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The New Buffalo (MI) varsity basketball team lost Tuesday's home conference game against Michigan Lutheran (St. Joseph, MI) by a score of 70-65.

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Michigan Lutheran	-	-	-	-	70
New Buffalo	-	-	-	-	65

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Box Score
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Matchup Info

Game Stats

New Buffalo (24-25)

Michigan Lutheran

Shooting

#	Athlete Name	Pts	FGM	FGA	FG%	AFG%
	Team Totals	70	26	61	43	49
1	Ty Johnson (Sr)	13	5	9	56	67
2	K. Hamilton (So)	0	0	3	0	0
3	Ben Ward (Sr)	6	2	2	100	150
5	Ethan Eggert	4	1	4	25	25
10	Micah Herbst (Sr)	11	3	5	60	90
11	Anthony Ealey (Jr)	17	8	17	47	50
15	Daniel Pearson (Jr)	2	1	3	33	33
20	Thor Swisher (So)	4	1	4	25	25
41	Isaiah Howe (Sr)	2	1	2	50	50
44	Connor Olson (So)	11	4	12	33	33

New Buffalo

Shooting

#	Athlete Name	Min	Pts	FGM	FGA	FG%	AFG%
	Team Totals	161	65	26	67	39	41
3	James Shaw (Jr)	28	4	2	8	25	25
10	John Bradshaw (So)	1	0	0	0
11	Samuel Tripp (Jr)	30	3	1	6	17	25
12	M. Smothers (Sr)	32	12	5	10	50	50
30	Trevor James (Jr)	27	8	3	11	27	36
32	Brysun Perry (Jr)	11	2	1	2	50	50
33	Lucas Forker (Jr)	32	36	14	30	47	47

Michigan Lutheran

#	Athlete Name	Pts	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	2FGM	2FGA	2FG%
	Team Totals	70	8	14	57	10	18	56	18	47	38
1	Ty Johnson (Sr)	13	2	3	67	1	1	100	3	6	50
2	K. Hamilton (So)	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
3	Ben Ward (Sr)	6	2	2	100	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	Ethan Eggert	4	0	0	0	2	2	100	1	4	25
10	Micah Herbst (Sr)	11	3	3	100	2	4	50	0	2	0
11	Anthony Ealey (Jr)	17	1	2	50	0	3	0	7	15	47
15	Daniel Pearson (Jr)	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	50
20	Thor Swisher (So)	4	0	1	0	2	4	50	1	3	33
41	Isaiah Howe (Sr)	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	50
44	Connor Olson (So)	11	0	1	0	3	4	75	4	11	36

New Buffalo

#	Athlete Name	Min	Pts	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	2FGM	2FGA	2FG%
	Team Totals	161	65	3	13	23	10	23	43	23	54	43
3	James Shaw (Jr)	28	4	0	3	0	0	0	0	2	5	40
10	John Bradshaw (So)	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
11	Samuel Tripp (Jr)	30	3	1	3	33	0	0	0	0	3	0
12	M. Smothers (Sr)	32	12	0	0	0	2	4	50	5	10	50
30	Trevor James (Jr)	27	8	2	6	33	0	0	0	1	5	20
32	Brysun Perry (Jr)	11	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	50
33	Lucas Forker (Jr)	32	36	0	1	0	8	19	42	14	29	48

Michigan Lutheran

Totals

#	Athlete Name	Pts	OReb	DReb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF
	Team Totals	70	16	21	37	8	9	9	15	17
1	Ty Johnson (Sr)	13	1	2	3	0	4	0	1	4
2	K. Hamilton (So)	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	2
3	Ben Ward (Sr)	6	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
5	Ethan Eggert	4	0	3	3	0	0	0	0	1
10	Micah Herbst (Sr)	11	1	2	3	4	1	0	5	0
11	Anthony Ealey (Jr)	17	4	2	6	2	2	2	1	4
15	Daniel Pearson (Jr)	2	1	1	2	0	2	0	1	0
20	Thor Swisher (So)	4	4	4	8	1	0	1	2	0
41	Isaiah Howe (Sr)	2	2	5	7	0	0	3	3	4
44	Connor Olson (So)	11	1	2	3	1	0	3	0	2

New Buffalo

Totals

#	Athlete Name	Min	Pts	OReb	DReb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF
	Team Totals	161	65	19	26	45	15	10	1	14	18
3	James Shaw (Jr)	28	4	1	5	6	1	2	0	0	5
10	John Bradshaw (So)	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
11	Samuel Tripp (Jr)	30	3	0	5	5	8	2	1	1	5
12	M. Smothers (Sr)	32	12	7	5	12	2	3	0	5	1
30	Trevor James (Jr)	27	8	3	4	7	3	0	0	2	2
32	Brysun Perry (Jr)	11	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1
33	Lucas Forker (Jr)	32	36	8	6	14	1	3	0	6	4

