Bulls Host the Fredonia Blue Devils on Friday Evening

BUFFALO, N.Y. – The University at Buffalo men's basketball team (1-0, 0-0 MAC) will host the Fredonia Blue Devils (0-0) on Friday evening at 8 p.m. The women's team will host the Buffalo State Bengals at 6 p.m.

LAST TIME OUT
The Bulls are coming off a thrilling 83-82 victory at Old Dominion in the season opener where newcomer Tyson Dunn drilled the game-winning three-pointer with just 1.3-seconds to go. With the win, the Bulls have won back-to-back road games as part of the MAC-Sun Belt Challenge. UB and Central Michigan are the only MAC teams to win both of their road games in the Challenge.

Their win at Old Dominion marked the program's first win in the state of Virginia since Dec. 6, 2005, when the Bulls beat Liberty, 66-53.

In Monday's win, Tyson Dunn recorded a double-double as he led the Bulls with 24 points, 10 assists and 6 rebounds. The last Bull to lead the team in points, rebounds and assists was Jeenathan Williams when he recorded 25 points, 11 rebounds and 6 assists against Kent State on Jan. 21, 2022. Dunn's 24 points was the most in a Buffalo debut since Zid Powell's 24 points against Colgate in the 2022-23 opener.

Sophomore guard Bryson Wilson scored a career-high 15 points at Old Dominion as he finished 7-for-11 (.636) from the floor with 2 steals. Freshman Ben Michaels scored 13 points to go with his 3 steals and 2 blocks. Michaels' 13 points were the most by a freshman in their debut since CJ Massinburg's 19 points against Pitt-Bradford on Nov. 13, 2015. Junior transfer Noah Batchelor scored a career-high 10 points for the Bulls.

ABOUT THE SERIES
This will mark the 26^th meeting between the Bulls and Blue Devils and the first since Feb. 4, 1987. The Bulls lead the series, 21-4 (.840). The first meeting between the program dates back to Dec. 10, 1942.

Coming back to Alumni Arena is Fredonia Head Coach Sean Smiley. Smiley played for the Bulls from 2005-10 and scored 132 three-pointers, good for seventh all-time in the program's modern era (since 1991).

THE BULL-ETIN BOARD
Since their return to Division I in 1991, Buffalo is 23-10 (.697) in home openers. All-time, the Bulls are 76-36 (.664) in home openers in their previous 107 seasons.

The Bulls are 0-3 in games played on Nov. 8th in the program's history. The last time they played on this date, the Bulls fell to the Dartmouth Big Green in the 2019-20 opener. They've also played at Texas A&M (2013) and at UConn (2007).

All-time, the Bulls are 817-449 (.645) in Alumni Arena.

Buffalo will host four home games in the month of November which will start on the 8th against Fredonia. They'll then play the Bryant Bulldogs (11/14), the Morgan State Bears (11/22) and the North Carolina A&T Aggies (11/25).

A Buffalo win would give them their first 2-0 start to a season since 2018-19 when they defeated the St. Francis (Pa.) and #13 West Virginia.

Tyson Dunn's 10 assists in Monday's win at Old Dominion ranks him ninth in the country in assists per game.

Buffalo's 6 blocks against the Old Dominion Monarchs puts them 57th in the country in blocks per game.

UP NEXT
The Bulls will travel to South Bend, Ind. to face the Notre Dame Fighting Irish (1-0, 0-0 ACC). The game is set for 7 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 11 and can be streamed on ACCNX/ESPN+.

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Bulls Host the Fredonia Blue Devils on Friday Evening

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Noah Batchelor

Tyson Dunn

Ben Michaels

Bryson Wilson

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