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Buffalo heads to MAC final with 78-61 win over Kent State

CLEVELAND (AP) Jeremy Harris scored 22 points and CJ Massinburg scored 14 and Buffalo beat Kent State 78-61 on Friday and advanced to the Mid-American Conference Tournament title game.

The top-seeded Bulls (25-8) will play Friday night's other semifinal winner between second seed Toledo and No. 3 Eastern Michigan.

Buffalo used a 14-4 run and led 31-17 with just more than four minutes before halftime. Jaylin Walker's 3 as time expired brought Kent State within 39-29. Harris made a pair of 3-pointers as the Bulls went on a 16-9 run for a 17-point lead with 14 1/2 minutes to play and stayed ahead by double digits the rest of the way.

Leaders
Points:	J. Walker	16.6
Rebounds:	A. De La Rosa	7.6
Assists:	J. Avery	3.6
FG%:	J. Walker	38.0%
FT%:	J. Walker	78.8%
3P%:	J. Avery	37.4%
Steals:	K. Zabo	1.1
Blocks:	D. Pippen	1.6

AP Rankings
Rank	School	Rec
1	Virginia	31-3
2	Villanova	36-4
3	Xavier	29-6
4	Kansas	31-8
5	Michigan State	30-5
6	Cincinnati	31-5
7	Michigan	33-8
8	Gonzaga	32-5
9	Duke	29-8
10	North Carolina	26-11
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Coaches Rankings
Rank	School	Rec
1	Villanova	36-4
2	Michigan	33-8
3	Kansas	31-8
4	Duke	29-8
5	Virginia	31-3
6	Texas Tech	27-10
7	Loyola Chicago	32-6
8	Xavier	29-6
9	Purdue	30-7
10	Gonzaga	32-5
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Mid-American Standings
	Conference	Overall
	W-L	W-L
East
Buffalo	15-3	27-9
Kent State	9-9	17-17
Miami (OH)	8-10	16-18
Bowling Green	7-11	16-16
Ohio	7-11	14-17
Akron	6-12	14-18
West
Toledo	13-5	23-11
Eastern Michigan	11-7	22-13
Ball State	10-8	19-13
Western Michigan	9-9	17-15
Central Michigan	7-11	21-15
Northern Illinois	6-12	13-19
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Offense (Rank)
Points:	73.0 (196)
Rebounds:	11.5 (78)
Assists:	11.6 (310)
FG%:	42.5% (284)
FT%:	72.8% (118)
3P%:	32.6% (301)

Defense (Rank)
Points:	73.6 (208)
Rebounds:	24.4 (238)
Assists:	13.8 (208)
FG%:	44.6% (216)
FT%:	71.6% (211)
3P%:	33.7% (111)