After a disappointing home loss to Bowling Green on Jan. 10, Ohio returns to the hardwood when it travels to Buffalo for its fourth Mid-American Conference game of the season and the second MAC East Division game.
In that disappointing loss, the Bobcats (9-7, 1-2 MAC) were truly a team of two different halves. They came out confident with an 11-2 lead and went into the locker room at halftime with a 10-point lead, only for it to be erased after the Falcons scored 50 second-half points.
With the loss behind Ohio, it will face another one of the programs that received plenty of preseason praise, as the Bulls were picked by the conference’s coaches to finish in second place in the East Division. They also received three first-place votes and one vote to win the MAC Tournament in mid-March.
In the early goings of conference play, here’s a look at Buffalo.
Game information
Game time: 7 p.m.
Venue: Alumni Arena (Amherst, New York)
Watch: ESPN+
Listen: Ohio IMG Sports Network
Meet the opponent
Probable starters
03 Jayvon Graves
04 Davonta Jordan
34 Josh MBalla
11 Jeenathan Williams
02 Antwain Johnson
Individual statistical leaders
Points: Graves (17.2 per game)
Rebounds: MBalla (9.1 per game)
Assists: Jordan (5.4 per game)
Team profile
Record: 10-6, 1-2 MAC
Points per game: 79.6
Rebounds per game: 41.5
Assists per game: 16.4
Field goal percentage: .440
3-point percentage: .339
Free throw percentage: .629
Matchup history
This is the Bobcats first division road game and the first for coach Jeff Boals. Ohio was swept last season by Buffalo with 114-67 and 82-79 finals. The Bobcats lead the all-time series 32-16.
