Tae Davis, Markus Burton power Notre Dame to 86-77 win over Buffalo
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 defeated Buffalo 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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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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20:00 | Â | Tim Oboh vs. Kebba Njie (Markus Burton gains possession) | Â | |
19:40 | Â | Tae Davis misses three point jump shot | Â | |
19:38 | Â | Tim Oboh defensive rebound | Â | |
19:14 | +3 | Tim Oboh makes three point jump shot (Tyson Dunn assists) | 3-0 | |
18:54 | Â | Kebba Njie misses three point jump shot | Â | |
18:52 | Â | Tae Davis offensive rebound | Â | |
18:48 | Â | Ben Michaels shooting foul (Tae Davis draws the foul) | Â | |
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 | Â | Markus Burton personal foul | Â | |
18:08 | Â | Tyson Dunn misses three point jump shot | Â | |
18:06 | Â | Markus Burton defensive rebound | Â | |
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 | Â | Markus Burton misses three point jump shot | Â | |
17:13 | Â | Bryson Wilson defensive rebound | Â | |
17:04 | Â | Ryan Sabol misses two point jump shot | Â | |
17:02 | Â | Kebba Njie defensive rebound | Â | |
16:58 | Â | Anquan Boldin Jr. personal foul | Â | |
16:52 | Â | Markus Burton misses two point jump shot | Â | |
16:50 | Â | Tyson Dunn defensive rebound | Â | |
16:39 | Â | Tim Oboh misses three point jump shot | Â | |
16:37 | Â | Bryson Wilson offensive rebound | Â | |
16:31 | Â | Tim Oboh misses two point layup | Â | |
16:29 | Â | Anquan Boldin Jr. offensive rebound | Â | |
16:26 | +3 | Ryan Sabol makes three point jump shot (Tyson Dunn assists) | 8-5 | |
16:02 | Â | Tim Oboh shooting foul (Tae Davis draws the foul) | Â | |
16:02 | +1 | Tae Davis makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 8-6 | |
16:02 | Â | Tae Davis misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â | |
16:02 | Â | Bryson Wilson defensive rebound | Â | |
15:52 | Â | Tyson Dunn turnover (bad pass) (Tae Davis steals) | Â | |
15:46 | +2 | Tae Davis makes two point layup | 8-8 | |
15:37 | Â | Ben Michaels misses three point jump shot | Â | |
15:35 | Â | Markus Burton defensive rebound | Â | |
15:28 | +2 | Kebba Njie makes two point dunk (Markus Burton assists) | 8-10 | |
15:14 | Â | Tyson Dunn misses two point layup | Â | |
15:12 | Â | Braeden Shrewsberry defensive rebound | Â | |
15:04 | +2 | Markus Burton makes two point jump shot (Matt Allocco assists) | 8-12 | |
14:47 | Â | Ryan Sabol turnover (lost ball) (Markus Burton steals) | Â | |
14:42 | +2 | Markus Burton makes two point layup | 8-14 | |
14:42 | Â | Bulls 30 second timeout | Â | |
14:42 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
14:28 | +2 | Bryson Wilson makes two point jump shot (Ben Michaels assists) | 10-14 | |
14:08 | Â | Markus Burton misses three point jump shot | Â | |
14:06 | Â | Tyson Dunn defensive rebound | Â | |
13:58 | Â | Kebba Njie blocks Tyson Dunn's two point layup | Â | |
13:56 | Â | Markus Burton defensive rebound | Â | |
13:45 | Â | Tyson Dunn blocks Markus Burton's two point layup | Â | |
13:43 | Â | Tyson Dunn defensive rebound | Â | |
13:30 | Â | Ben Michaels turnover (3-second violation) | Â | |
13:22 | Â | Sir Mohammed turnover (lost ball) (Ben Michaels steals) | Â | |
13:10 | Â | Tim Oboh misses two point jump shot | Â | |
13:08 | Â | Logan Imes defensive rebound | Â | |
13:01 | Â | Sir Mohammed offensive foul | Â | |
13:01 | Â | Sir Mohammed turnover (offensive foul) | Â | |
12:49 | Â | Bryson Wilson misses three point jump shot | Â | |
12:47 | Â | Nikita Konstantynovskyi defensive rebound | Â | |
12:36 | +2 | Braeden Shrewsberry makes two point layup | 10-16 | |
12:26 | Â | Tyson Dunn misses two point layup | Â | |
12:24 | Â | J.R. Konieczny defensive rebound | Â | |
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 | Â | Braeden Shrewsberry misses three point jump shot | Â | |
11:31 | Â | Ben Michaels defensive rebound | Â | |
11:22 | Â | Tim Oboh misses two point layup | Â | |
11:20 | Â | Bulls offensive rebound | Â | |
11:20 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
11:04 | Â | Nikita Konstantynovskyi blocks Tim Oboh's two point layup | Â | |
11:02 | Â | Bulls offensive rebound | Â | |
10:49 | Â | Ryan Sabol misses three point jump shot | Â | |
10:47 | Â | Logan Imes defensive rebound | Â | |
10:46 | Â | Tim Oboh personal foul | Â | |
10:33 | Â | Kebba Njie turnover (lost ball) (Frederiks Meinarts steals) | Â | |
10:21 | Â | Tyson Dunn turnover (bad pass) (Kebba Njie steals) | Â | |
10:15 | +2 | J.R. Konieczny makes two point dunk (Markus Burton assists) | 12-20 | |
10:01 | Â | Tyson Dunn misses three point jump shot | Â | |
9:59 | Â | Ben Michaels offensive rebound | Â | |
