Bulls Snap Ohio’s Six Game Winning Streak With 86-66 Drubbing

Saturday, February 27

Athens, OH

2:00 pm

12-7,10-5MAC

Ohio

13-7,9-5MAC

Buffalo

Ohio

Bulls Snap Ohio’s Six Game Winning Streak With 86-66 Drubbing

2/27/2021 4:50:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Box Score

ATHENS, OH – The University at Buffalo men's basketball team won for the sixth time in the last seven games on Saturday afternoon as the Bulls scored a resounding 86-66 victory over the Ohio Bobcats. The win improves the Bulls to 12-7 and 10-5 in MAC play.

Buffalo shot 60% from the floor in the first half and 62.5% from three point range as UB raced out to a 20-point halftime lead.

The Bobcats led by one just twice early in the contest, but a 13-2 Buffalo run put the Bulls in charge early. The first five points came from senior David Nickelberry, who set a new career high in scoring with 16 points.

Leading 18-11, the Bulls went on a 15-2 run as back to back three pointers from Josh Mballa and Tra'von Fagan pushed the Buffalo lead to 33-13 with 7:42 left. Ohio would cut the lead down to 13, but the Bulls ended the half on a 7-0 run, the final coming on a three-point play from senior Jayvon Graves, giving UB a 52-32 lead at the break.

Ohio would score the first six points of the second half, but a three from Graves ignited a 9-0 run. A pair of free throws from Mballa gave the Bulls their largest lead of the afternoon at 75-45 with 10:05 left. Ohio would cut the lead down to 19 late, but they would never get any closer.

Buffalo was led by 23 points from Mballa, who had 19 of those in the first half. Nickelberry finished with a career high 16 points, while Graves had 12 points, seven assists, five rebounds, and three steals.

Fagan added 10 points off the bench. Jeenathan Williams had six points, but played a solid floor game, including a diving play at the end of the first half to save a backcourt violation, which turned into three points for UB.

Sophomore LaQuill Hardnett continued his streak of perfection going 3-of-3 from the floor for six points, with four rebounds, four assists, and three steals.

Ronaldo Segu had four points and four assists, while David Skogman added three points and Brock Bertram, Jamon Bivens, and Savion Gallion all had two.

Buffalo outrebounded Ohio, 41-36 and the Bulls forced Ohio into 15 turnovers as UB recorded 11 steals.

The Bulls will return home for two straight games to close out the regular season beginning on Tuesday afternoon against Akron.