Michigan Lutheran

Misc Totals

#	Athlete Name	Ast:TO	Stl:TO	Stl:PF	Blk:PF	Chr	Defl
	Team Totals	0.53	0.60	0.53	0.53	2	14
1	Ty Johnson (Sr)	0.00	4.00	1.00	0.00	0	4
2	K. Hamilton (So)	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0	2
3	Ben Ward (Sr)	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0	1
5	Ethan Eggert	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0	1
10	Micah Herbst (Sr)	0.80	0.20	1.00	0.00	0	1
11	Anthony Ealey (Jr)	2.00	2.00	0.50	0.50	0	1
15	Daniel Pearson (Jr)	0.00	2.00	2.00	0.00	0	0
20	Thor Swisher (So)	0.50	0.00	0.00	1.00	0	1
41	Isaiah Howe (Sr)	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.75	2	1
44	Connor Olson (So)	1.00	0.00	0.00	1.50	0	2

New Buffalo

Misc Totals

#	Athlete Name	Ast:TO	Stl:TO	Stl:PF	Blk:PF
	Team Totals	1.07	0.71	0.56	0.06
3	James Shaw (Jr)	1.00	2.00	0.40	0.00
11	Samuel Tripp (Jr)	8.00	2.00	0.40	0.20
12	M. Smothers (Sr)	0.40	0.60	3.00	0.00
30	Trevor James (Jr)	1.50	0.00	0.00	0.00
33	Lucas Forker (Jr)	0.17	0.50	0.75	0.00

Game Story

Michigan High School Basketball - Michigan Lutheran nips New Buffalo

January 21, 2025: New Buffalo, MI 49117

In Tuesday's league contest, the visiting Michigan Lutheran Titans basketball team scored a close 70-65 triumph over the New Buffalo Bison.

The Titans (8-2) will now prepare for their challenge against New Buffalo (New Buffalo, MI). The Bison come into the Berrien-Cass-St. Joseph - White challenge with a 10-5 record. In their last challenge, New Buffalo was tipped by Michigan Lutheran (St. Joseph, MI), 70-65, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Bison encounter the Michigan Lutheran Titans (St. Joseph, MI) in a Berrien-Cass-St. Joseph - White challenge, on Thursday, January 23. New Buffalo will attempt to improve on its 10-5 season record. The Titans come into the challenge with a 8-2 record after their 70-65 league win over New Buffalo (New Buffalo, MI).

Players of the Game

Michigan Lutheran (24-25)

Congratulations to #11 Anthony Ealey for being selected the Michigan Lutheran Basketball Player of the Game.

New Buffalo (24-25)

New Buffalo has not selected any Players of the Game.

MLHS @ New Buffalo Basketball Game Info

Tue., Jan. 21, 2025 @ 7:30p

The New Buffalo (MI) varsity basketball team lost Tuesday's home conference game against Michigan Lutheran (St. Joseph, MI) by a score of 70-65.

Rankings & Records

Michigan Lutheran (24-25)

MI	Class
346	33

Overall	League	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	League %	PF	PA
19-6	13-2	7-1	9-4	3-1	.760	.867	1,567	1,233

New Buffalo (24-25)

MI	Class
443	56

Overall	League	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	League %	PF	PA
15-9	12-3	6-4	7-4	2-1	.625	.800	1,391	1,151

Team Scoring Averages

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Michigan Lutheran	18.0	6.5	28.5	7.5	62.7
New Buffalo	15.7	15.5	13.8	15.1	58.0

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Head-to-Head

New Buffalo won on 12/6/2024

12/6 @ 7:30p Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final

New Buffalo 14 25 15 13 67
MLHS 12 13 20 15 60

The New Buffalo (MI) varsity basketball team won Friday's away conference game against Michigan Lutheran (St. Joseph, MI) by a score of 67-60.
Box score
Michigan Lutheran won on 1/21/2025

1/21 @ 7:30p Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final

MLHS - - - - 70
New Buffalo - - - - 65

The Michigan Lutheran (St. Joseph, MI) varsity basketball team won Tuesday's away conference game against New Buffalo (MI) by a score of 70-65.
Box score
Michigan Lutheran won on 2/28/2025

