Once Upon A Time In Las Vegas – Wildcard Edition
The Buffalo Bulls (8-8, 21 MAC) are on the road Saturday for a Mid-American Conference game at Mount Pleasant, Michigan McGuirk Arena to play the Central Michigan Chippewas (6-10, 1-2 MAC). Buffalo was defeated by Miami (OH) 91-80 on Tuesday. The loss snapped a two-game winning streak for the Bulls. Central Michigan was defeated by Northern Illinois 73-54 on Tuesday night. The Chippewas have lost two straight and six of the last eight. Buffalo does not have any injuries, while Central Michigan’s Kevin Miller is questionable.
The Buffalo Bulls are scoring an average of 78.8 points per game which is 48th in the nation. Buffalo has a field goal shooting percentage of 46.0% and a 3 shooting percentage of 32.2%. Buffalo's adjusted tempo is 73.7, which is good for Buffalo as they are not shooting the best in the nation and gives him more opportunities at the hoop but it also gives their opponents more scoring opportunities, which has resulted in Buffalo allowing an average of 76.9 points per game which is 340th. The Bulls are allowing opponents to shoot 43.8% overall and 33.2% from long distance.
Curtis Jones is the leading scorer for Buffalo with an average of 15.0 points per game. Jones is shooting 44.9% overall and 38.2% from long range. Zid Powell is the second leading scorer with an average of 13.0 points per game but is shooting only 42. 5% overall and a disappointing 18.9% from long distance. Each of Buffalo's next two highest scorers are shooting 40.3% or less. Armoni Foster is the leader in assists with an average of 2.9 dishes per contest. Buffalo averages 14.5 assists and 14.9 turnovers per game. Buffalo's leading rebounder is LaQuill Hardnett with an average of 7.0 boards per game, while the leader in steals is Powell with an average of 2.2 per game.