Bulls Travel to Northern Illinois for Tuesday Night MACtion

DEKALB, Ill. – The University at Buffalo men's basketball team is set to face the Northern Illinois Huskies on Tuesday evening in the Convocation Center. The game will tip-off at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN+. Josh Whetzel can be heard on Buffalo 1520/Rochester 1280 or on the Varsity Network App.

LAST TIME OUT
The Bulls lost to the Georgia State Panthers on Saturday afternoon, 80-75. The sophomore duo of Ryan Sabol and Bryson Wilson recorded 13 points and 5 rebounds apiece. Sabol struggled on the day as he was just 3-for-18 from the floor and 1-for-12 from deep. Tyson Dunn added 11 points, 6 boards and 5 assists. Off the bench, Omar Migues-Hibeljic scored 10 points. Ben Michaels nearly had his first career double-double with 8 points and 10 rebounds.

ABOUT THE SERIES
This will be the 44^th all-time meeting between the Bulls and Huskies. Buffalo leads the all-time series, 25-18. In conference play, the Bulls hold a 22-11 lead. Buffalo Head Coach George Halcovage III is 0-2 against Northern Illinois as Head Coach Rashon Burno is 2-4 against the Bulls.

With the Northern Illinois football program joining the Mountain West in 2026 and the uncertainty of what conference the other programs will join, this could be the last time the Bulls visit DeKalb.

THE BULL-ETIN BOARD
• For the second time this season, Buffalo had five players record 5+ rebounds in a game on Saturday against Georgia State: Ben Michaels (10), Noah Batchelor (7), Tyson Dunn (6), Ryan Sabol (5) & Bryson Wilson (5). The first time this season was against North Carolina A&T on Nov. 25^th.

• This season, Ryan Sabol has made at least 3 three-pointers in 14 of the 23 games. In his career, he has made 131 three-pointers. He's creeping up the program's all-time three-pointers made list as he's 1 away from tying Sean Smiley (2005-10) for 10^th all-time.
     8. Rodney Pierce (2007-10), 137
     9. Jeenathan Williams (2018-22), 133
     10. Sean Smiley (2005-10), 132
     11. Ryan Sabol (2023-pres.), 131

• Ryan Sabol has made 69 three-pointers on the season that's first in the MAC and 46^th in the country. His 3.00 three-pointers per game is a league-best and 30^th in the nation. He is shooting 37.3% from deep on the season, good for 92^nd in college basketball and third in the MAC.

• After just 54 games played, Ryan Sabol is 75^th in Buffalo's all-time scorers list with 613 points. He has scored a team-high 362 points on the season. He's one of the best scorers in the conference as his 15.7 points per game is fourth in the MAC.

• Tyson Dunn is up to 134 assists on the season. He is nearing the all-time assist leaders list in Buffalo history as he needs 19 assists to tie Shannon Evans (2014-15) and Jarod Oldham (2013-14) for most assists in a single season. He's 28^th in the country and first in the MAC in total assists. His 5.8 assists per game is 26^th in all of college basketball and the best mark in the MAC.

• The Bulls are 6-0 on the season when they score at least 80 points.

UP NEXT
The Bulls are back in action on Saturday as they'll host the Bowling Green Falcons at 2 p.m. on ESPN+.

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Bulls Travel to Northern Illinois for Tuesday Night MACtion

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Players Mentioned

Noah Batchelor

Tyson Dunn

Ben Michaels

Omar Migues-Hibeljic

Ryan Sabol

Bryson Wilson

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