2/28 @ 7p Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final

MLHS - - - - 57
New Buffalo - - - - 52

The Michigan Lutheran (St. Joseph, MI) varsity basketball team won Friday's neutral tournament game against New Buffalo (MI) by a score of 57-52.
Box score

12/6 @ 7:30p	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
New Buffalo	14	25	15	13	67
MLHS	12	13	20	15	60

1/21 @ 7:30p	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
MLHS	-	-	-	-	70
New Buffalo	-	-	-	-	65

2/28 @ 7p	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
MLHS	-	-	-	-	57
New Buffalo	-	-	-	-	52

Team Stat Comparison

Michigan Lutheran		New Buffalo
62.2	Points Per Game	60.4
33.2	Rebounds Per Game	36.4
14.4	Assists Per Game	13.7
13.1	Steals Per Game	12.1
3.9	Blocks Per Game	4.3

Team Leaders

Michigan Lutheran		New Buffalo	National Avg.
#41 Isaiah Howe12.3	Points Per Game	#33 Lucas Forker17.0	4.9
#41 Isaiah Howe7.6	Rebounds Per Game	#33 Lucas Forker10.3	2.6
#10 Micah Herbst4.9	Assists Per Game	#11 Samuel Tripp4.7	1.0
#10 Micah Herbst3.3	Steals Per Game	#12 M'nason Smothers2.1	0.8
#41 Isaiah Howe2.3	Blocks Per Game	#11 Samuel Tripp1.8	0.2

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
Michigan Lutheran	14-3		New Buffalo	12-5

Date	Away	Home	Result	Date	Away	Home	Result
12/3/24	Michigan Lutheran	Howardsville Christian	(W) 69-63	12/13/24	Howardsville Christian	New Buffalo	(W) 75-42
1/31/25	Howardsville Christian	Michigan Lutheran	(W) 79-56	2/13/25	New Buffalo	Howardsville Christian	(W) 74-51
12/10/24	Michigan Lutheran	River Valley	(W) 74-65	1/10/25	River Valley	New Buffalo	(W) 62-58
2/4/25	River Valley	Michigan Lutheran	(W) 48-43	2/21/25	New Buffalo	River Valley	(W) 67-47
				2/26/25	New Buffalo	River Valley	(W) 61-56
1/7/25	Countryside Academy	Michigan Lutheran	(W) 85-23	1/17/25	Countryside Academy	New Buffalo	(W) 71-27
1/24/25	Michigan Lutheran	Countryside Academy	(W) 84-27	2/14/25	New Buffalo	Countryside Academy	(W) 63-17
1/10/25	Michigan Lutheran	Eau Claire	(W) 59-28	12/3/24	New Buffalo	Eau Claire	(W) 85-56
2/21/25	Eau Claire	Michigan Lutheran	(W) 70-49	1/31/25	Eau Claire	New Buffalo	(L) 51-46
1/14/25	Michigan Lutheran	Bridgman	(L) 67-48	2/18/25	Bridgman	New Buffalo	(L) 66-44
1/17/25	Michigan Lutheran	Our Lady of the Lake Catholic	(W) 54-43	12/10/24	Our Lady of the Lake Catholic	New Buffalo	(W) 44-32
2/15/25	Our Lady of the Lake Catholic	Michigan Lutheran	(W) 59-28	2/4/25	New Buffalo	Our Lady of the Lake Catholic	(W) 43-36
2/26/25	Michigan Lutheran	Our Lady of the Lake Catholic	(W) 67-48
1/27/25	Michigan Lutheran	Buchanan	(L) 72-41	12/20/24	New Buffalo	Buchanan	(L) 61-46
1/30/25	Michigan Lutheran	Covert	(W) 90-20	1/6/25	Covert	New Buffalo	(W) 2-0 (F)
2/7/25	Covert	Michigan Lutheran	(W) 2-0 (F)	1/24/25	New Buffalo	Covert	(W) 102-22
2/13/25	Michigan Lutheran	Brandywine	(W) 50-48	1/9/25	New Buffalo	Brandywine	(L) 75-47
3/4/25	Michigan Lutheran	Phoenix	(L) 65-60	1/28/25	Phoenix	New Buffalo	(L) 61-53

Record Breakdown

Michigan Lutheran (24-25)		New Buffalo (24-25)
19-6	Overall	15-9
13-2	League	12-3
2-3	Non-League	2-5
2-1	Head to Head	1-2
14-3	Common Opponent	12-5
7-1	Home	6-4
9-4	Away	7-4
3-1	Neutral	2-1
0-0	Playoff	0-0
17-6	In-State	15-9
1-0	Out-of-State	0-0