Third Time, Not the Charm for UB

A valiant effort from the UB Bulls Friday night at Quicken Loans Arena fell short as they lost to the Bobcats of Ohio for the third time in as many efforts this season.

This loss was the most painful of the season as the Bulls saw their chance at obtaining a bid to the NCAA tournament disappear.

A career night from the conference player of the year Mitchell Watt still wasn't enough to push the Bulls past the Bobcats. He ended with 32 points (career high) and 11 rebounds.

The Bulls had multiple looks at the end of the game. With 0:15 remaining, Watt missed on a long three but the rebound was corralled in by Zach Flizen. He then missed on a three of his own. After an Ohio miss at the free throw line, Jarod Oldham's half court heave, right on line, clanked off the back iron.

The Bulls entered the conference tournament with an overall record of 19-9 and 12-4 in conference. They clinched the number two seed by defeating Bowling Green in the regular season finale.

Ohio shot 12-25 from three point range in the game and that was the difference. Point guard D.J. Cooper hit 5 threes in the first half and ended with 18 points.

The Bulls were able to erase large deficits multiple times in the game but Ohio's 15 point lead in the second half was just too much to overcome.

Buffalo ends the year at 19-10 and will await to see if a bid to any other postseason tournaments awaits them.

Information for this post was obtained from www.ESPN.com