Curtis Jones has Career Game; Bulls Fall to Howard

Saturday, November 19

St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands

3:15 pm EST

1-4,0-0MAC

Howard

3-4,0-0MEAC

Buffalo

Howard

Curtis Jones has Career Game; Bulls Fall to Howard

11/19/2022 5:59:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Box Score

ST. THOMAS, U.S. Virgin Islands – The University at Buffalo men's basketball team (1-4, 0-0 MAC) lost to the Howard Bison (3-4, 0-0 MEAC) on Saturday afternoon, 63-59.

The Bulls heated things up early as for the fourth time this season, they scored their first points of a game from beyond the arc. In the first half, the Bulls were 6-for-13 from three. The six made threes tied the season game-high total as they had six against Colgate in the season opener. The Bulls had a 10-point lead at prior to the under 12 media timeout in the first half. Buffalo went into the half with a five-point lead.

The Bulls cooled down from three-point range as they went just 2-for-12. One of the threes came with 1:30 remaining in regulation. Overall, both teams shot 20-for-54 from the floor, but the major difference was free throws. Howard went 18-of-24 from the charity stripe as Buffalo finished 11-of-18.

Sophomore guard Curtis Jones had a career game for the Bulls. Jones scored a career-high 22 points in the contest and added five rebounds. He also knocked down a career-high eight field goals in the game. Zid Powell scored 17 points with Armoni Foster adding nine.

The Bulls are back in action on Monday against the loser of Belmont and George Mason at 1:00 p.m. ET. Catch the action on ESPN3 as the Bulls close out the Paradise Jam.