Another week, another primetime matchup for Ohio basketball. The Bobcats head to west New York to battle Buffalo in a Mid-American Conference showdown against one of the conference’s best offenses. Ohio’s on a two-game winning streak but Buffalo has the depth, the talent and the homecourt advantage to make it a potential long night for the Bobcats.
GAME INFORMATION
Opponent: Buffalo (6-5, 4-3 MAC)
Place: Alumni Arena (Buffalo, NY)
Time: 7 p.m.
How to watch: ESPNU
How to listen: TuneIn
MEET THE OPPONENT
Head coach: Jim Whitesell
Probable starters
11 Jeenathan Williams
10 Ronaldo Segu
03 Jayvon Graves
02 Keishawn Brewton
34 Josh Mballa
SERIES HISTORY
Ohio dominates Buffalo in terms of all-time matchups (32-18) but the series has been closer as of late. Since the 2011-2012 season, Ohio is 11-8 against the Bulls. Ohio won the last meeting between the teams when Ben Roderick had a breakout game for 21 points, leading the Bobcats to an 80-69 victory in The Convo. Ohio lost the last time the two teams played in Buffalo and hasn’t won in Alumni Arena since 2017.
