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Bulls Travel to Muncie, Ind. to Face Ball State on Tuesday Evening
1/23/2023 6:20:00β―PM | Men's Basketball
BUFFALO, N.Y. β The University at Buffalo men's basketball team (9-10, 3-3 MAC) will play the Ball State Cardinals (13-6, 4-2 MAC) on Tuesday evening at Worthen Arena. The game will tip-off at 7 p.m. on ESPN+. Josh Whetzel 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 86-77 loss to the Toledo Rockets on Friday evening. LaQuill Hardnett recorded his fourth double-double of the season. He scored 18 points and grabbed 12 rebounds, both of which were team-highs. This marked the 10th game in which a player secured 10 or more rebounds. Isaiah Adams and Curtis Jones both scored 15 points with Zid Powell adding 12. Armoni Foster added seven assists on the night.
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In transition, the Bulls are now second in the nation in fastbreak points, averaging 19.00 per game. TCU leads the country with 21.11. Buffalo scored 23 fastbreak points against the Rockets on Friday.
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The matchup between the Buffalo Bulls and Ball State Cardinals will be the 38th all-time meeting. Buffalo leads the series, 21-16. The Bulls are 8-11 on the road against the Cardinals.
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The Ball State Cardinals are 13-6 overall, 4-2 in the MAC after losing at Kent State on Friday, Jan. 20, 86-65. In his first season at the helm for the Cardinals, Head Coach Michael Lewis and his squad were selected to finish fourth in the MAC Preseason Coaches' Poll receiving 94 points. The Cardinals are 8-0 at home this season as they allow 61.4 ppg and score 78.4 ppg. The Cardinals have four of the top-25 scorers in the MAC. Jarron Coleman leads the team with 14.2 ppg. with Jaylin Sellers (13.4 ppg), Payton Sparks (12.8 ppg), and Demarius Jacobs (12.1 ppg) round out the top-25. As a team, Ball State leads the MAC with 4.32 blocks per game.
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The Bulls will stay on the road as they'll battle the Kent State Golden Flashes on Friday, Jan. 27 at p.m. The game will be aired on ESPNU.
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The Bulls are coming off 86-77 loss to the Toledo Rockets on Friday evening. LaQuill Hardnett recorded his fourth double-double of the season. He scored 18 points and grabbed 12 rebounds, both of which were team-highs. This marked the 10th game in which a player secured 10 or more rebounds. Isaiah Adams and Curtis Jones both scored 15 points with Zid Powell adding 12. Armoni Foster added seven assists on the night.
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In transition, the Bulls are now second in the nation in fastbreak points, averaging 19.00 per game. TCU leads the country with 21.11. Buffalo scored 23 fastbreak points against the Rockets on Friday.
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The matchup between the Buffalo Bulls and Ball State Cardinals will be the 38th all-time meeting. Buffalo leads the series, 21-16. The Bulls are 8-11 on the road against the Cardinals.
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The Ball State Cardinals are 13-6 overall, 4-2 in the MAC after losing at Kent State on Friday, Jan. 20, 86-65. In his first season at the helm for the Cardinals, Head Coach Michael Lewis and his squad were selected to finish fourth in the MAC Preseason Coaches' Poll receiving 94 points. The Cardinals are 8-0 at home this season as they allow 61.4 ppg and score 78.4 ppg. The Cardinals have four of the top-25 scorers in the MAC. Jarron Coleman leads the team with 14.2 ppg. with Jaylin Sellers (13.4 ppg), Payton Sparks (12.8 ppg), and Demarius Jacobs (12.1 ppg) round out the top-25. As a team, Ball State leads the MAC with 4.32 blocks per game.
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The Bulls will stay on the road as they'll battle the Kent State Golden Flashes on Friday, Jan. 27 at p.m. The game will be aired on ESPNU.
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