three with 25 seconds remaining, but Winfield and Stone converted four free throws to seal the victory.
Buffalo shot 53.7% from the floor and 44.4% from beyond the arc while holding a 38-34 advantage in the paint while also scoring seven points off turnovers, six fastbreak points and recording eight second chance points.
"I'm really happy with how we responded tonight to earn a hard-fought win on the road," said head coach Becky Burke. "This team has a ton of heart and grit to them and played a really connected game both offensively and defensively tonight."
Up next, Buffalo returns home to host Northern Illinois in their National Girls and Women in Sports Day game on Saturday, February 4 at 2pm.
Four Bulls scored in double figures led by Re'Shawna Stone who scored 22 points. Fellow fifth year Zakiyah Winfield narrowly missed out on a double-double with 19 points and nine rebounds to go with four assists. Her backcourt mate Jazmine Young scored 15 points while freshman Hattie Ogden added 12 points on 4-of-7 shooting from behind the arc.
Ogden drained a three on UB's first possession and Stone followed with a triple of her own next time down the floor to give Buffalo an early lead. Winfield gave the Bulls a spark as she scored on two straight possessions before Emerita Mashaire beat her defender and finished off glass and Winfield grabbed a big offensive rebound and powered up for the bucket plus the foul to give UB a 14-9 lead at the first media timeout. The RedHawks hit a three on their first possession out of the timeout to cut the UB lead to three, but Ogden answered with a triple of her own and Mashaire pulled down a rebound and raced up court for a coast-to-coast layup to cap a 6-0 run and put UB up 21-12 at the end of the first.
Buffalo continued to turn defense into offense as Latrice Perkins and Stone converted on a pair of steals and scores before Winfield hit Young with a great pass for a layup as the Bulls took a 27-14 lead and forced a Miami timeout at the seven-minute mark. The RedHawks scored for the first time in over three minutes, but Winfield answered with a three as UB maintained a 32-19 lead with just over three minutes to go. The teams traded baskets for a stretch before Perkins powered up for an offensive rebound and tipped the ball off glass at the buzzer to give Buffalo a 38-23 lead at the half.
Miami opened the third quarter on a 5-0 run but Buffalo stayed poised as Stone drilled a three from the wing and then blew by her defender for a layup off glass on the next possession to put UB up 45-32 and later, Young got aggressive as she drove through the lane and finished off glass through contact to give the Bulls a 52-36 lead at the media timeout but the RedHawks closed the quarter on an 11-1 run to cut the UB lead to 53-45 at the end of the third.
Ogden hit a big three on UB's first possession of the fourth quarter and after a 5-0 Miami run, Stone responded with a three from the top of the key to put the Bulls up 59-50. Young continued to stay aggressive as she scored four straight points and later, she found Ogden in the corner for a spot up triple to put UB up by 10 and force a Miami timeout at the 5:29 mark. The RedHawks used a 10-0 run out of the timeout to tie the game at 66 with just over three minutes to play before Stone ended the run with a reverse layup off glass. Young pulled down a massive offensive rebound and got the putback to drop for the and-one bucket and then Stone got to the rim for two as UB went up by five with just over one minute remaining. Mashaire and Winfield came up big at the charity stripe making four straight, but Miami answered with threes on two straight possessions to pull within three with 25 seconds remaining, but Winfield and Stone converted four free throws to seal the victory.
Buffalo shot 53.7% from the floor and 44.4% from beyond the arc while holding a 38-34 advantage in the paint while also scoring seven points off turnovers, six fastbreak points and recording eight second chance points.
"I'm really happy with how we responded tonight to earn a hard-fought win on the road," said head coach Becky Burke. "This team has a ton of heart and grit to them and played a really connected game both offensively and defensively tonight."
Up next, Buffalo returns home to host Northern Illinois in their National Girls and Women in Sports Day game on Saturday, February 4 at 2pm.
Team Stats
UB
Miami
FG%
.537
.485
3FG%
.444
.400
FT%
.833
.571
RB
29
33
TO
13
13
STL
4
9
Game Leaders
Pts
22
FGM
8
3FGM
3
FTM
3
Pts
19
FGM
6
3FGM
1
FTM
6
Pts
15
FGM
6
3FGM
0
FTM
3
Pts
12
FGM
4
3FGM
4
FTM
0
Players Mentioned
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