Tuesday, December 3
Buffalo, N.Y.
7 p.m.
vs
Pitt-Bradford
Photo by: Paul Hokanson / UB Athletics
Bulls Host Lone December Game on Tuesday Evening
12/2/2024 2:36:00 PM | Men's Basketball
BUFFALO, N.Y. – The University at Buffalo men's basketball team (4-4, 0-0 MAC) will host the Pitt-Bradford Panthers (5-0, 0-0 AMCC) for their only home December game on Tuesday evening. The action can be seen on ESPN+ with Paul Peck and UB Wall of Famer Turner Battle on the call. Josh Whetzel and Bob Gaughan can be heard on the Varsity Network or on the radio on Buffalo 1520/Rochester 1280.
LAST TIME OUT
The Bulls are coming off a loss to the Penn State Nittany Lions on Sunday afternoon. Ryan Sabol led the team with 19 points as he knocked down 5 three-pointers on the day. He has now made a three in 14 consecutive games and has made at least 3 three-pointers in seven straight games. Sabol added 3 assists, 3 rebounds and a steal for the Bulls. Brayden Jackson scored 11 points off the bench as he was 5-for-7 from the floor. Frederiks Meinarts led the Bulls with 4 rebounds and 2 blocks, both career high marks.
ABOUT THE SERIES
This will be the sixth all-time meeting between the Bulls and Panthers. The Panthers lead the series, 3-2. The last time the programs met, the Bulls pulled off a 109-49 victory on Nov. 13, 2015. The 60-point win margin was the program's seventh largest margin of victory in program history. In Buffalo's Modern Era, since 1991, the 109 points scored is tied for the ninth most in a single game.
THE BULL-ETIN BOARD
The Bulls are 9-17(.346) in games played on Dec. 3rd in the program's history. The 26 games played on this date are tied for the most in program history with Feb. 12th. Buffalo's last game and win on this date came against the St. Bonaventure Bonnies in 2022 when the Bulls won 83-66 in Alumni Arena.
Sabol has made 91 career three-pointers in 39 games, good for 2.33 per game. He is climbing the all-time made three-pointers list as Sean Smiley (2005-10) is 10th in program history with 132 made threes.
This season, Sabol has made at least 3 three-pointers in seven straight games. He has made a three in 14 straight games dating back to last season. The last time he failed to make a three was against Akron on Feb. 17, 2024, when he went 0-for-5.
Sabol has made a conference-high 30 three-pointers on the season that ranks him seventh in the country. His 3.75 three-pointers per game is ninth in the nation and first in the MAC. He is shooting 46.9% from deep on the season, good for 42nd in college basketball and second in the MAC.
Sabol has scored a team-high 149 points on the season, good for the top mark in the conference and 54th in the nation. His 18.6 points per game leads the MAC and is 55th in the country.
Dunn's 51 total assists is 11th in the country and first in the MAC. His 6.4 assists per game is 13th in all of college basketball.
The Bulls are 4-0 on the season when they score at least 80 points.
Aaron Stang, University at Buffalo's Senior Associate Athletic Director for Championship Resources, graduated from Pitt-Bradford in 2010. He was a four-year starter for the Panthers and was teammates with current Pitt-Bradford Head Coach, Jesse DeLoof. In his junior season, Stang was fourth in the conference in shooting percentage and fifth in blocks.
The Bulls will play three of their five games in December in the first week of the month. They opened the month at Penn State, will host Pitt-Bradford on the 3rd and will play at St. Bonaventure on the 7th.
Sabol has scored a team-high 149 points on the year. In his collegiate career, he is up to 400 career points after a 19-point performance at Penn State. He's currently 127th in points scored in program history. Sabol needs 3 points to pass UB great Wes Clark's 402 points he recorded in Buffalo's NCAA run in 2017-18.
Sabol has gone 29-for-31 from the free throw line, good for 93.5%. His free throw percentage is 28th in the country and third in the MAC.
Buffalo will be away from Alumni Arena for five of their next six games. Following Sunday's game at Penn State, they'll host Pitt-Bradford on Dec. 3 and will then face St. Bonaventure (Dec. 12), Georgia (Dec. 19), Temple (Dec. 29) and Miami (OH) (Jan. 4) on the road before coming back home on Jan. 7 when they host Ohio.
