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BUFFALO, NY ­ Despite outrebounding Marshall and committing a season-low eight turnovers, Buffalo couldn't stave off a late scoring run by the Thundering Herd and fell to Marshall, 69-63, at Alumni Arena on Wednesday night. It was the fourth straight loss for the Bulls and it snapped the team's three-game home winning streak.

It was an even contest for much of the first half with both teams taking leads, but not control of the game. Marshall led at the half, 39-34. A highly-spirited Bulls squad opened the second stanza on a 6-0 scoring run, capped off by a Roderick Middleton (University Park, IL/Marian Catholic) lay-up, to regain a one-point advantage. The Bulls were able to build their lead to four points with 12:02 remaining, but that is where the offense stalled. Marshall capitalized on UB's cold shooting and mounted an 18-5 scoring run. The dagger was a three-pointer by Ronny Dawn, with the shot clock winding down, to give the Herd a 64-55 advantage with 1:31 remaining. The Bulls were able to cut the lead to five points, but would get no closer.

Marshall (7-3, 3-0) shot the ball well from the floor, knocking down 51.1 percent (24-47) of its shots. Buffalo head coach Reggie Witherspoon credited Marshall's shooting performance to the Bulls' disappointing defensive effort. "We didn't resemble the team that we set out to be defensively," Witherspoon said.

Daniel Gilbert (Detroit, MI/Cass Technical) had a solid all-around performance for the Bulls. The sophomore forward scored 12 points and added six rebounds and six assists, both career-highs. For the second-straight game, Turner Battle (Kernersville, NC/East Forsyth) led UB in scoring with 13 points. The Bulls shot 41.1 percent (23-56) from the floor, but were ice cold from beyond the arc, shooting just 2-for-18.

Marshall had four players finish in double-figures, led by Ronald Blackshear who scored a game-high 22 points. Marvin Black chipped in with 10 points and a game-high nine rebounds.

The Bulls (3-8, 0-2) will look to rebound from Wednesday night's loss on Saturday when they travel to Akron to take on the Zips. Tip-off is slated for 3 pm.