Once Upon A Time In Las Vegas – Championship Sunday
The Buffalo Bills (10-10, 4-3 MAC) will hit the road to Kent, OH to take on the Kent State Golden Flashes (16-4, 6-1 MAC) at M.A.C. Center for a MAC contest. The Bills have won two of their last five games and are coming off a win while the Golden Flashes have won four of their last five contests but are coming off a loss.
The Buffalo Bulls have won two of their last five matchups which included two high-soring victories. They enter this matchup looking to earn their 11th win of the season to put them above the .500 mark. Buffalo is currently one game back from Kent State, so an upset on the road would be huge. In their last game, the Bulls earned a dominating 91-65 win over the Ball State Cardinals where they shot 59.7% from the field, 50% from beyond the arc, and 85.7% from free throw range. Curtis Jones (27 PTS, 3 REB, 2 STL, 52.4% FG) and Armoni Foster (20 PTS, 2 REB, 7 AST, 100% FG) were the leading scorers. In addition, they recorded 40 rebounds, 14 assists, seven steals, and four blocks while turning the ball over 15 times. The scoring defense allowed the Cardinals to shoot 40% from the floor and 39.1% from beyond the arc.
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— UB Men's Basketball (@UBmenshoops) January 25, 2023
Buffalo's scoring offense is ranked 25th, averaging 80.3 points per game while shooting 46.9% from the field, 68.3% from free throw range, and 33.6% from beyond the arc. In addition, the Bulls are avergaing 38.5 rebounds, 15.5 assists, 8.7 steals, and 3.1 blocks while turning the ball over 14.8 times per game. This season they have an assist/turnover ratio of 1.05 (163rd). Defensively, they are surrendering 77 points per game (332nd). Jones is the scoring leader, averaging 15.9 points per game while earning 5.1 rebounds, 2.8 assists, and 1.5 steals. LaQuill Hardnett is the leader on the boards averaging 7.3 rebounds while contributing 8.9 points and 1.2 assists. Zid Powell is the second-leading scorer, avergaing 13.8 points while earning 4.1 rebounds and 2.8 assists.