TOLEDO 83, NORTHERN IOWA 75
BUFFALO, N.Y. – Buffalo (5-4, 0-0 MAC) defeated St. John Fisher (3-5, 1-1 Empire 8) on Tuesday evening by a score of 91-53 to extend their win streak to four games.
The Bulls led wire to wire as they had the lead for 39:44. In the win, Buffalo had a season-high 27 assists. Both Armoni Foster and Kidtrell Blocker had six assists each. Curtis Jones added five to his season total.
Heading into the game, Buffalo ranked 24th in the nation in fast break points, averaging 15.88. The Bulls added 47 points to their season total as they continued to play at a fast pace throughout the evening. Buffalo forced 25 turnovers on the night, 19 of which the Bulls stole. The Bulls cashed in on those turnovers, scoring 35 points off the Cardinals' errors.
Buffalo connected on 14 of their 38 threes. Isaiah Adams, Curtis Jones, and Devin Ceaser each made three from downtown.
Devin Ceaser had a career-high 17 points, as he led the Bulls in scoring. Zid Powell (13), Isaiah Adams (12), and LaQuill Hardnett (11) also finished in double figures.
TOLEDO 83, NORTHERN IOWA 75
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa – A hot shooting night propelled the Toledo Rockets to an 83-75 road victory on Tuesday evening over Northern Iowa at the McLeod Center.
Toledo shot 51.7 percent from the field, including 60 percent in the second half, and 41.7 percent (10-of-24) from three-point range. The Rockets also hit all 13 of their free-throw attempts.
Senior JT Shumate led the Rockets (6-3) with 24 points and six rebounds with junior RayJ Dennis (21 pts.) and sophomore EJ Farmer (14 pts.) also in double digits. Farmer's 14 points were a career high and the second time he has scored in double digits as a Rocket.
Sophomore guard Bowen Born topped Northern Iowa (3-5, 1-1 MVC) with 27 points.
UT gained some breathing room down the stretch after the Panthers closed to within 70-65 with 4:45 to play. Dennis knocked down three free throws and then fed Shumate for a layup to give the Rockets a 75-65 advantage with 3:29 left. Toledo's lead didn't fall below eight points the remainder of the contest.
Toledo took a 40-31 lead to the locker room, but Northern Iowa took its only lead of the game, 45-44, less than four minutes into the second half after stringing together a 10-0 run.
RayJ Dennis immediately answered the spurt with a floater and three-pointer for a 49-45 lead at the 15:15 mark. Setric Millner, Jr. extended UT's advantage to seven a minute later when Farmer stole the ball and fed him for a layup. UNI again rallied to with 55-52, but Dennis and Shumate each responded with baskets for a 59-52 lead with 10:35 remaining.
Toledo put the game away when Dennis hit three free throws and fed Shumate for a layup for a 75-65 margin with 3:29 to play.