No. 23 Miami (Ohio) tops Buffalo to remain unbeaten

Luke Skaljac scores career-high 19 points in victory

Feb. 4, 2026 at 7:39am

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Luke Skaljac scored a career-high 19 points as No. 23 Miami (Ohio) remained unbeaten with a 73-71 victory over host Buffalo on Tuesday night in a Mid-American Conference contest. Buffalo closed to 73-71 on a Noah Batchelor 3-pointer with 12 seconds to play, but Ryan Sabol's 3-pointer with four seconds left hit the front rim and bounced out.

Why it matters

Miami (Ohio) is one of only two remaining unbeaten Division I teams in the country, along with Arizona. The Redhawks' victory over Buffalo keeps them perfect on the season and atop the Mid-American Conference standings.

The details

Skaljac also had five steals, four rebounds and three assists for Miami (23-0, 11-0 MAC). The Redhawks received an 11-point performance from Brant Byers and 10 points, five rebounds and eight assists from Peter Suder. Buffalo's Angelo Brizzi made nine of 14 field-goal attempts and scored a game-high 22 points, while Daniel Freitag added 18 points, seven assists and four rebounds for the Bulls (14-9, 4-7).

  • The game was played on Tuesday night.

The players

Luke Skaljac

A player for Miami (Ohio) who scored a career-high 19 points in the game.

Noah Batchelor

A player for Buffalo who hit a 3-pointer to bring his team within 73-71 late in the game.

Ryan Sabol

A player for Buffalo who had a chance to win the game with a 3-pointer in the final seconds, but it hit the front rim and bounced out.

Brant Byers

A player for Miami (Ohio) who scored 11 points in the game.

Peter Suder

A player for Miami (Ohio) who had 10 points, five rebounds and eight assists.

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The takeaway

Miami (Ohio)'s undefeated start to the season is a remarkable accomplishment, as the Redhawks are one of only two remaining unbeatens in Division I basketball. Their victory over Buffalo keeps them atop the Mid-American Conference standings and in the national spotlight as a team to watch.