Buffalo @ Michigan State

Michigan State Men's Wrestling beat Buffalo Men's Wrestling 25-13 at Michigan State University in East Lansing, MI on January 19, 2025. The Spartans turned a competitive dual into a comfortable win behind a string of bonus-point victories.

Michigan State collected major decisions at the upper lightweights as Andy Hampton topped Michael Giugliano 8-0 and Jaden Crumpler beat Aaron Lanster 9-1, each worth four team points. Those decisive wins put pressure on Buffalo and pushed the scoring gap early. Buffalo answered in the middleweights when Marcus Petite produced a 14-3 major decision over Lucas Daly to keep the Bulls within striking distance.

The clear turning stretch came when Remy Cotton recorded a fall over Lonnell Pabon, delivering six team points, and heavyweight Max Vanadia closed with a 20-4 technical fall over Robbie Unruh for five more. That combination of a pin and a tech fall swung the dual firmly in Michigan State’s favor and left Buffalo chasing bonus-point answers the rest of the way.

In the end Michigan State’s collection of majors, a pin, and a technical fall provided the margin in a 25-13 victory. Buffalo showed fight, highlighted by Petite’s major at 184 pounds, but Michigan State’s bonus scoring proved the decisive factor in East Lansing.