For the second time this season UB let Akron’s Ali Ali get hot and he made the Bulls pay. After falling behind UB did rally but were outplayed by Akron in the last 90 seconds as Buffalo’s season ended with a one and done trip to Cleveland.
Ali Ali had 19 points and Greg Tribble made two free throws with 3.2 seconds left to win the game for the fourth-seeded Zips.
After falling behind later in teh second half Buffalo Coach Jim Whitesell pulled three starters and went to the bench. It was bold, but it worked.