Saturday, February 24
Kalamazoo, Mich.
2:30 p.m.
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Bulls Travel to Kalamazoo to Face the Broncos on Saturday
2/23/2024 10:15:00 AM | Men's Basketball
BUFFALO, N.Y. – After defeating Eastern Michigan (10-16, 3-10 MAC), 78-69 on Tuesday evening, the University at Buffalo men's basketball team (4-22, 2-11 MAC) will play the Western Michigan Broncos (9-17, 6-7 MAC) on Saturday at 2:30 p.m. The game will be streamed on ESPN+ as Josh Whetzel can be heard on the Varsity Network App and on 1520 Buffalo/1280 Rochester AM over the airwaves.
LAST TIME OUT
The Bulls are coming off a 78-69 home win over the Eastern Michigan Eagles on Tuesday evening. With the win, the Bulls extended their home win streak against the Eagles to 12 games. It was a career night for Zaakir Williamson. He finished with his first career double-double with career high marks including 13 points, 10 rebounds and three assists. Sy Chatman added his sixth double-double of the season as he brought home 23 points, 13 rebounds, four steals and four blocks. Isaiah Adams scored 13 points with Ryan Sabol chipping in nine. Bryson Wilson had a career-high seven points in the victory as Shawn Fulcher finished with a career-high eight assists.
ABOUT THE SERIES
The Bulls lead the all-time series against the Broncos, 20-14 (.588). Buffalo has won 10 of the last 11 meetings against Western Michigan, but the Broncos bested the Bulls earlier in the season on Jan. 6 by a score of 82-77. Buffalo has won five straight in Kalamazoo with their last loss came on Jan. 23, 2016. The Bulls haven't lost to WMU in consecutive meetings since the Broncos won five straight from Jan. 24, 2001 - Dec. 4, 2004.
THE BULL-ETIN BOARD
• Sy Chatman has scored 15+ in 19 of the 26 games this season, including 12 games of 20+. With 480 points on the season, he's fourth in the MAC in total points and 62nd in the NCAA. Chatman is closing in on becoming the 22nd UB player to reach 500 points in a season since the program's Modern Era (1991). The last Bull to accomplish this was Jeenathan Williams in the 2021-22 season when he scored 554 points.
• Isaiah Adams is 30 points shy from scoring 1,000 career points. Over the last two seasons at Buffalo, he's totaled 643 points, good for 12.13 points per game.
• Isaiah Adams is averaging a team-high 3.6 assists on the season, good for fifth in the MAC. His 1.19 assists-to-turnover ratio is eighth in the MAC.
• In the last five games, Shawn Fulcher has had 28 assists and just 10 turnovers for a 2.80 assist-to-turnover ratio.
• Freshman Ryan Sabol leads the team with 49 made three-pointers on the season. He ranks ninth in the MAC in three-pointers made and is just one of two freshmen to be in the top-10 of the MAC.
• Only Sy Chatman has started every game for the Bulls. Ryan Sabol and Shawn Fulcher are the only other Bulls to play in every game.
• Sy Chatman and Jonnivius Smith are the only duo in the MAC to each have at least six double-doubles.
• Buffalo's 4.5 blocks per game is second in the MAC and 47th in the nation.
• In Buffalo's last five games, Zaakir Williamson has recorded three 10-point games to tie his career high in points. In this four-game stretch, Williamson has scored 36 points (7.2 ppg), 20 rebounds (4.0 rpg) and has shot 16-for-21 (76.2%) from the floor. On Tuesday against Eastern Michigan, he recorded his first career double-double with 12 points and 13 rebounds.
• For the first time this season, the Bulls finished with a positive scoring margin in the paint (+24), off turnovers (+5), second chance (+3), fast break (+8) and off the bench (+14) in Tuesday's win against Eastern Michigan.
• Sy Chatman has scored in double figures in all but one game this season for the Bulls. His 18.5 points per game is good for fifth in the MAC and 66th in the NCAA. The fifth year forward has also averages 6.6 rebounds per game which is ninth in the MAC. During MAC play, Chatman's 18.8 points per game is fifth.
