By Paul Gotham The Big 4 doesn't have a championship. If it did, the winner of Wednesday night's meeting at the Reilly Center would serve the purpose. Bobby Hurley's University at Buffalo Bulls and Mark Schmidt's St. Bonaventure Bonnies, coming off convincing wins Saturday at the Big 4 Classic doubleheader, will do battle on Bob Lanier Court. This series lacks the … [Read more...] about Bulls, Bonnies and a night at Reilly
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Bearden’s career day is sign of things to come
By Paul Gotham BUFFALO, N.Y. -- All he wanted to do was take what the defense gave him. He accomplished that and then some. UB's freshman guard Lamonte Bearden entered Saturday's game with a career high of eight points. He nearly tripled that in the Bulls 72-57 victory over Canisius. "I knew he was capable of having this type of scoring game," said UB head coach … [Read more...] about Bearden’s career day is sign of things to come
Rebounds & Putbacks: Bona defeats Niagara, 74-59
By Paul Gotham Instant feedback from Saint Bonaventure's 74-59 victory over the Niagara Purple Eagles in game one of the 2014 Big 4 doubleheader at the First Niagara Center. Not so quiet A week ago, Bona's Youssou Ndoye turned in a "quiet" performance with 12 rebounds and eight points. It was an outing of discretion being the better part of valor. Instead of giving … [Read more...] about Rebounds & Putbacks: Bona defeats Niagara, 74-59
Rebounds & Putbacks: Bona beats Canisius, 59-53
By Paul Gotham A smattering of thoughts on the 163rd meeting between Saint Bonaventure and Canisius. Attacking the zone For the third straight game the Bonnies saw a steady diet of zone. Like Dartmouth a week ago, Canisius slowed Bona with a zone look. Dartmouth used a hybrid version. Canisius played straightforward 2-3. In between, Siena exposed Bona's inability to … [Read more...] about Rebounds & Putbacks: Bona beats Canisius, 59-53
Big 4 Basketball Classic Set for Nov. 29
Courtesy of GoGriffs.com BUFFALO, N.Y. – Representatives from Buffalo, Canisius, Niagara and St. Bonaventure announced today that the four Division I Western New York schools will all take part in the Big 4 Basketball Classic on Saturday, Nov. 29 in First Niagara Center. Niagara will play host to St. Bonaventure in the first game of the hoops twinbill at 2 p.m., followed by … [Read more...] about Big 4 Basketball Classic Set for Nov. 29