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U N I V E R S I T Y A T B U F F A L OB U L L S B A S K E T B A L LBUFFALO (2-8, 0-3) AT BOWLING GREEN (5-6, 1-1)WEDNESDAY, JAN. 10, 7 PM - ANDERSON ARENA, BOWLING GREEN, OH2000-01 SCHEDULE/RESULTSNOVEMBER11/17 NIAGARA # (Adelphia HTTV) L 80-7611/25 FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON L 74-6811/30 CANISIUS # (Empire) L 80-78 otDECEMBER12/5 DUQUESNE W 64-5912/17 at North Carolina L 95-74at South Florida Tournament12/21 vs. Eastern Illinois L 73-6612/22 vs. Alcorn State W 74-6912/30 at Marshall * L 85-75 otJANUARY1/3 AKRON * L 75-65 ot1/6 at Northern Illinois * L 64-491/10 at Bowling Green * 7 pm1/13 at Central Michigan * 2 pm1/17 KENT STATE * 7 pm1/20 at Miami (OH) * 7 pm1/24 at Western Michigan * 7 pm1/27 OHIO * 7 pm1/31 at Northwestern 7 pmFEBRUARY2/3 at Akron *# (ESPN Plus/Empire) 7 pm2/10 BOWLING GREEN *# (ESPN Plus/Empire) 4 pm2/12 EASTERN MICHIGAN *# (Fox RSN/Empire) 7 pm2/14 BALL STATE * 7 pm2/19 TOLEDO * 7 pm2/21 at Ohio * 7 pm2/24 MIAMI (OH) *# (Adelphia HTTV) 7 pm2/28 at Kent State * 7 pmMARCH3/3 MARSHALL * 7 pm3/5 MAC Tournament - First Round TBA3/8-10 MAC Tournament TBAQuarterfinals, Semifinals, Finals* - Denotes Mid-American Conference game# - Denotes televised games- All Times are Local- Home Games in BOLD CAPSMAC ACTIONWednesday, Jan. 10BUFFALO at Bowling Green, 7 pmCentral Michigan at Miami, 7 pmToledo at Eastern Michigan, 7 pmNorthern Illinois at Kent State, 7 pmSaturday, Jan. 13BUFFALO at Central Michigan, 2 pmWestern Michigan at Ball State, 3 pmMiami at Ohio, 3 pmAkron at Marshall, 7 pmBowling Green at Toledo, 7 pmMonday, Jan. 15Northern Illinois at Ball State, 7 pmCentral Michigan at Western Michigan, 7 pmMarshall at Eastern Michigan, 7 pmTONIGHT’S GAMETHE GAME:Buffalo will continue its MAC road swing with tonight’s game at Bowling Green. The Bullsare still in search of their first MAC win this season after falling 64-49 at Northern Illinois in theirlast outing. Bowling Green is looking to rebound from a 92-85 loss to Central Michigan. Thatloss for the Falcons snapped a 20-game home court winning streak that had ranked as the fifthlongeststreak in the country. Bowling Green will be looking to start a new home winning streakwhile Buffalo will be looking for its first-ever MAC road win.BUFFALO:The Bulls enter the game with a 2-8 overall recordand an 0-3 conference mark. The Bulls have lost theirfirst three MAC games this year, with two of those threelosses coming in overtime. A couple of newcomers leadthe Bulls in scoring as Robert Brown heads the pack at16.0 points per game and Jason Robinson is closebehind at 15.1 points per game. Robinson also leadsthe team in rebounds at 6.1 per game.BOWLING GREEN:The Falcons are 5-6 overall and 1-1 in the MAC.Bowling Green lost at home to Central Michigan (92-85) in their last outing, a loss that snapped the Falcons20-game home court winning streak which had rankedas the fifth-longest streak in the country. BG is led byKeith McLeod who is scoring 16.0 points per game andLen Matela who is averaging 14.6 points and a teambest8.3 rebounds per game.THE COACHES:Reggie Witherspoon is in his second season with theBulls and is currently 2-8 this season. He has a 5-28career record at UB after coaching most of last seasonon an interim basis. Dan Dakich is in his fourth seasonas head coach and has spent all four years turningBowling Green into a contender in the MAC. He has a55-40 career record going into tonight’s game.STATISTICAL MATCHUP:BULLSFALCONS(2-8, 0-3) (5-6, 1-1)68.9.........Pts. Per Game.........84.075.4.... Opp. Pts. Per Game ....81.8-6.5.......... Pt. Differential .........+2.2234..............FG Made ..............319559................FG Att. ................634.419................ FG%..................503.459............ Opp FG%..............47579............... 3-Pt. FGM ...............56203............. 3-Pt. FGA..............136.389............3-Pt. FG% .............412142.............. FT Made...............230221................ FT Att. ................303.643.................FT%..................759121.............. Off. Reb................109251..............Def. Reb. ..............251372............. Total Reb...............36037.2.............Reb. Avg..............32.737.3........ Opp. Reb. Avg..........34.8-0.1........ Reb. Differential.........-2.1124................Assists ................176178............. Turnovers..............17560.................. Steals...................9127.................. Blocks ..................50THE SERIES:Bowling Green has won all four meetings between these two schools, and each of the fourmeetings have been since the Bulls joined the MAC two seasons ago. UB has faired well in thetwo meetings in Buffalo, losing those two games by a combined nine points, including a threepointloss in 1998-99, but the Falcons have won the two games at Bowling Green by an averageof 16 points per game.LAST MEETING:UB played its best road game of the season, but it wasn’t enough to defeat the MAC Eastleading Falcons as Bowling Green came away with a 77-68 win. Damien Foster had the hot handfor the Bulls, scoring a game-high 26 points on 11-of-22 shooting, and Louis Campbell added 13points. Dave Esterkamp lead Bowling Green with 23 points and Len Matela had 14 points and 11rebounds.ON THE AIR:Tonight’s game, as are all UB men’s basketball games, will be broadcast live on WWKB 1520AM radio. Jim Rosenhaus will call all the play-by-play action for the Bulls.

