The men's basketball, men's tennis, swimming and diving, track & field, women's tennis and wrestling teams will be in action this weekend. Men's basketball (11-6, 5-2 Mid-American Conference) The men's basketball team defeated Western Michigan (11-8, 4-3 MAC), 84-63, Wednesday night at Alumni Arena.
The men's basketball team could not get anything going offensively at the start of its game against Western Michigan Wednesday night.
While most students were away from campus for nearly two months, many
The men's basketball team has alternated wins and losses in its previous five contests. The Bulls have the opportunity to build their first winning streak since early in the month when they host Western Michigan. The Bulls (10-6, 4-2 Mid-American Conference) face the Broncos (11-7, 4-2 MAC) Wednesday evening followed by a trip to Bowling Green (9-10, 3-3 MAC) on Sunday. Senior forward Javon McCrea has at least 20 points in three of the past four games and has three double-doubles in the past five contests.
In the first half of the men basketball team's game against Kent State on Saturday, the Bulls' offense was so stagnant that at one point it went nine minutes without scoring a field goal. But the squad's defensive play kept it close, and when UB opened up the second half with a 22-11 run, it gave the Bulls the lead for good. Buffalo (9-5, 3-1 Mid-American Conference) stayed undefeated at home, defeating rival Kent State (11-6, 2-2 MAC), 71-60, in front of an Alumni Arena crowd of 3,347. The Bulls struggled from the field in the first half, shooting 37.5 percent overall and only 1 for 8 from three.
After cruising to a 21-point victory in its conference opener against Northern Illinois, the men's basketball team faced a tougher challenge against Eastern Michigan on Saturday afternoon.
The men's basketball team opened its Mid-American Conference schedule against Northern Illinois on Wednesday night with a 16-0 run in the first six minutes of the game.
The men's basketball team snapped its two-game losing streak on Monday afternoon by defeating Binghamton, 87-57. Senior forward Javon McCrea, who recorded his second straight double-double with 25 points and 14 rebounds, led the Bulls (5-4). Junior forward Will Regan scored a season-high 18 points while senior guard Josh Freelove added 19. The Bulls turned the ball over only seven times - a dramatic improvement after Saturday's game, in which they turned the ball over 22 times in an 84-81 overtime loss to Manhattan at the Barclay's Center in Brooklyn, N.Y. Guard Jordan Reed - who scored a team-high 19 points off the bench for the Bearcats - led Binghamton (2-9). Monday's game was the Bulls' last at Alumni Arena in 2013.
Despite leading Manhattan in field goal percentage and three-point field goal percentage, the men's basketball team struggled with turnovers and missed free throws down the stretch on Saturday afternoon, allowing the Jaspers to stay in the game. After UB appeared to have the game wrapped up with about a minute left to play, missed free throws allowed Manhattan to force the game into overtime and eventually win. The Bulls (4-4) fell to the Jaspers (9-2, 2-0 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference), 84-81 on Saturday afternoon at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y. "I thought we gave a winning effort," said head coach Bobby Hurley.
When Buffalo football took the field in Boise, Idaho, on Dec. 21, it was the latest in the year UB had played since the 2008-09 season.
The men's basketball team never trailed during the first 34 minutes of its game against Canisius on Wednesday night.
The University at Buffalo's football team is going to a postseason bowl game for the first time since 2009.
Before Saturday afternoon, the men's basketball team's last victory over St. Bonaventure was in 1996.
No. 1 - Mack's interception return for a touchdown against Ohio State One play after nearly intercepting Ohio State quarterback Braxton Miller, senior linebacker Khalil Mack pancaked an offensive lineman, picked of Miller's pass and returned it 45 yards for a touchdown - leaping for, and reaching, the end zone pylon. The large stage at Ohio State Aug.
The women's basketball team got a scare on Wednesday night. The team committed 27 turnovers and had just a four-point lead in the game's waning minutes. The Bulls (5-2), however, defeated St.
The football team's regular season may be over, but with an overall record of 8-4, the Bulls will most likely receive the third bowl invitation in school history on Sunday. With a probable top-10 draft pick in senior linebacker Khalil Mack and other top-flight draft-eligible talents like senior running back Branden Oliver and senior receiver Alex Neutz, the Bulls could be a hot commodity when bowls decide who to send invitations to. Until Sunday (8:30 p.m., ESPN), we can only guess where the Bulls will end up, but here are a few bowls that might feature the Bulls. Idaho Potato Bowl Boise, Idaho The Famous Idaho Potato Bowl usually pits the third-best team in the Mid-American Conference against the sixth-best team in the Mountain West Conference. Based on its regular season record, Buffalo is the fourth best team in the MAC, but if Northern Illinois wins on Friday, the Huskies will likely earn a BCS bowl berth.
The men's basketball's senior class has an opportunity to accomplish something it's been unable to the previous three seasons - defeat St.
The women's basketball team may not have an official "anthem," but the players have no shortage of celebratory singalongs. Whether it's junior forward Cherridy Thornton singing any of the numerous hits from Drake's newest album Nothing Was The Same, or freshman guard Joanna Smith belting out "Girl with the Tattoo" by Miguel, the locker room is always an area of entertainment. The most popular songs among the girls include "Beat It" by Sean Kingston featuring Chris Brown and Wiz Khalifa and "Clarity" by Zedd. Chris Brown and Drake dominate the airtime inside the locker room. Head coach Felisha Legette-Jack has a wide range of music she considers to among her favorites.
[Chorus] They're playing basketball We love UB basketball
This game was decided during halftime. We do not know what happened within each team's locker room, but it is clear that the Bowling Green Falcons came out of the break ready to battle in their most important game of the season to date, and the University at Buffalo Bulls did not. It cost Buffalo a shot at the MAC title. UB led 7-3 at the half, but Bowling Green dominated the second half to win 24-7 in front of an announced 26,226 (paid attendance) at Ralph Wilson Stadium.
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