BUFFALO, N.Y. -- CJ Massinburg hit five 3-pointers and had his eighth double-double of the season, Wes Clark scored 18 points and Buffalo beat Akron 80-68 on Tuesday night to secure the No. 1 seed in the Mid-American Conference Tournament for the first time in school history.
Buffalo (22-8, 14-3) set a program record for conference wins in a season and tied the mark for single-season home wins with 14. The Bulls will wrap up the outright MAC championship with a win over Bowling Green in the season finale on Friday.
Massinburg made a 3 and a layup to cap a 10-3 spurt that trimmed Akron's lead to 43-42 early in the second half.