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NCAA Division I Basketball Mens, round 0

AwayBuffalo61
Final
Thursday, November 5, 2026Petersen Events CenterAll Storrs sports
FinalFinalACCNXPlay by play
12T
BUF451661
PITT324880
Final

Pittsburgh beats Buffalo 80-61

Pittsburgh Panthers beat Buffalo Bulls 80-61 on Thursday at Petersen Events Center.

Pittsburgh came back from 13 down after the first half. The second half made the difference: Pittsburgh outscored Buffalo 48-16.

Pittsburgh shot 37% to 35% and won the boards 50-27.

For Pittsburgh, Baye Ndongo (F): 23. For Buffalo, Drew Steffe (G): 15.

Pittsburgh improves to 2-0. Buffalo falls to 0-2.

Attendance: 3,939.

Full recap at ESPN: Baye Ndongo has 23 points and 21 rebounds, Pitt beats Buffalo 80-61

Written automatically from the box score. Every number comes straight from the game feed.

Top performers

#21
BUF · PointsDrew Steffe G15
#21
BUF · AssistsDrew Steffe G4
#21
BUF · ReboundsDrew Steffe G5
#11
PITT · PointsBaye Ndongo F23
#2
PITT · AssistsNaithan George G7
#11
PITT · ReboundsBaye Ndongo F21
StatsMINPTSFG3PTFTREBASTTOSTLBLKOREBDREBPF
A. Lorick III F2082-81-33-452311145
J. Pitre F1861-10-04-430211034
M. Tyne G1751-61-52-201100003
D. Steffe G38155-102-53-654130143
J.J. Starling G36135-131-62-431410034
B. John F1420-00-02-210000014
M. Buteliauskas F1231-31-30-010000101
D. Ducommun G3393-93-90-041200042
K. Jones G500-00-00-000110005
JJ Frakes G700-10-10-010000012
Team6118-519-3216-22279177252233

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