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Northern Illinois Huskies vs Buffalo Bulls Wrap - Buffalo Wins 70-60

Buffalo grabbed a 70-60 win over Northern Illinois on Saturday, behind a 18-point effort from Jeenathan Williams at Alumni Arena.

Buffalo earned a straight-up victory but suffered an ATS defeat in failing to cover the -16.0-point spread.

Buffalo got 14 points from Josh Mballa and another 12 points from Ronaldo Segu. Jeenathan Williams contributed 4 assists, while Josh Mballa cleaned the glass with 15 rebounds.

Northern Illinois got 21 points from Trendon Hankerson in a losing cause and another 10 points from Keshawn Williams. Kaleb Thornton contributed 3 assists for them, while Chinedu Kingsley Okanu had 6 rebounds.

Buffalo was winning at the break before taking care of business in the second half.

Buffalo won the battle of the boards, outrebounding their counterparts 46-34.

Next game, Buffalo takes its act home to face Toledo looking for another win. For Northern Illinois, they head home to face Kent State.