• Jonnivius Smith leads the team with 8.4 rebounds per game, which ranks 69th in the NCAA and third in the MAC. Smith's 8.4 rebounds per game in MAC play is fourth behind Brian Taylor (CMU, 8.5), Rashaun Agee (Bowling Green, 10.8) and Enrique Freeman (Akron, 12.7).
UP NEXT
The Bulls will stay on the road for their final road game of the season when they play Kent State on Tuesday at 7 p.m.
LAST TIME OUT
The Bulls are coming off a 78-69 home win over the Eastern Michigan Eagles on Tuesday evening. With the win, the Bulls extended their home win streak against the Eagles to 12 games. It was a career night for Zaakir Williamson. He finished with his first career double-double with career high marks including 13 points, 10 rebounds and three assists. Sy Chatman added his sixth double-double of the season as he brought home 23 points, 13 rebounds, four steals and four blocks. Isaiah Adams scored 13 points with Ryan Sabol chipping in nine. Bryson Wilson had a career-high seven points in the victory as Shawn Fulcher finished with a career-high eight assists.
ABOUT THE SERIES
The Bulls lead the all-time series against the Broncos, 20-14 (.588). Buffalo has won 10 of the last 11 meetings against Western Michigan, but the Broncos bested the Bulls earlier in the season on Jan. 6 by a score of 82-77. Buffalo has won five straight in Kalamazoo with their last loss came on Jan. 23, 2016. The Bulls haven't lost to WMU in consecutive meetings since the Broncos won five straight from Jan. 24, 2001 - Dec. 4, 2004.
THE BULL-ETIN BOARD
• Sy Chatman has scored 15+ in 19 of the 26 games this season, including 12 games of 20+. With 480 points on the season, he's fourth in the MAC in total points and 62nd in the NCAA. Chatman is closing in on becoming the 22nd UB player to reach 500 points in a season since the program's Modern Era (1991). The last Bull to accomplish this was Jeenathan Williams in the 2021-22 season when he scored 554 points.
• Isaiah Adams is 30 points shy from scoring 1,000 career points. Over the last two seasons at Buffalo, he's totaled 643 points, good for 12.13 points per game.
• Isaiah Adams is averaging a team-high 3.6 assists on the season, good for fifth in the MAC. His 1.19 assists-to-turnover ratio is eighth in the MAC.
• In the last five games, Shawn Fulcher has had 28 assists and just 10 turnovers for a 2.80 assist-to-turnover ratio.
• Freshman Ryan Sabol leads the team with 49 made three-pointers on the season. He ranks ninth in the MAC in three-pointers made and is just one of two freshmen to be in the top-10 of the MAC.
• Only Sy Chatman has started every game for the Bulls. Ryan Sabol and Shawn Fulcher are the only other Bulls to play in every game.
• Sy Chatman and Jonnivius Smith are the only duo in the MAC to each have at least six double-doubles.
• Buffalo's 4.5 blocks per game is second in the MAC and 47th in the nation.
• In Buffalo's last five games, Zaakir Williamson has recorded three 10-point games to tie his career high in points. In this four-game stretch, Williamson has scored 36 points (7.2 ppg), 20 rebounds (4.0 rpg) and has shot 16-for-21 (76.2%) from the floor. On Tuesday against Eastern Michigan, he recorded his first career double-double with 12 points and 13 rebounds.
• For the first time this season, the Bulls finished with a positive scoring margin in the paint (+24), off turnovers (+5), second chance (+3), fast break (+8) and off the bench (+14) in Tuesday's win against Eastern Michigan.
• Sy Chatman has scored in double figures in all but one game this season for the Bulls. His 18.5 points per game is good for fifth in the MAC and 66th in the NCAA. The fifth year forward has also averages 6.6 rebounds per game which is ninth in the MAC. During MAC play, Chatman's 18.8 points per game is fifth.
• Jonnivius Smith leads the team with 8.4 rebounds per game, which ranks 69th in the NCAA and third in the MAC. Smith's 8.4 rebounds per game in MAC play is fourth behind Brian Taylor (CMU, 8.5), Rashaun Agee (Bowling Green, 10.8) and Enrique Freeman (Akron, 12.7).
UP NEXT
The Bulls will stay on the road for their final road game of the season when they play Kent State on Tuesday at 7 p.m.
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