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Men's basketball faces tough slate this week

By Tom Dinki | Feb. 11, 2014

After playing the bottom two teams in the Mid-American Conference last week, the men's basketball team faces a greater challenge this week. The Bulls (13-7, 7-3 MAC) will play on the road against Miami Ohio (9-12, 5-5 MAC) Wednesday night and return to Alumni Arena Saturday afternoon to face Ohio (17-6, 7-3 MAC). Buffalo enters the week tied with Ohio and two games ahead of the RedHawks. The Bulls have been hot as of late, as they have won four of their past five games by at least nine points. Senior forward Javon McCrea took advantage of the inferior competition last week, winning MAC East Player of the Week after averaging 22 points and 17 rebounds in games against Ball State (4-17, 1-9 MAC) and Central Michigan (8-14, 1-9 MAC). McCrea climbed up the all-time school scoring list as well, moving into third place all-time in points and in rebounds, with a career-high 20-rebound performance against the Chippewas.

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Student-athletes find a way to make relationship work

By Tom Dinki | Feb. 11, 2014

Being a student-athlete can making dating hard. Daily practices and lengthy road trips make it difficult to find time for someone else and to sustain a relationship. Junior defensive back Dwellie Striggles and sophomore sprinter Malayah White, however, have made it work.

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SPORTS

Men's basketball faces tough slate this week

By Tom Dinki | Feb. 11, 2014

After playing the bottom two teams in the Mid-American Conference last week, the men's basketball team faces a greater challenge this week. The Bulls (13-7, 7-3 MAC) will play on the road against Miami Ohio (9-12, 5-5 MAC) Wednesday night and return to Alumni Arena Saturday afternoon to face Ohio (17-6, 7-3 MAC). Buffalo enters the week tied with Ohio and two games ahead of the RedHawks. The Bulls have been hot as of late, as they have won four of their past five games by at least nine points. Senior forward Javon McCrea took advantage of the inferior competition last week, winning MAC East Player of the Week after averaging 22 points and 17 rebounds in games against Ball State (4-17, 1-9 MAC) and Central Michigan (8-14, 1-9 MAC). McCrea climbed up the all-time school scoring list as well, moving into third place all-time in points and in rebounds, with a career-high 20-rebound performance against the Chippewas.

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Hardwood Report Card

By SPORTS STAFF | Feb. 9, 2014

The men's basketball team (13-7, 7-3 Mid-American Conference) defeated Ball State (4-17, 1-9 MAC), 69-48, at home and Central Michigan (8-14, 1-9 MAC), 79-70, on the road this week and has won four of its last five. Here is the sports staff's grading breakdown of how UB performed in each phase of the game. Three-point shooting: B The Bulls were average beyond the arc this week - which is a step up from last week's unsatisfactory performance.

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McCrea's career night helps Bulls beat Chippewas

By Tom Dinki | Feb. 8, 2014

After becoming only the third UB player to score 1,800 career points in the men's basketball team's last game, senior forward Javon McCrea hit another milestone Saturday night against Central Michigan: setting a career high in rebounds. McCrea had 20 rebounds and 25 points to help the Bulls (13-7, 7-3 Mid-American Conference) defeat Central Michigan (8-14, 1-9 MAC), 79-70, Saturday night in Mount Pleasant, Mich. The Bulls shot 51 percent from the field and limited Central Michigan to 41 percent.

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Bulls win despite lowest-scoring first half of the season

By OWEN O'BRIEN | Feb. 6, 2014

Women's basketball head coach Felisha Legtte-Jack proclaimed, "It's better to win ugly than lose pretty," following the Bulls' Thursday afternoon win over Ohio. The Bulls (13-8, 6-4 Mid-American Conference) defeated the Bobcats (8-13, 3-7 MAC), 55-43, in a Thursday matinee at Alumni Arena.

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"Seniors McCrea, Oldham lead Bulls to 10th straight home victory"

By Tom Dinki | Feb. 5, 2014

In a season of change for the men's basketball team under first-year head coach Bobby Hurley, it was two of the team's most tenured players who led the Bulls to their 10th consecutive home win on Wednesday night. Behind seniors Javon McCrea and Jarod Oldham, the Bulls (12-7, 6-3 Mid-American Conference) defeated Ball State (4-16, 1-8 MAC), 69-48, Wednesday night at Alumni Arena in front of an estimated crowd of 2,558. McCrea scored 19 points, making him the third UB player to score at least 18,000 career points.

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Bulls take on MAC bottom feeders before brutal final stretch

By BEN TARHAN | Feb. 4, 2014

After dropping its third road game in four chances, the men's basketball team returns to Alumni Arena on Wednesday night to put its undefeated home record on the line before a two-game road trip. The Bulls (11-7, 5-3 Mid-American Conference) host Ball State (4-15, 1-7 MAC) on Wednesday before traveling to Central Michigan (7-13, 0-8 MAC) for a Saturday night matchup. Buffalo played the Cardinals in Muncie, Ind., on Jan.

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White hosts 'family dinners' for sports teams to build unity

By Tom Dinki | Feb. 2, 2014

While the UB sports teams were hard at work this fall, their appetites were satisfied with food from the home of Athletic Director Danny White. White hosted several dinners, catered by 3 Pillars Catering, for student-athletes throughout the fall season under a large white tent in his driveway.

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Hardwood Report Card

By SPORTS STAFF | Feb. 2, 2014

This week, the Bulls (11-7, 5-3 Mid-American Conference) defeated Western Michigan (12-8, 5-3 MAC), 84-63, at home and fell to Bowling Green (10-11, 4-4 MAC), 74-68, on the road. Here is the sports staff's breakdown of how UB performed in each phase of the game. Three-point shooting:

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A look inside Fred Lee's kitchen

By OWEN O'BRIEN | Feb. 2, 2014

Senior wide receiver Fred Lee is a man of many skills. He's well known for his pass-catching abilities and motivational speaking around Buffalo, but he's also an exceptional cook, and there's a good chance he's made something for you before. Lee has worked as a manager at the Taco Bell on the corner Maple and Sweet Home Roads in Amherst, and he's currently a chef at The U, located on the same corner as Taco Bell. Some of his favorite recipes are macaroni and cheese, light tuna salad and Cajun wings.

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