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The University at Buffalo Bulls shot 58.3% (14-of-24) from the field in the second half to pull away and defeat Texas Southern 80-61 Sunday (12/28) evening in the second game of the Cessna Classic Tournament at Wichita (KS) State. UB (7-4) will face Wichita State, 76-74 winners over William & Mary in the first game, on Monday (12/29) for the tournament championship.

Holding a slim 31-30 lead at the half, UB outscored Texas Southern 49-31 in the second stanza for the easy win. The Bulls hit on 25-of-51 field goals (49%) for the game while limiting the Tigers to only 32.4% (23-of-71) shooting, including just 28.9% in the second half. Texas Southern guard Randy Bolden scored a game-high 33 points on 12-of-32 shooting, but was the only player to score in double figures for the Tigers who fell to 1-10 on the year.

The Bulls had three players in double figures, led by senior guard Mike Martinho (Rahway, NJ/Union Catholic) with 21 points on 5-of-10 shooting, including 9-of-10 from the free throw line. Senior swingman Rasaun Young (New Rochelle, NY/New Rochelle) scored 20 points, while senior forward Scott McMillin (Wichita KS/Bishop Carroll) added 19 points, including hitting a perfect 3-of-3 from behind the arc, and grabbed six rebounds. UB as a team made 32 trips to the charity stripe, hitting on 25 compared to the Tigers' 8-of-12 performance.

Following the championship game on Monday (12/29), the Bulls will return home to face Mid-Con foe Oral Roberts on Saturday (1/3) in Alumni Arena at 8:20 pm.

TEXAS SOUTHERN (61)
                      fg    ft    rb
               min   m-a   m-a   o-t  a pf   tp
Evans           29   2-8   1-1   0-4  0  4    5
Anyanwu         30   2-5   2-5   5-9  2  0    6
Rhodes          16   1-3   0-0   2-3  0  2    2
Bolden          36 12-32   3-3   2-5  2  3   33
Redmond         36   3-9   0-0   0-1  9  2    7
Malone          14   1-3   0-0   1-3  0  5    2
Adams            4   0-1   0-0   0-0  0  3    0
Beechem          4   0-2   0-0   0-0  0  0    0
Dyse            17   2-4   1-1   0-1  0  3    5
Clark            1   0-0   0-0   1-1  0  0    0
Underwood       13   0-4   1-2   2-3  0  4    1
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TOTALS         200 23-71  8-12 13-30 13 26   61
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Percentages: FG-.324, FT-.667. 3-Point Goals:
7-30, .233 (Evans 0-4, Rhodes 0-1, Bolden 6-15,
Redmond 1-6, Adams 0-1, Beechem 0-2, Dyse 0-1).
Team rebounds: 5. Blocked shots: 4 (Evans 2,
Rhodes 2). Turnovers: 10 (Redmond 3, Bolden 2,
Anyanwu, Beechem, Malone, Rhodes, Underwood).
Steals: 9 (Redmond 4, Clark 2, Dyse 2, Bolden).

BUFFALO (80)
                      fg    ft    rb
               min   m-a   m-a   o-t  a pf   tp
Mcmillen        24   5-7   6-7   1-6  2  1   19
Martinho        32  5-10  9-10   1-6  1  4   21
Alexeev         26   2-3   0-0   0-5  0  2    4
Young           26  6-12  8-11   1-4  1  4   20
Peterson        26   0-0   0-0   0-2  8  1    0
Harris          19   1-3   1-2   3-8  0  2    3
Alkhas           7   2-4   1-2   0-0  1  0    5
Kleidon         13   1-3   0-0   1-3  1  0    2
Clemens         25   2-8   0-0   1-3  3  4    4
Gustafsson       2   1-1   0-0   1-1  0  0    2
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TOTALS         200 25-51 25-32  9-38 17 18   80
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Percentages: FG-.490, FT-.781. 3-Point Goals:
5-12, .417 (Mcmillen 3-3, Martinho 2-7, Clemens
0-2). Team rebounds: 6. Blocked shots: 2
(Alexeev, Young). Turnovers: 13 (Martinho 5,
Clemens 3, Peterson 2, Alkhas, Gustafsson,
Young). Steals: 6 (Peterson 3, Mcmillen 2,
Clemens).
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Texas Southern     30   31  -   61
Buffalo            31   49  -   80
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Technical fouls: None. Officials: Winston Stith,
David Warfel, Jerry Seibert.