By Paul Casey Gotham Setting: Mark Schmidt's St. Bonaventure Bonnies (2-3) travel north 77 miles for a Big 4 clash at Alumni Area with Reggie Witherspoon's Buffalo Bulls (4-1). Plot: The Bonnies lug with them a two-game losing streak while the Bulls have triumphed in their recent two outings. St. Bona fell to Arkansas State, Thursday night and Virginia Tech last week. The … [Read more...] about St. Bonaventure-Buffalo: Tale of the tape
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Bulls leave no doubt in victory over Canisius
By Paul Casey Gotham BUFFALO, NY -- What started slowly finished with a flurry. Zach Filzen led five scorers in double figures as the University of Buffalo Bulls trumped the Canisius Golden Griffins 94-59 in non-conference action at Alumni Arena Tuesday night. Filzen sparked an 11-0 run as the Bulls rallied from an early deficit. Coming out of the under 12 timeout, … [Read more...] about Bulls leave no doubt in victory over Canisius
Niagara Announces Non-Conference Slate
The Niagara men’s basketball program has announced its 2011-12 non-conference schedule. Highlights on this season’s schedule are home tilts against Big Four rivals Buffalo and St. Bonaventure and participating in the 2011 College Basketball Experience (CBE) Classic. “Our non-conference schedule will challenge us on many levels,” Niagara head coach Joe Mihalich … [Read more...] about Niagara Announces Non-Conference Slate
Holiday Hoops Buffet
By Paul Casey Gotham It started innocently with the realization that the end of exams for the fall semester at Xavier coincided with the Musketeers hosting Wake Forest. Muskies and Demon Deacons. A10 and ACC. Gee, that almost falls under the category of obligation. After all, I couldn't exactly call myself a fan if I was actually in Cincinnati on the same weekend as the … [Read more...] about Holiday Hoops Buffet
Fredette’s memory loss keys BYU victory over UB
By Paul Gotham BUFFALO, N.Y. -- More than 5,800 fans packed Alumni Arena on the campus at the University of Buffalo anticipating an All-American performance. The UB Bulls nearly stole the show. All-American Jimmer Fredette recovered from a sluggish first half scoring 28 of his game-high 34 points after the break to lead the 16th-ranked BYU Cougars over the University of … [Read more...] about Fredette’s memory loss keys BYU victory over UB