Saturday, March 2
Buffalo, N.Y.
2 p.m.
University at Buffalo
vs
Toledo
Photo by: Paul Hokanson/UBBulls.com
Bulls Host Toledo for Saturday Matinee
3/1/2024 3:09:00β―PM | Men's Basketball
BUFFALO, N.Y. β The University at Buffalo men's basketball team (4-24, 2-13 MAC) will host the Toledo Rockets (17-11, 11-4 MAC) for a Saturday matinee at 2 p.m. The game can be watched on ESPN+ with Paul Peck and newly inducted Wall of Famer Turner Battle on the call. Over on the Varsity Network App and on 1520 Buffalo/1280 Rochester AM, Josh Whetzel and Bob Gaughan can be heard over the airwaves.
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LAST TIME OUT
The Bulls are coming off a 76-64 road loss to the Kent State Golden Flashes on Tuesday evening. Isaiah Adams led the Bulls with 19 points, as he finished 3-for-4 from three-point range. Jonnivius Smith recorded his eighth double-double of the season with 10 points and 10 rebounds. Bryson Wilson scored a career-high eight points as he knocked down all four of his free throw attempts. Fellow freshman Ryan Sabol splashed in a pair of three on the night.
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ABOUT THE SERIES
The Bulls trail the all-time series against the Rockets, 14-21 (.400). In just conference play, Buffalo is 11-19 (.367) against Toledo. The Rockets have been victorious in six straight meetings with Buffalo's last win coming on Feb. 14, 2020, with an 83-67 road win. Earlier in the season, the Rockets won in Savage Arena, 77-66, on Jan. 16.
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THE BULL-ETIN BOARD
Β β’ With his double-double on Tuesday, Jonnivius Smith became the first Bull to have back-to-back double-double performances since Josh Mballa did so in February and March of 2022. Mballa was also the last Bull to have three consecutive double-doubles. At the 2021 MAC Tournament, Mballa had double-doubles against Miami (OH), Akron and Ohio from March 11-13.
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β’ Buffalo will begin a three-game homestand to close out the season on Saturday against Toledo. The Bulls haven't closed out a season with three consecutive home games since the 1999-00 season when they did so with four; Kent State, Marshall, Ohio, and Miami (OH).
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β’ In Buffalo's last game at Kent State, freshman Bryson Wilson had a career night. He either set or tied his career marks in points (8), rebounds (4), field goals made (2), free throws made (4), and blocks (1).
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β’ Sy Chatman has scored in double figures in all but two game this season for the Bulls. His 18.1 points per game is good for fifth in the MAC and 76th in the NCAA. The fifth year forward has also averages 6.3 rebounds per game which is eighth in the MAC. During MAC play, Chatman's 18.1 points per game is sixth.
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β’ Jonnivius Smith leads the team with 8.6 rebounds per game, which ranks 59th in the NCAA and third in the MAC. Smith's 8.7 rebounds per game in MAC play is third behind Rashaun Agee (Bowling Green, 11.1) and Enrique Freeman (Akron, 12.7).
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β’ Sy Chatman has scored 15+ in 20 of the 28 games this season, including 13 games of 20+. With 508 points on the season, he's fifth in the MAC in total points and 76th in the NCAA. After a 23-point performance at Western Michigan on Saturday, Chatman became 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.
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β’ 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.
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β’ In the last seven games, Shawn Fulcher has had 36 assists and 18 turnovers for a team-best 2.00 assist-to-turnover ratio.
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β’ Freshman Ryan Sabol leads the team with 54 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.
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β’ 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.
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β’ Sy Chatman and Jonnivius Smith are the only duo in the MAC to each have at least six double-doubles.
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β’ Jonnivius Smith is the first Bull to have eight double-doubles in a season since Josh Mballa's nine in 2021-22.
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β’ Buffalo's 4.4 blocks per game is second in the MAC and 55th in the nation.
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UP NEXT
Buffalo will be back at Alumni Arena on Tuesday, March 5 against Ohio at 7 p.m. on CBSSN.
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For ticket information, click here.
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LAST TIME OUT
The Bulls are coming off a 76-64 road loss to the Kent State Golden Flashes on Tuesday evening. Isaiah Adams led the Bulls with 19 points, as he finished 3-for-4 from three-point range. Jonnivius Smith recorded his eighth double-double of the season with 10 points and 10 rebounds. Bryson Wilson scored a career-high eight points as he knocked down all four of his free throw attempts. Fellow freshman Ryan Sabol splashed in a pair of three on the night.
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ABOUT THE SERIES
The Bulls trail the all-time series against the Rockets, 14-21 (.400). In just conference play, Buffalo is 11-19 (.367) against Toledo. The Rockets have been victorious in six straight meetings with Buffalo's last win coming on Feb. 14, 2020, with an 83-67 road win. Earlier in the season, the Rockets won in Savage Arena, 77-66, on Jan. 16.
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THE BULL-ETIN BOARD
Β β’ With his double-double on Tuesday, Jonnivius Smith became the first Bull to have back-to-back double-double performances since Josh Mballa did so in February and March of 2022. Mballa was also the last Bull to have three consecutive double-doubles. At the 2021 MAC Tournament, Mballa had double-doubles against Miami (OH), Akron and Ohio from March 11-13.
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β’ Buffalo will begin a three-game homestand to close out the season on Saturday against Toledo. The Bulls haven't closed out a season with three consecutive home games since the 1999-00 season when they did so with four; Kent State, Marshall, Ohio, and Miami (OH).
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β’ In Buffalo's last game at Kent State, freshman Bryson Wilson had a career night. He either set or tied his career marks in points (8), rebounds (4), field goals made (2), free throws made (4), and blocks (1).
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β’ Sy Chatman has scored in double figures in all but two game this season for the Bulls. His 18.1 points per game is good for fifth in the MAC and 76th in the NCAA. The fifth year forward has also averages 6.3 rebounds per game which is eighth in the MAC. During MAC play, Chatman's 18.1 points per game is sixth.
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β’ Jonnivius Smith leads the team with 8.6 rebounds per game, which ranks 59th in the NCAA and third in the MAC. Smith's 8.7 rebounds per game in MAC play is third behind Rashaun Agee (Bowling Green, 11.1) and Enrique Freeman (Akron, 12.7).
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β’ Sy Chatman has scored 15+ in 20 of the 28 games this season, including 13 games of 20+. With 508 points on the season, he's fifth in the MAC in total points and 76th in the NCAA. After a 23-point performance at Western Michigan on Saturday, Chatman became 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.
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β’ 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.
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β’ In the last seven games, Shawn Fulcher has had 36 assists and 18 turnovers for a team-best 2.00 assist-to-turnover ratio.
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β’ Freshman Ryan Sabol leads the team with 54 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.
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β’ 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.
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β’ Sy Chatman and Jonnivius Smith are the only duo in the MAC to each have at least six double-doubles.
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β’ Jonnivius Smith is the first Bull to have eight double-doubles in a season since Josh Mballa's nine in 2021-22.
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β’ Buffalo's 4.4 blocks per game is second in the MAC and 55th in the nation.
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UP NEXT
Buffalo will be back at Alumni Arena on Tuesday, March 5 against Ohio at 7 p.m. on CBSSN.
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For ticket information, click here.
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