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Buffalo to Face Iona in BracketBusters Presented by eBay

Parnell Smith

The game, to be played at Iona's Mulcahy Center, will mark the sixth meeting between the schools. Buffalo holds a slim 3-2 edge in the all-time series.

Iona (15-3, 9-1 MAAC), the first-place team in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference is led by senior guard Steve Burtt, who is the sixth-leading scorer in the nation averaging 24.7 points per game. Fellow senior guard Ricky Soliver is averaging 16.3 points, 5.0 rebounds and 4.8 assists a night for the Gaels.

This is the third season that Buffalo is participating in the BracketBusters event and the second straight year that it will be playing in a televised game. The Bulls defeated Indiana State, 64-51, at the Hulman Center in 2004. Last season, UB downed Fresno State, 52-49, at the Save Mart Center.

Buffalo (15-5, 5-4 MAC) is one of four teams from the Mid-American Conference that will be featured in a televised games along with Akron, Kent State and Ohio.