Saturday, December 3
Buffalo, NY
2:30 pm
4-4,0-0MAC
83
vs
66
St. Bonaventure
5-3,0-0Atlantic 10
1
2
F
St. Bonaventure
31
35
66
Buffalo
37
46
83
Photo by: Nicholas T. LoVerde
Bulls Dominate St. Bonaventure to Win Third Straight
12/3/2022 7:35:00 PM | Men's Basketball
BUFFALO, N.Y. – The University at Buffalo men's basketball team (4-4, 0-0 MAC) defeated Big 4 rival St. Bonaventure (5-3, 0-0 Atlantic 10) in dominant fashion. The Bulls won by a score of 83-66 to extend their win streak to three games.
In their win streak, Buffalo has scored 80 or more points.
The Bulls practically led wire to wire as they had the lead for 39:19. St. Bonaventure held the lead for a total of 18-seconds holding a 21-20 lead at the 7:43 mark in the first half.
Buffalo got out to a handsome 17-7 lead, but the Bonnies went on a 14-3 run to get their lone lead of the game, 21-20. The Bulls quickly flipped the script as Curtis Jones then knocked down a three to retake the lead. It was the closest the game would get with Buffalo scoring on their next six possessions. Buffalo led 37-31 at the half shooting 50.0% from the field (14-of-28) and 5-of-5 from the free throw line.
The Bonnies would have several runs in the second half to cut into the Bulls' lead, but Buffalo continued to respond. St. Bonaventure cut Buffalo's lead to three but could never take the lead. One key difference was how the Bonnies struggled from the charity stripe. They could not cash in as they missed 10 free throws, finishing 9-of-19 (.474) on the day.
In the win, sophomore guard Curtis Jones finished with a career-high 32 points with Zid Powell adding 23 points. Powell was perfect on his 12 free throw attempts. Buffalo finished 18-for-21 (.857) from the charity stripe. Jones finished 13-of-22 (.590) from the floor while drilling 5-of-10 from beyond the arc. Jones had five of the Bull's seven three-pointers on the day.
Jonnivius Smith had several monstrous dunks. Smith tied his career-high 10 points adding six rebounds in the victory. Isaiah Adams nearly had a double-double, finishing with 10 points and nine rebounds.
Buffalo has now had at least one 20-point scorer in the last five games with C. Jones finishing with 20 or more in four straight.
"Collectively, our guys really locked in and had a good week of practice, I think that was really important in terms of improvement," stated Head Coach Jim Whitesell. "Zid Powell really struggled in the first half, but we use the term 'stay with it' a lot, and he was the epitome of it, he didn't get over emotional he just came back in when it was his turn in the second half and played outstanding."
Buffalo is back in action on Tuesday as they host St. John Fisher at 6 p.m.
In their win streak, Buffalo has scored 80 or more points.
The Bulls practically led wire to wire as they had the lead for 39:19. St. Bonaventure held the lead for a total of 18-seconds holding a 21-20 lead at the 7:43 mark in the first half.
Buffalo got out to a handsome 17-7 lead, but the Bonnies went on a 14-3 run to get their lone lead of the game, 21-20. The Bulls quickly flipped the script as Curtis Jones then knocked down a three to retake the lead. It was the closest the game would get with Buffalo scoring on their next six possessions. Buffalo led 37-31 at the half shooting 50.0% from the field (14-of-28) and 5-of-5 from the free throw line.
The Bonnies would have several runs in the second half to cut into the Bulls' lead, but Buffalo continued to respond. St. Bonaventure cut Buffalo's lead to three but could never take the lead. One key difference was how the Bonnies struggled from the charity stripe. They could not cash in as they missed 10 free throws, finishing 9-of-19 (.474) on the day.
In the win, sophomore guard Curtis Jones finished with a career-high 32 points with Zid Powell adding 23 points. Powell was perfect on his 12 free throw attempts. Buffalo finished 18-for-21 (.857) from the charity stripe. Jones finished 13-of-22 (.590) from the floor while drilling 5-of-10 from beyond the arc. Jones had five of the Bull's seven three-pointers on the day.
Jonnivius Smith had several monstrous dunks. Smith tied his career-high 10 points adding six rebounds in the victory. Isaiah Adams nearly had a double-double, finishing with 10 points and nine rebounds.
Buffalo has now had at least one 20-point scorer in the last five games with C. Jones finishing with 20 or more in four straight.
"Collectively, our guys really locked in and had a good week of practice, I think that was really important in terms of improvement," stated Head Coach Jim Whitesell. "Zid Powell really struggled in the first half, but we use the term 'stay with it' a lot, and he was the epitome of it, he didn't get over emotional he just came back in when it was his turn in the second half and played outstanding."
Buffalo is back in action on Tuesday as they host St. John Fisher at 6 p.m.
Team Stats
SBU
UB
FG%
.450
.492
3FG%
.200
.269
FT%
.474
.857
RB
32
39
TO
13
10
STL
4
6
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
32
FGM
13
3FGM
5
FTM
1
Pts
23
FGM
5
3FGM
1
FTM
12
Pts
10
FGM
3
3FGM
1
FTM
3
Pts
10
FGM
5
3FGM
0
FTM
0
Players Mentioned
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