UB Defeats Rival Niagara on the Road

Buffalo used a strong showing from their bench tonight as they were able to pick up a big road win over rival, and MAAC opponent Niagara.

UB was lead by guard Zach Filzen who played 37 of the 40 minutes and had 16 points and 3 assists. He was 4-12 from three point range and perfect from the line. Filzen was helped out by forward Javon McCrea who didn't have the offensive performance he is accustomed to but had a game high 13 rebounds as UB out-rebounded Niagara 45-26.

The Bulls got huge contributions from their bench as they scored 39 of the teams' 82 total points. Titus Robinson and Tony Watson II both lead the team off the bench with each scoring 12 points. They both played quality minutes as well as Robinson played 22 and Watson, 24.

All five Niagara starters were in double figures but that was all the offense the Purple Eagles got. They struggled from the field as they only shot 35.3% from the field. Marvin Jordan and Juan'ya Green both had 16 to lead their team in scoring.

The win gets UB back on track and improves their record to 5-2 while Niagara falls to a dismal 3-6. Buffalo's next game is this Saturday when they take on Youngstown State at Alumni Arena.

Other UB preformers: Mitchell Watt 10/7/3, Jarod Oldham 6/2/1, Auraum Nuiriankh 5/6/1, Dave Barnett 9/4/2, Corey Raley-Ross 2/0/0, Xavier Ford 4/1/0