Buffalo stuns No. 13 West Virginia

MORGANTOWN, W.VA. — CJ Massinburg had 43 points and 14 rebounds as Buffalo pulled off another big upset against a power program, stunning No. 13 West Virginia 99-94 in overtime Friday.

Jeremy Harris added 16 points and nine rebounds for the Bulls in the season opener for both teams. Buffalo grabbed attention in March when the 13th-seeded Bulls blew out No. 4 seed Arizona 89-68 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.

This time, the Bulls rallied with a late 15-4 surge to force overtime before outscoring the Mountaineers 15-10 in the extra period.

It was the first time West Virginia lost its home opener since a 91-84 setback to Northeastern in 2003.

Jayvon Graves added 14 points and Nate Perkins 10 off the bench for Buffalo, which

had a 29-14 edge in offensive rebounds.

Lamont West led West Virginia with 22 points and nine rebounds.

James “Beetle” Bolden scored a career-high 21 for the Mountaineers. OT. Next: vs. Monmouth, Thursday.

14. Oregon (2-0) beat Eastern

Washington 81-47. Next: vs. Iowa, Thursday.

15. Virginia Tech (1-0) beat Gardner-webb 87-59. Next: vs. Ball State, Thursday.

16. Syracuse (1-0) did not play. Next: vs. Morehead State, Saturday.

17. Florida State (1-0) did not play. Next: vs. Tulane, Sunday.

18. Mississippi State (1-0) beat Austin Peay 95-67. Next: vs. Hartford, Sunday.

19. Michigan (1-0) did not play. Next: vs. Holy Cross, Saturday.

20. Texas Christian (1-0) did not play. Next: vs. Oral Roberts, Sunday.

21. UCLA (2-0) beat Long Beach State 91-80. Next: vs. Saint Francis (Pa.), Friday.

22. Clemson (2-0) beat North Carolina Central 71-51. Next: vs. Sam Houston State, Wednesday.

23. Louisiana State (2-0) beat UNC Greensboro 97-91. Next: vs. Memphis, Tuesday.

24. Purdue (1-0) did not play. Next: vs.

Ball State, Saturday.

25. Washington (1-1) lost to No. 11

Auburn 88-66. Next: vs. San Diego, Monday.

At Reno, Caleb Martin scored all of his 22 points in the second half for the Wolf Pack (2-0), who made 15 of 31 3-point attempts to bury the Tigers (1-1).

No. 7 UNR 83, Pacific 61 —