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Brandon Creason, Western Illinois' leading scorer, hit his only basket of the game with :12 seconds left Thursday night (2/19) giving the Leathernecks a 68-67 triumph over the University at Buffalo Bulls. UB had just taken the lead on a pair of free throws by senior Mike Martinho with :43 seconds left before Creason hit his clutch shot for his only points.

The Bulls had a chance for a last basket as they set up an imbounds play under their offensive basket, but lost possession when Martinho stepped on the end line on his drive to the basket. After a missed free throw by Creason with two seconds left, the Bulls got off one last wild shot that didn't come close.

The Bulls opened a 53-43 lead, their largest of the game, after 4:41 of the second half, then the Leathernecks began to hit from long range. One trey by Bill Heisler and two by Shawn Doles and a layup by Tony Ackerman helped Western take a 54-53 lead. Western stayed in front until the last minute. Martinho led the Bulls with 20 points, while senior Rasaun Young had 15, all in the first half.

The Bulls continues their road trip on Saturday (2/21) at Missouri-Kansas City, before wrapping up the regular season at home on Saturday, February 24 against Chicago State.

BUFFALO (67)
                      fg    ft    rb
               min   m-a   m-a   o-t  a pf   tp
Harris          27   1-2   0-0   0-5  2  2    2
Clemens         32   4-6   5-6   2-4  0  1   14
Alexeev         17   0-1   2-2   1-5  1  3    2
Young           28   3-6   8-9   0-2  3  3   15
Martinho        30  6-15   6-6   1-3  2  2   20
Alkhas           8   0-3   0-0   0-0  0  0    0
Kleidon         11   0-2   0-0   0-0  1  0    0
Peterson        19   2-5   0-0   0-2  2  2    5
Mcmillen        25   2-4   4-4   1-6  0  2    9
Libomi           3   0-0   0-0   0-1  0  1    0
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TOTALS         200 18-44 25-27  5-28 11 16   67
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Percentages: FG-.409, FT-.926. 3-Point Goals:
6-18, .333 (Clemens 1-1, Young 1-3, Martinho 2-9,
Kleidon 0-1, Peterson 1-2, Mcmillen 1-2). Team
rebounds: 2. Blocked shots: 1 (Alexeev).
Turnovers: 13 (Peterson 3, Young 3, Alkhas 2,
Martinho 2, Mcmillen 2, Kleidon). Steals: 3
(Kleidon 2, Peterson).

WESTERN ILL (68)
                      fg    ft    rb
               min   m-a   m-a   o-t  a pf   tp
Ackerman        36   3-7   3-4   1-5  4  3    9
Doles           25  5-14   0-1   3-4  1  4   13
Froman          10   1-3   1-2   2-3  1  5    3
Buckingham      30   6-8   0-0   1-6  2  3   17
Creason         32   1-8   0-1   1-3  6  3    2
Heisler         20   4-6   0-0   0-1  2  1   11
Alexander       12   0-0   0-0   0-0  1  1    0
Coloneze        27   4-8   1-2   3-6  1  3    9
Breedlove        8   2-4   0-0   0-0  0  1    4
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TOTALS         200 26-58  5-10 11-28 18 24   68
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Percentages: FG-.448, FT-.500. 3-Point Goals:
11-27, .407 (Ackerman 0-1, Doles 3-7, Buckingham
5-7, Creason 0-7, Heisler 3-5). Team rebounds: 3.
Blocked shots: 1 (Coloneze). Turnovers: 11
(Froman 3, Alexander 2, Breedlove 2, Coloneze 2,
Buckingham, Heisler). Steals: 3 (Heisler 2,
Doles).
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Buffalo            38   29  -   67
Western Ill        35   33  -   68
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Technical fouls: None.  A: 3,314. Officials: Jim
Copenhaver, Kent Faulkner, Dennis Bracco.