9:55 | +2 | Ben Michaels makes two point jump shot | 14-20 | |
9:44 | Â | Tae Davis misses three point jump shot | Â | |
9:42 | Â | Tyson Dunn defensive rebound | Â | |
9:34 | +2 | Ryan Sabol makes two point layup (Tyson Dunn assists) | 16-20 | |
9:18 | Â | Tae Davis misses two point jump shot | Â | |
9:16 | Â | Kebba Njie offensive rebound | Â | |
9:16 | Â | Kebba Njie turnover (offensive goaltending) | Â | |
8:56 | +2 | Anquan Boldin Jr. makes two point jump shot | 18-20 | |
8:36 | Â | Markus Burton turnover (bad pass) (Tyson Dunn steals) | Â | |
8:22 | +3 | Ryan Sabol makes three point jump shot (Frederiks Meinarts assists) | 21-20 | |
8:22 | Â | Fighting Irish 30 second timeout | Â | |
8:22 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
8:05 | Â | Frederiks Meinarts shooting foul (Kebba Njie draws the foul) | Â | |
8:05 | +1 | Kebba Njie makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 21-21 | |
8:05 | Â | Kebba Njie misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â | |
8:05 | Â | Bryson Wilson defensive rebound | Â | |
7:46 | +3 | Ryan Sabol makes three point jump shot (Frederiks Meinarts assists) | 24-21 | |
7:32 | +2 | Markus Burton makes two point jump shot | 24-23 | |
7:09 | +3 | Frederiks Meinarts makes three point jump shot (Bryson Wilson assists) | 27-23 | |
6:49 | +2 | Kebba Njie makes two point dunk (Markus Burton assists) | 27-25 | |
6:28 | Â | Bryson Wilson misses three point jump shot | Â | |
6:26 | Â | Matt Allocco defensive rebound | Â | |
6:18 | Â | Markus Burton misses three point jump shot | Â | |
6:16 | Â | Tyson Dunn defensive rebound | Â | |
6:10 | +2 | Frederiks Meinarts makes two point layup (Tyson Dunn assists) | 29-25 | |
6:10 | Â | Tae Davis shooting foul (Frederiks Meinarts draws the foul) | Â | |
6:10 | Â | Frederiks Meinarts misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | Â | |
6:10 | Â | Kebba Njie defensive rebound | Â | |
5:53 | +2 | Braeden Shrewsberry makes two point jump shot | 29-27 | |
5:41 | +3 | Frederiks Meinarts makes three point jump shot (Tyson Dunn assists) | 32-27 | |
5:20 | Â | Braeden Shrewsberry misses two point jump shot | Â | |
5:18 | Â | Kebba Njie offensive rebound | Â | |
5:15 | Â | Braeden Shrewsberry misses three point jump shot | Â | |
5:13 | Â | Tyson Dunn defensive rebound | Â | |
5:07 | Â | Tyson Dunn misses three point jump shot | Â | |
5:05 | Â | Matt Allocco defensive rebound | Â | |
5:02 | Â | Frederiks Meinarts shooting foul (Matt Allocco draws the foul) | Â | |
5:02 | +1 | Matt Allocco makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 32-28 | |
5:02 | Â | Matt Allocco misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â | |
5:02 | Â | Bryson Wilson defensive rebound | Â | |
4:50 | +2 | Bryson Wilson makes two point layup | 34-28 | |
4:30 | +2 | Kebba Njie makes two point layup (Sir Mohammed assists) | 34-30 | |
4:15 | Â | Sir Mohammed blocks Anquan Boldin Jr.'s two point layup | Â | |
4:13 | Â | Sir Mohammed defensive rebound | Â | |
4:05 | Â | Sir Mohammed misses three point jump shot | Â | |
4:03 | Â | Bryson Wilson defensive rebound | Â | |
3:46 | Â | Ryan Sabol misses three point jump shot | Â | |
3:44 | Â | J.R. Konieczny defensive rebound | Â | |
3:31 | Â | Sir Mohammed misses three point jump shot | Â | |
3:29 | Â | Ryan Sabol defensive rebound | Â | |
3:17 | Â | Matt Allocco personal foul | Â | |
3:17 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
3:04 | +2 | Tyson Dunn makes two point layup | 36-30 | |
2:47 | Â | Tae Davis misses two point layup | Â | |
2:45 | Â | Ben Michaels defensive rebound | Â | |
2:23 | Â | Tae Davis shooting foul (Ryan Sabol draws the foul) | Â | |
2:23 | +1 | Ryan Sabol makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 37-30 | |
2:23 | Â | Ryan Sabol misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â | |
2:23 | Â | J.R. Konieczny defensive rebound | Â | |
1:59 | +3 | J.R. Konieczny makes three point jump shot (Markus Burton assists) | 37-33 | |
1:45 | Â | Tyson Dunn turnover (lost ball) (Markus Burton steals) | Â | |
1:42 | Â | Tyson Dunn blocks Markus Burton's two point layup | Â | |
1:40 | Â | Bulls defensive rebound | Â | |
1:24 | Â | Tyson Dunn misses three point jump shot | Â | |
1:22 | Â | Markus Burton defensive rebound | Â | |
1:12 | +2 | Markus Burton makes two point layup | 37-35 | |
0:44 | Â | Ryan Sabol misses three point jump shot | Â | |
0:42 | Â | J.R. Konieczny defensive rebound | Â | |
0:32 | +2 | J.R. Konieczny makes two point layup (Markus Burton assists) | 37-37 | |
0:32 | Â | Bryson Wilson shooting foul (J.R. Konieczny draws the foul) | Â | |
0:32 | +1 | J.R. Konieczny makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 37-38 | |
0:05 | +3 | Ryan Sabol makes three point jump shot (Tyson Dunn assists) | 40-38 | |
0:00 | Â | End of period | Â |