BUFFALO, N.Y. (Interstat) — Luke Skaljac scored 19 points as No. 23-0 Miami (Ohio) survived a road test Tuesday night, holding off Buffalo 73-71 in a Mid-American Conference men’s basketball game at Alumni Arena.

The Redhawks led 38-35 at halftime and maintained a narrow advantage throughout the second half. Angelo Brizzi led all scorers with 22 points for the Bulls, who had a chance to tie on their final possession but came up short.

Miami shot 55.2% from the field and forced 15 turnovers. Buffalo’s Daniel Freitag added 18 points and seven assists. The Redhawks, one of the nation’s remaining unbeaten teams, won despite being outscored 14-3 from the free-throw line. Attendance was 3,507.