Bulls are Back Home to Face Ohio

BUFFALO, N.Y. – The University at Buffalo men's basketball team (5-8, 0-1 MAC) will host the Ohio Bobcats (7-6, 1-0 MAC) on Tuesday evening. Tip-off will be at 7 p.m. on ESPN+ with Paul Peck and Wall of Famer Turner Battle on the call. Josh Whetzel and Bob Gaughan will be on the radio call on the Varsity Network or on the radio on Buffalo 1520/Rochester 1280.

LAST TIME OUT
In their last game, the Bulls fell to the Miami RedHawks, 93-79. Buffalo went 10-for-20 from three-point range. It was Buffalo's first time shooting 50.0% from three-point range since Jan. 24, 2023, at Ball State when the Bulls went 11-for-22. Ryan Sabol led all players with 25 points on the afternoon as he recorded his sixth career 20-point performance and his fourth on the season. He was 8-for-11 from the floor while going 3-for-4 from beyond the arc. Tyson Dunn had his third game of the year with 20 points. Defensively, Ben Michaels had a career-high and individual season-high 3 blocks.

ABOUT THE SERIES
This will be the 59^th all-time meeting between the Bulls and Bobcats. Ohio leads the all-time series, 39-19. In conference play, the Bobcats hold a 32-17 lead. Buffalo Head Coach George Halcovage III is 0-2 against Ohio as Ohio Head Coach Jeff Boals is 7-3 against the Bulls.

The Bulls are 223-232 (.490) all-time in MAC games. Since joining the MAC in the 1998-99 season, Buffalo is 12-14 (.461) in home MAC openers. In home MAC games, the Bulls are 134-93 (.590).

THE BULL-ETIN BOARD
The Bulls are 7-11 (.389) in games played on Jan. 7^th in the program's history. Buffalo's last game on this date came against the Northern Illinois Huskies in 2023. Buffalo won the home contest, 80-62.

Buffalo and Ohio have split the last 10 meetings in Western New York.

Over the last 10 seasons in conference play, the Bulls are 60-30 (.667) at home.

This season, Sabol has made at least 3 three-pointers in 11 of the 13 games. In his career, he has made 103 three-pointers.

Sabol has made 41 three-pointers on the season that ranks him second in the MAC and 68^th in the country. His 3.15 three-pointers per game is second in the MAC and 38^th in the nation. He is shooting 43.6% from deep on the season, good for 34^th in college basketball and third in the MAC.

Sabol has scored a team-high 216 points on the season, good for one of the best scorers in the conference. His 16.6 points per game is second in the MAC to Bowling Green's Marcus Johnson (17.0).

Dunn's 72 total assists is 55^th in the country and second in the MAC. His 5.5 assists per game is 37^th in all of college basketball and the second-best mark in the MAC behind Ohio's Jackson Paveletzke's 5.8 assists per game.

The Bulls are 5-0 on the season when they score at least 80 points.

The Bulls are the only Mid-American Conference team this season to play three Power Four programs: Notre Dame, Penn State, Georgia. Kent State, Central Michigan and Toledo have played two Power Four programs this year.

The Bulls are top-3 in the MAC as they average 14.00 fastbreak points per game and 27.31 defensive rebounds per game. Those stats 55^th and 64^th in the country.

Buffalo has shown their depth this season as they average 26.23 bench points per game. This ranks fourth in the MAC and 82^nd in the country.

UP NEXT
The Bulls will be back at Alumni Arena on Friday, Jan. 10^th as they host the Kent State Golden Flashes at 6 p.m. The game will be aired nationally on CBSSN.

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Players Mentioned

Tyson Dunn

Ben Michaels

Ryan Sabol

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