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BUFFALO, NY - The University at Buffalo Bulls moved to 5-0 in Mid-Continent Conference play with an 86-84 win over Oral Roberts on Saturday (1/3) night in Alumni Arena. Senior guard Mike Martinho's (Rahway, NJ/Union Catholic) three-pointer with :24 seconds remaining broke a 79-79 tie, and his four free throws down the stretch sealed the win for UB, now 8-5 overall.

The Bulls and Golden Eagles played a close game dominated by offense with UB shooting 54.9% (28-of-51) from the field, a blistering 57.1% in the first half. Oral Roberts connected on 33-of-65 (50.8%) of their shots for the game. Both teams took advantage of their three-point shooters with the Bulls hitting 9-of-17 (52.9%) of their attempts, while the Golden Eagles shot 50% (8-of-16) from behind the arc. UB took control midway through the first half, taking a 34-27 lead on a Rasaun Young (New Rochelle, NY/New Rochelle) layup. Senior forward Scott McMillin (Wichita KS/Bishop Carroll) led UB with 12 points on 4-of-5 shooting, including 2-of-3 from three-point range. Oral Roberts battled back with a 9-4 run behind Derrick Taylor's 15 points to go into halftime trailing the Bulls by only one at 46-45.

The second half proved to be played even closer than the first with neither team gaining more than a five point advantage at any point. UB opened up a four-point lead early in the period before Oral Roberts gained a four-point lead with 11 minutes left and a five point lead with 6:45 remaining. With 6:33 remaining, the Bulls went on a 10-6 run to take a 79-78 lead with 1:58 left in regulation. After a Golden Eagles' free throw that knotted the score at 79-79, Martinho hit a three-pointer from the left side of the court with :24 seconds left giving the Bulls the lead for good at 82-79. A steal by McMillin and four free throws by Martinho sealed the win for UB, their third in the last four games. Martinho led UB with a season-high 29 points (9-of-13 field goals, 6-of-10 from three-point range), while Young added 23 - 15 in the second half. Martinho and Young teamed to score 36 of the Bulls' 40 second half points, and hit a combined 10 of their 15 field goals (66.7%). The Golden Eagles had all five of their starters score in double figures, led by Taylor's 20 points and eight rebounds.

The Bulls will hit the road on Monday (1/5) when they face Embry-Riddle in Daytona Beach, FL. UB's next home game is Wednesday (1/21) when they host UMKC at 7:50 pm in Alumni Arena.

ORAL ROBERTS (84)
                      fg    ft    rb
               min   m-a   m-a   o-t  a pf   tp
Gill            40  7-15   3-4   1-7  8  4   18
Perry           32   4-6   0-0   0-2  4  3   10
Taylor          30  8-12   3-4   5-8  1  3   20
Walls           33  6-12   0-0   4-8  1  1   12
Binam           34   3-8   2-5   3-6  3  3   11
Owens            9   0-3   0-0   0-0  0  2    0
Wilkerson        8   1-1   2-2   0-2  2  4    5
Chee             1   0-0   0-0   0-0  0  0    0
Moses           13   4-8   0-0   3-4  2  1    8
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TOTALS         200 33-65 10-15 16-37 21 21   84
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Percentages: FG-.508, FT-.667. 3-Point Goals:
8-16, .500 (Gill 1-4, Perry 2-4, Taylor 1-1,
Binam 3-5, Owens 0-1, Wilkerson 1-1). Team
rebounds: 2. Blocked shots: 6 (Walls 3, Gill,
Wilkerson, Moses). Turnovers: 18 (Gill 4, Walls
4, Binam 3, Taylor 2, Chee, Moses, Owens, Perry,
Wilkerson). Steals: 5 (Owens 2, Chee, Walls,
Wilkerson).

BUFFALO (86)
                      fg    ft    rb
               min   m-a   m-a   o-t  a pf   tp
Peterson        30   1-1   0-0   0-5 11  2    2
Martinho        32  9-13   5-5   0-1  2  2   29
Alexeev         22   1-4   2-2   1-2  0  1    5
Mcmillen        30   4-9   2-2   0-1  2  2   12
Young           37  7-14  9-11   1-3  1  2   23
Harris          19   5-6   1-3   1-4  1  5   11
Alkhas           9   0-2   0-0   0-1  0  1    0
Kleidon          4   0-1   0-0   0-0  0  1    0
Clemens         17   1-1   2-2   1-3  2  0    4
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TOTALS         200 28-51 21-25  4-20 19 16   86
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Percentages: FG-.549, FT-.840. 3-Point Goals:
9-17, .529 (Martinho 6-10, Alexeev 1-2, Mcmillen
2-5). Team rebounds: 2. Blocked shots: 1
(Clemens). Turnovers: 13 (Peterson 4, Young 4,
Clemens 2, Alkhas, Harris, Martinho). Steals: 8
(Mcmillen 3, Clemens 2, Martinho, Peterson,
Young).
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Oral Roberts       45   39  -   84
Buffalo            46   40  -   86
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Technical fouls: None.  A: 1,434. Officials: Mike
Lonski, Craig Griffith, Carramore.