Bulls Back in Action at BYU on Tuesday
12/18/2011 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
PROVO, UT – After a 10-day break for finals, the University at Buffalo men's basketball team returns to action on Tuesday night at Brigham Young. The Bulls are 6-2 on the season and are coming off an 80-72 win over Youngstown State back on Dec. 10.
Javon McCrea and Mitchell Watt each notched double-doubles against the Penguins. McCrea tied career highs with 29 points and 13 rebounds while Watt went for a career-best 20 points and added 10 rebounds.
The Bulls are facing a BYU team that is 8-3 on the season. The Cougars are coming off a tough 86-83 loss to seventh-ranked Baylor on Saturday. The Cougars are led by Noah Hartsock who is averaging 17.1 points and 6.7 rebounds per game.
BYU plays in the Marriott Center which has a capacity of 22,700. It is the fourth largest venue in college basketball.
This is just the second meeting between the teams. BYU visited the Bulls at Alumni Arena last season and defeated UB, 90-82.
The game tips off at 9:00 pm (EST). Fans can catch all the action on 1230 AM WECK or on BYU-TV, which is channel 374 on DirecTV and 9403 on Dish Network.
