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                <p>BUFFALO, N.Y. – Zach Filzen scored 21 points to lead Buffalo over Central Michigan 64-50 on Tuesday night in the first round of the Mid-American Conference tournament.</p>
                <p>The eighth-seeded Bulls (18-12), who have the conference's best average margin of victory at 7.1 points, will play the No. 1 seed, Kent State, in the quarterfinals on Thursday.</p>
                <p>Filzen was 5 of 10 from 3-point range, making all but two of Buffalo's shots from behind the arc (7 of 18).</p>
                <p>The Bulls made 43.9 percent of their field goals (25 of 57), while the Chippewas (10-21) made 33.4 percent (18 of 53).</p>
                <p>Byron Mulkey added 11 points and four assists, Dave Barnett also had 11 points and Jawaan Alston chipped in 10 points for Buffalo, which led 30-26 at halftime.</p>
                <p>Derek Jackson had 11 points and Trey Zeigler 10 for ninth-seeded Central Michigan. William McClure grabbed 12 rebounds for the Chippewas.</p>
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