The Buffalo women’s basketball team is one win away from making ts first-ever NCAA Tournament appearance.
Behind its best offensive performance in conference play this season, the No. 8 seed Bulls (19-13, 8-10 Mid-American Conference) continued its Cinderella run Friday by defeating No. 5 seed Akron (19-13, 11-7 MAC) 88-87 in a highly contested MAC Tournament Semifinals in Cleveland, Ohio. Buffalo now advances to its first MAC Championship game since joining the MAC in 1998.
“I'm just so proud of this young team,” said head coach Felisha Legette-Jack. “They’re resilient.”
The semifinal came down to an offensively charged fourth quarter, as the two teams combined for 54 points in the final 10 minutes.