UP NEXT
The Bulls will travel to Olean, N.Y. to face the St. Bonaventure Bonnies (7-1, 0-0 A10) on Saturday at 4 p.m. on ESPN+.
For all the latest on UB men's basketball, follow @UBuffaloMBB on Twitter/X, @ubuffalo_mbb on Instagram and like the UB Men's Basketball Facebook page.
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LAST TIME OUT
The Bulls are coming off a loss to the Penn State Nittany Lions on Sunday afternoon. Ryan Sabol led the team with 19 points as he knocked down 5 three-pointers on the day. He has now made a three in 14 consecutive games and has made at least 3 three-pointers in seven straight games. Sabol added 3 assists, 3 rebounds and a steal for the Bulls. Brayden Jackson scored 11 points off the bench as he was 5-for-7 from the floor. Frederiks Meinarts led the Bulls with 4 rebounds and 2 blocks, both career high marks.
ABOUT THE SERIES
This will be the sixth all-time meeting between the Bulls and Panthers. The Panthers lead the series, 3-2. The last time the programs met, the Bulls pulled off a 109-49 victory on Nov. 13, 2015. The 60-point win margin was the program's seventh largest margin of victory in program history. In Buffalo's Modern Era, since 1991, the 109 points scored is tied for the ninth most in a single game.
THE BULL-ETIN BOARD
The Bulls are 9-17(.346) in games played on Dec. 3rd in the program's history. The 26 games played on this date are tied for the most in program history with Feb. 12th. Buffalo's last game and win on this date came against the St. Bonaventure Bonnies in 2022 when the Bulls won 83-66 in Alumni Arena.
Sabol has made 91 career three-pointers in 39 games, good for 2.33 per game. He is climbing the all-time made three-pointers list as Sean Smiley (2005-10) is 10th in program history with 132 made threes.
This season, Sabol has made at least 3 three-pointers in seven straight games. He has made a three in 14 straight games dating back to last season. The last time he failed to make a three was against Akron on Feb. 17, 2024, when he went 0-for-5.
Sabol has made a conference-high 30 three-pointers on the season that ranks him seventh in the country. His 3.75 three-pointers per game is ninth in the nation and first in the MAC. He is shooting 46.9% from deep on the season, good for 42nd in college basketball and second in the MAC.
Sabol has scored a team-high 149 points on the season, good for the top mark in the conference and 54th in the nation. His 18.6 points per game leads the MAC and is 55th in the country.
Dunn's 51 total assists is 11th in the country and first in the MAC. His 6.4 assists per game is 13th in all of college basketball.
The Bulls are 4-0 on the season when they score at least 80 points.
Aaron Stang, University at Buffalo's Senior Associate Athletic Director for Championship Resources, graduated from Pitt-Bradford in 2010. He was a four-year starter for the Panthers and was teammates with current Pitt-Bradford Head Coach, Jesse DeLoof. In his junior season, Stang was fourth in the conference in shooting percentage and fifth in blocks.
The Bulls will play three of their five games in December in the first week of the month. They opened the month at Penn State, will host Pitt-Bradford on the 3rd and will play at St. Bonaventure on the 7th.
Sabol has scored a team-high 149 points on the year. In his collegiate career, he is up to 400 career points after a 19-point performance at Penn State. He's currently 127th in points scored in program history. Sabol needs 3 points to pass UB great Wes Clark's 402 points he recorded in Buffalo's NCAA run in 2017-18.
Sabol has gone 29-for-31 from the free throw line, good for 93.5%. His free throw percentage is 28th in the country and third in the MAC.
Buffalo will be away from Alumni Arena for five of their next six games. Following Sunday's game at Penn State, they'll host Pitt-Bradford on Dec. 3 and will then face St. Bonaventure (Dec. 12), Georgia (Dec. 19), Temple (Dec. 29) and Miami (OH) (Jan. 4) on the road before coming back home on Jan. 7 when they host Ohio.
UP NEXT
The Bulls will travel to Olean, N.Y. to face the St. Bonaventure Bonnies (7-1, 0-0 A10) on Saturday at 4 p.m. on ESPN+.
For all the latest on UB men's basketball, follow @UBuffaloMBB on Twitter/X, @ubuffalo_mbb on Instagram and like the UB Men's Basketball Facebook page.
Click here for ticket information.
Click here for information on the Blue & White Fund and how you can help UB Athletics.
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