The Chippewas (15-2 overall, 3-0 MAC) have won seven straight duals. The victory also was CMU's 60th in its last 62 MAC duals. Buffalo fell to 8-7-1 overall, 1-3 in the MAC.
"I thought we wrestled pretty well," said CMU head coach Tom Borrelli. "We had a few matches that I felt it was important that we did well in to set ourselves up for seeding at the MAC Tournament, and we won each of those matches. Overall I thought we had a pretty good day."
CMU scored bonus points via Tyler Grayson's fall at 165 pound, technical falls by Tony D'Alie (149) and Ben Bennett (174) and Jarod Trice's major decision at heavyweight.
Grayson's fall was his first of the season. He pinned No. 19 John-Martin Cannon with just less than a minute remaining in the third period.
Both D'Alie and Bennett completed their technical falls in the third period. Bennett won 16-0, the fifth consecutive match in which he has not allowed a point. Overall, he has won eight straight bouts to improve to 17-5 overall.
Trice became the first Chippewa to reach 20 victories this season, posting a 19-7 major decision over Jason Weber. Trice extended his winning streak to 17 matches to improve to 20-1 overall this season.
Winning via decision for CMU were Matt Steintrager (125), Scotti Sentes (133), Conor Beebe (141), Steve Brown (157) and Eric Simaz (197).
Brown defeated Andrew Stella, 6-5, in his first match since competing at Midlands on Dec. 30. Brown had missed the past six weeks with an injury.
"We felt like it was important for him to get back on the mat and get back in the rhythm of things, and I thought he did a good job today," Borrelli said.
CMU closes the regular season with a pair of duals this week. The Chippewas host Ohio Friday at 7 p.m., then visit Kent State Sunday at 2 p.m. A pair of victories would secure an outright conference championship for CMU and match a program record for victories in a season.
Results:
125: No. 9 Matt Steintrager (CMU) dec. Dan Bishop (UB), 6-3
133: No. 7 Scotti Sentes (CMU) dec. No. 19 Kevin Smith (UB), 4-1
141: Conor Beebe (CMU) dec. Andrew Schutt (UB), 6-1
149: No. 13 Tony D'Alie (CMU) tech. fall Chris Conti (UB), 19-4 at 6:05
157: Steve Brown (CMU) dec. Andrew Stella (UB), 6-5
165: Tyler Grayson (CMU) pin No. 19 John-Martin Cannon (UB), 6:09
174: No. 10 Ben Bennett (CMU) tech. fall Brian Sheehan (UB), 16-0 at 6:24
184: Josh Peters (UB) dec. Dillon Kern (CMU), 4-1
197: Eric Simaz (CMU) dec. Jimmy Hamel (UB), 5-4
285: No. 3 Jarod Trice (CMU) maj. dec. Jason Weber (UB), 19-7
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