Buffalo Bulls vs South Carolina Upstate Spartans
STATE FARM SUN BOWL TOURNAMENT
Final
| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
UPST | 34 | 32 | 66 |
BUF | 43 | 37 | 80 |
80
6-5
Buffalo 80, S.C.-Upstate 66
ByAssociated Press
Dec 23, 2008, 12:18 am
EL PASO, Texas (AP) -- Andy Robinson scored a season-high 18 points, including four 3-pointers, as Buffalo beat South Carolina-Upstate 80-66 on Saturday.
Buffalo (6-5) overcame an early eight-point deficit to take the lead for good, 19-16, on a Robinson 3-pointer midway through the first half.
South Carolina-Upstate (2-10) pulled to within six with 3:12 left, but Buffalo's Rodney Pierce scored nine of the Bulls' final 11 points to preserve the victory.
Sean Smiley scored 14 and Pierce added 13 for the Bulls.
S.C.-Upstate's Luke Payne scored 26 points while Bobby Davis scored 13.
Game Information
2025-26 Standings
NCAA Division I
| Big South ConferenceBig South Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Point | 15-1 | - | 31-5 |
| Winthrop | 13-3 | 2 | 23-11 |
| Radford | 9-7 | 6 | 16-16 |
| Longwood | 8-8 | 7 | 16-16 |
| UNC Asheville | 8-8 | 7 | 15-17 |
| Presbyterian | 7-9 | 8 | 15-18 |
| Charleston Southern | 6-10 | 9 | 15-17 |
| South Carolina Upstate | 5-11 | 10 | 13-19 |
| Gardner-Webb | 1-15 | 14 | 4-29 |
NCAA Division I
| Mid-American ConferenceMid-American Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miami (OH) | 18-0 | - | 32-2 |
| Akron | 17-1 | 1 | 29-6 |
| Kent State | 14-4 | 4 | 24-10 |
| Toledo | 11-7 | 7 | 19-15 |
| Bowling Green | 9-9 | 9 | 18-14 |
| Ohio | 9-9 | 9 | 15-17 |
| Buffalo | 7-11 | 11 | 17-15 |
| Massachusetts | 7-11 | 11 | 17-16 |
| Ball State | 7-11 | 11 | 12-19 |
| Central Michigan | 6-12 | 12 | 10-21 |
| Western Michigan | 4-14 | 14 | 10-21 |
| Eastern Michigan | 4-14 | 14 | 10-21 |
| Northern Illinois | 4-14 | 14 | 9-21 |
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