Friday, January 20
Buffalo, NY
8:30 pm
vs
Toledo
Photo by: Paul Hokanson/UBBulls.com
Bulls Play Nationally Televised Game on Friday Evening Against Toledo
1/19/2023 2:39:00β―PM | Men's Basketball
BUFFALO, N.Y. β The University at Buffalo men's basketball team (9-9, 3-2 MAC) will play the Toledo Rockets (12-6, 3-2 MAC) on Friday evening at Alumni Arena. The game will tip-off at 8:30 p.m. on CBS Sports Network with Dave Ryan and BJ Taylor covering the contest. Josh Whetzel and Bob Gaughan will be on the radio call. You can listen to the game on 1520 AM (Buffalo)/1280 AM (Rochester) or online with the Varsity App.
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The Bulls are coming off a dominant 100-71 win over Bowling Green on Tuesday evening. Zid Powell record his first double-double as a Bull. He recorded career-highs with 27 points and 10 rebounds in the game. As a team, Buffalo set a program record with 30 assists on their 41 made baskets. Distributing the ball was Curtis Jones and Armoni Foster as they both set career-highs with eight and seven assists, respectively. The Bulls shot 56.2% (41-for-73) on the night.
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In transition, the Bulls are now second in the nation in fastbreak points, averaging 18.78 per game. They scored 27 fastbreak points against the Falcons on Tuesday.
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The matchup between the Buffalo Bulls and Toledo Rockets will be the 33rd all-time meeting. Toledo leads the series, 18-14. The Bulls are 7-7 at home against the Rockets. The contest will feature the top-two offenses in the Mid-American Conference. Toledo comes in as the top ranked team averaging 84.8 ppg with the Bulls averaging 79.9 ppg.
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The Toledo Rockets are 12-6 overall, 3-2 in the MAC after beating the Ohio BobΒcats 90-75 on Tuesday, Jan. 17. Head Coach Tod Kowalczyk enters his 21st season and 13th at Toledo. He is 379-279 all-time and hold a record of 243-167 at Toledo. The Rockets are 3-3 on the road this seaΒson as they allow 78.2 ppg away from the Savage Arena while scoring an average of 78.7 ppg. Toledo has two of the top-five scorers in the MAC. JT Shumate leads the team with 18.4 ppg. as RayJ Dennis just behind averaging 18.3 ppg. Setric Millner is 16th in the conference averagΒing 14.3 ppg.
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After Friday evening, the Bulls will have a weeklong road trip. They'll play Ball State on Tuesday, Jan. 24 and will then play at Kent State on Friday, Jan. 27 at 9 p.m. on ESPNU.
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The Bulls are coming off a dominant 100-71 win over Bowling Green on Tuesday evening. Zid Powell record his first double-double as a Bull. He recorded career-highs with 27 points and 10 rebounds in the game. As a team, Buffalo set a program record with 30 assists on their 41 made baskets. Distributing the ball was Curtis Jones and Armoni Foster as they both set career-highs with eight and seven assists, respectively. The Bulls shot 56.2% (41-for-73) on the night.
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In transition, the Bulls are now second in the nation in fastbreak points, averaging 18.78 per game. They scored 27 fastbreak points against the Falcons on Tuesday.
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The matchup between the Buffalo Bulls and Toledo Rockets will be the 33rd all-time meeting. Toledo leads the series, 18-14. The Bulls are 7-7 at home against the Rockets. The contest will feature the top-two offenses in the Mid-American Conference. Toledo comes in as the top ranked team averaging 84.8 ppg with the Bulls averaging 79.9 ppg.
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The Toledo Rockets are 12-6 overall, 3-2 in the MAC after beating the Ohio BobΒcats 90-75 on Tuesday, Jan. 17. Head Coach Tod Kowalczyk enters his 21st season and 13th at Toledo. He is 379-279 all-time and hold a record of 243-167 at Toledo. The Rockets are 3-3 on the road this seaΒson as they allow 78.2 ppg away from the Savage Arena while scoring an average of 78.7 ppg. Toledo has two of the top-five scorers in the MAC. JT Shumate leads the team with 18.4 ppg. as RayJ Dennis just behind averaging 18.3 ppg. Setric Millner is 16th in the conference averagΒing 14.3 ppg.
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After Friday evening, the Bulls will have a weeklong road trip. They'll play Ball State on Tuesday, Jan. 24 and will then play at Kent State on Friday, Jan. 27 at 9 p.m. on ESPNU.
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