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Bulls Return Home to Face Miami

Roderick Middleton

This will be the 15th meeting between the schools. Miami leads the all-time series with an 11-3 advantage. However, the Bulls have won two of the last three, including a 67-56 victory last season at Alumni Arena.

UB (15-6, 5-5 MAC) is coming off a 75-61 loss to first-place Akron on Wednesday night. Junior forward Yassin Idbihi (Tangier, Morocco/Schloss Hagerhof) scored 16 points and had five rebounds. Senior guard Calvin Cage (Capitol Heights, MD/Bladensburg) added 14 points and senior forward Mario Jordan (Cleveland, OH/Benedictine) totaled 11 points and had a game-high seven rebounds.

Buffalo will look to get back on track offensively against the RedHawks. Buffalo is averaging 70.5 points per game on the year, but only averaged 56.5 points in the last two contests. The Bulls have three players averaging double-digits in scoring. Cage is averaging 17.6 points per game, Idbihi is averaging 14.9 points per game and Roderick Middleton (University Park, IL/Marian Catholic) is averaging 11.9 points per game.

Miami (11-8, 8-3 MAC) is coming off a 77-60 home win over Bowling Green on Wednesday night. Leading the attack for the RedHawks is guard William Hatcher and forward Tim Pollitz, who are averaging 14.6 and 11.8 points per game, respectively. The RedHawks lead the MAC in scoring defense, allowing only an average of 59.1 points per game. Miami is coached by Charlie Coles who is in his 10th season with the team and has a 157-115 record.

Tip-off is slated for 7:00 pm on Saturday evening. Tickets are available at the UB ticket office or by calling 716-645-6666. The game can be heard on WWKB 1520 AM or on the web at www.buffalobulls.com.