Tuesday, January 30
Athens, Ohio
7 p.m.
at
Ohio
Photo by: Paul Hokanson/UBBulls.com
Bulls Battle Bobcats on Tuesday Evening
1/29/2024 6:27:00 PM | Men's Basketball
BUFFALO, N.Y. – The University at Buffalo men's basketball team (2-17, 1-6 MAC) will travel to Athen, Ohio to play the Ohio Bobcats (10-10, 4-4 MAC) on Tuesday evening at 7 p.m. The matchup between the Bulls and Bobcats can be seen on ESPN+. Over on the Varsity Network App and on 1520 Buffalo/1280 Rochester AM, Josh Whetzel will be on the call.
LAST TIME OUT
The Bulls are coming off a 75-65 road loss to the Eastern Michigan Eagles on Saturday afternoon. In the loss, the Bulls had four players score in double figures. Isaiah Adams led the team with 13 points followed by Sy Chatman (12), James Graham (11) and Shawn Fulcher (10). Jonnivius Smith led all players with 11 rebounds.
ABOUT THE SERIES
The Bulls trail all-time series against the Bobcats, 18-38 (.321). In just conference play, The Bobcats hold the lead, 31-16. Buffalo has only won in Athens six times with their last win coming on March 5, 2019.
BULL-ETIN BOARD
• Sy Chatman has scored 20+ in eight of the last 12 games. Over the course of those games, he's averaged 20.17 points per game including three double-doubles.
• James Graham scored a Buffalo career-high 11 points on Saturday at Eastern Michigan where he made three three-pointers.
• In MAC play, Isaiah Adams averages 4.0 assists per game, good for fifth in the conference.
• Freshman Ryan Sabol leads the team with 34 made three-pointers on the season.
• Shawn Fulcher leads the team with 1.37 steals per game, good for sixth in the MAC.
• Sy Chatman and Jonnivius Smith are the only duo in the MAC to each have at least four double-doubles.
• Buffalo's +6 assist-to-turnover margin on Saturday against Eastern Michigan was the Bulls' second largest margin of the season with their best margin coming at Richmond with +7.
• As a team, the Bulls are one of the best teams in the country at not committing fouls. Their 15.3 fouls per game is third in the MAC and 59th in the country.
• Buffalo's game at Ohio will mark their second straight game on the road in a stretch where five of six games will be away from Alumni Arena.
• Sy Chatman has scored in double figures in all but one game this season for the Bulls. His 18.3 points per game is good for sixth in the MAC and 80th in the NCAA. The fifth year forward has also averages 6.5 rebounds per game which is ninth in the MAC. During MAC play, Chatman's 19.1 points per game is sixth.
• Jonnivius Smith leads the team with 9.1 rebounds per game, which ranks 42nd in the NCAA and second in the MAC behind Akron's Enrique Freeman (12.9). Smith's 9.7 rebounds per game in MAC play is third behind Rashaun Agee (Bowling Green, 10.3) and Enrique Freeman (Akron, 12.1).
NEXT UP
The Bulls will host the Kent State Golden Flashes on Friday at 6:30 p.m. on CBSSN.
LAST TIME OUT
The Bulls are coming off a 75-65 road loss to the Eastern Michigan Eagles on Saturday afternoon. In the loss, the Bulls had four players score in double figures. Isaiah Adams led the team with 13 points followed by Sy Chatman (12), James Graham (11) and Shawn Fulcher (10). Jonnivius Smith led all players with 11 rebounds.
ABOUT THE SERIES
The Bulls trail all-time series against the Bobcats, 18-38 (.321). In just conference play, The Bobcats hold the lead, 31-16. Buffalo has only won in Athens six times with their last win coming on March 5, 2019.
BULL-ETIN BOARD
• Sy Chatman has scored 20+ in eight of the last 12 games. Over the course of those games, he's averaged 20.17 points per game including three double-doubles.
• James Graham scored a Buffalo career-high 11 points on Saturday at Eastern Michigan where he made three three-pointers.
• In MAC play, Isaiah Adams averages 4.0 assists per game, good for fifth in the conference.
• Freshman Ryan Sabol leads the team with 34 made three-pointers on the season.
• Shawn Fulcher leads the team with 1.37 steals per game, good for sixth in the MAC.
• Sy Chatman and Jonnivius Smith are the only duo in the MAC to each have at least four double-doubles.
• Buffalo's +6 assist-to-turnover margin on Saturday against Eastern Michigan was the Bulls' second largest margin of the season with their best margin coming at Richmond with +7.
• As a team, the Bulls are one of the best teams in the country at not committing fouls. Their 15.3 fouls per game is third in the MAC and 59th in the country.
• Buffalo's game at Ohio will mark their second straight game on the road in a stretch where five of six games will be away from Alumni Arena.
• Sy Chatman has scored in double figures in all but one game this season for the Bulls. His 18.3 points per game is good for sixth in the MAC and 80th in the NCAA. The fifth year forward has also averages 6.5 rebounds per game which is ninth in the MAC. During MAC play, Chatman's 19.1 points per game is sixth.
• Jonnivius Smith leads the team with 9.1 rebounds per game, which ranks 42nd in the NCAA and second in the MAC behind Akron's Enrique Freeman (12.9). Smith's 9.7 rebounds per game in MAC play is third behind Rashaun Agee (Bowling Green, 10.3) and Enrique Freeman (Akron, 12.1).
NEXT UP
The Bulls will host the Kent State Golden Flashes on Friday at 6:30 p.m. on CBSSN.
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