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OXFORD, OH - The University at Buffalo basketball team had no answer for Miami University junior Alex Shorts in a 74-42 Mid-American Conference loss on Saturday night at Millett Hall.

Shorts connected on 13-of-19 shots from the field and keyed a late first half run by the RedHawks that turned the game around as Miami kept Buffalo winless in MAC play on the season. The Bulls fell to 2-12 and 0-7 in the MAC with the loss, while Miami improved to 7-10 overall and 3-3 in conference play.

The Bulls kept it close throughout the first half, cutting the lead to 23-19 on a three-point jumper by Damien Foster (Buffalo, NY/Traditional) with 3:49 remaining. However, Shorts hit three straight mid-range jumpers, the last with :04 left in the half, to key an 8-0 run by Miami that sent the hosts to the locker room with a commanding 31-19 lead at halftime.

The second half opened with Miami's Jason Grunkemeyer (13 points) connecting on a three-pointer and the Bulls never again cut the lead into single digits the remainder of the game. Grunkemeyer scored 10 of his 13 points in the second half and the RedHawks turned the ball over only five times in the game compared to Buffalo's 19 miscues.

Buffalo shot just 27.3% in the second half and 34% for the game, while Miami converted 49% of their attempts (31-of-63). Due to a 34-31 rebounding edge and the huge edge in turnovers, Miami had 22 more attempts at the basket (63 to 41) than the Bulls in the game.

Senior Louis Campbell (Rahway, NJ/Rahway) led Buffalo with 11 points and three assists, but Buffalo did not get another player into double figures. Leading scorer Robert Brown (Oak Park, MI/Oak Park) was held to nine points while battling flu symptoms and foul trouble. Foster added eight points and five rebounds for Buffalo.

The 42 points was the lowest output the Bulls have had in a game since they lost to Iowa State, 106-36, to open the 1992-93 season. The Bulls will be on the road again on Wednesday at Western Michigan.