B U F F A L O B U L L S B A S K E T B A L LBUFFALO QUICK FACTSLocation: ......................................Buffalo, NYFounded:................................................1846Enrollment:..........................................23,000Nickname:.............................................. BullsColors:......................... Royal Blue and WhiteConference: .............................Mid-AmericanHome Court:..............................Alumni ArenaCapacity:...............................................8,500President:..........................William R. GreinerAthletic Director:.....................Bob ArkeilpaneHead Coach: ................. Reggie WitherspoonRecord at UB: ....................... 5-28 (2nd year)Career Record: .....................................SameAsst. Coach:..............................Jim KwitchoffAsst. Coach:......................... Mike MennengaAsst. Coach:............................Chris HawkinsBOWLING GREEN QUICK FACTSLocation: .........................Bowling Green, OHFounded:................................................1910Enrollment:..........................................18,050Nickname:......................................... FalconsColors:..............................Orange and BrownConference: .............................Mid-AmericanHome Court:......................... Anderson ArenaCapacity:...............................................5,000President:..........................Dr. Sidney RibeauAthletic Director:........................... Paul KrebsHead Coach: ............................... Dan DakichRecord at BG: ...................... 55-40 (4th year)Career Record: .....................................SameAsst. Coach:................................. Keith NoftzAsst. Coach:............................. Artie PepeleaAsst. Coach:...............................Ernie Zeigler??? QUESTIONS ???Have questions regarding the University at BuffaloAthletics or the Bulls men's basketball team? Pleasefeel free to contact any of the following people atany time and we will make sure to answer any questionsor concerns media members may have at allhome games and throughout the season.Asst. AD for Communications: ........Paul VecchioAsst. Dir./Men's Basketball:.. Todd AddingtonAsst. Director: .....................................Heidi RothOffice Manager:.............................. Melissa WildtWeb Site:........................... www.buffalobulls.comPress Row:.................................... 716-645-3360UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALOATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS OFFICE175 ALUMNI ARENABUFFALO, NY 14260PH: 716-645-6311FAX: 716-645-6840BUFFALO BULLS LINEUPPROBABLE STARTERSNo. Name Pos. Class Ht. Wt. Ppg Rpg FG% FT%3 Robert Brown F Jr. 6-4 215 16.0 5.9 .481 .679-Scored in double figures in all but one game this season33 Damien Foster F Sr. 6-5 195 14.3 3.7 .398 .625-Hit seven three-pointers against Marshall - 4th best in UB history for a single game15 Clement Smith C Jr. 6-8 230 2.5 4.1 .367 .273-Has more rebounds (41) than points (25) on the season20 Jason Robinson G Jr. 6-6 215 15.1 6.1 .456 .692-Scored a career-high 23 points versus Akron10 Louis Campbell G Sr. 6-2 195 11.8 5.6 .350 .738-Leads team in assists (42) and steals (17)OFF THE BENCHNo. Name Pos. Class Ht. Wt. Ppg Rpg FG% FT%21 Gabe Cagwin G Jr. 5-10 165 3.6 1.6 .375 .333-Still slowed by foot injury - played 14 mintues against N. Illinois23 Jason Walcott F Fr. 6-5 200 0.5 0.5 -- .50025 Davis Lawrence G Jr. 5-10 175 2.3 2.2 .400 .692-Scored a career-high 15 points to lead UB to win over Duquesne31 O’Tes Alston F Sr. 6-6 210 3.8 3.7 .478 .200-Missed last two games with sprained ankle34 Maliso Libomi F Jr. 6-8 235 1.8 3.5 .333 .50040 Joe Veal F Jr. 6-9 220 -- -- -- --42 Karl Rainey F Fr. 6-4 195 1.7 0.7 .333 .80044 Kevin Swoffer C Jr. 6-10 265 0.8 0.9 .600 .000BOWLING GREEN FALCONS LINEUPPROBABLE STARTERSNo. Name Pos. Class Ht. Wt. Ppg Rpg FG% FT%10 Trent Jackson F Sr. 6-4 205 12.2 3.2 .590 .75652 Brent Klassen F Jr. 6-8 220 4.0 1.8 .417 .76914 Len Matela C Jr. 6-9 220 14.6 6.3 .558 .76320 Keith McLeod G Jr. 6-2 185 16.0 3.6 .415 .76932 Brandon Pardon G Jr. 6-1 185 13.1 3.5 .421 .780OFF THE BENCHNo. Name Pos. Class Ht. Wt. Ppg Rpg FG% FT%2 Josh Almanson F Fr. 6-8 220 8.8 3.4 .706 .8575 Jabari Mattox G Fr. 6-0 170 0.8 0.9 .222 .50015 Kris Gerren F So. 6-3 190 0.4 0.6 1.000 .00024 Cory Ryan G So. 6-5 205 8.6 3.9 .445 .62545 Kevin Netter C Fr. 6-10 195 8.5 2.6 .583 .686UB INJURY UPDATEFollowing are the injury updates for UB:-Gabe Cagwin - Continues to suffer from bilateral metatarsal contusion on his feet and is day-today.Cagwin did play in 14 minutes in UB’s last game against Northern Illinois, his first actionsince Dec. 17, against North Carolina.-O’Tes Alston - Sprained his ankle in practice on Jan. 1 and missed the last two games againstAkron and Northern Illinois. His status is day-to-day.UB PLAYERS NEED TO STAY BELOW 20 POINTSThis year, UB is 0-6 in games where at least one player reaches 20 or more points. UB had aplayer hit the 20-point mark in each of the first three games of the year, as well as against NorthCarolina and the first two MAC games of the year, all losses for the Bulls.In games where no UB players reach the 20-point mark, Buffalo is 2-2. The two losses wereagainst Eastern Illinois when Jason Robinson had 17 points and at Northern Illinois when twoplayers had 13 points. In the Bulls’ two wins, Robert Brown was the leading scorer both times,scoring 16 points against Duquesne and 18 against Alcorn State.

B U F F A L O B U L L S B A S K E T B A L LUB HAS GAME OF LOWSIn UB’s 64-49 loss at Northern Illinois (1/6/01), the Bulls set season lows in some statisticalcategories. Following are some of those season lows and the last time the Bulls had a lower totalfor the statisitcal category:• 49 points - lowset since a 78-46 loss at Canisius (11/27/99)• 13 FG Made - lowest since UB made 12 field goals in a 79-45 loss to Syracuse (12/10/96)• 31.7% FG Pct - lowest since shooting 25.4% against N. Illinois in an 83-52 loss (12/18/99)• 24 Total Rebounds - lowest since UB had 23 boards in an 86-71 loss at Ohio (1/17/00)On the opposite end of the spectrum, Buffalo had its best game this year at the line against theHuskies, hitting 80.0% (16-of-20) from the charity stripe.CLOSE... BUT NOT CLOSE ENOUGHDespite the 2-8 record for UB, the Bulls have been within striking distance in most of the gamesthis season. Taking away the 95-74 loss at 15th-ranked North Carolina, the other seven UB losseshave been by a combined total of 54 points (difference of 7.7 per game), including a two-pointovertime loss to Canisius and overtime losses at MAC favorite Marshall and at home to Akron.Both UB wins this season have been by five-point margins, 64-59 over Duquesne and 74-69 overAlcorn State. On the season, the Bulls have been outscored by a total of 65 points, which includesthe 21-point loss to the Tar Heels. The biggest disparity is in the first half, where UB has beenoutscored by 28 points (338-310), compared to a 15-point difference (369-354) in the second half.The Bulls have also been out scored by 22 points in overtime periods.IN SEARCH OF A ROAD WINBuffalo is still in search of its first MAC road victory as the Bulls enter their third season in theMid-American Conference. UB went 0-9 each of its first two years in the MAC. The closest theBulls have come to winning a MAC game on the road was a seven-point loss (75-68) at Kent Statein 1998-99. The only other MAC road game decided by ten points or less was last season in anine-point loss (77-68) at Bowling Green.UB is 0-3 in all road games this season, and has not won on an opponent’s home floor since an81-78 win at New Hampshire early last season.LONG RANGE RECORDSIn the overtime loss at Marshall, the Bulls were on fire from three-point range, specifcallysenior Damien Foster. As a team, UB hit 12-of-27 (.444) from three-point range and Foster hit 7-of-11 (.636) from downtown. Foster’s seven three-pointers put him in a tie for fourth place formost three’s in a game with Mike Martinho and Jaime Anderson, who did it twice. Martinho hasthe record with 10 three-pointers in a game and also holds second place with eight three’s on twooccassions. The 12 three-pointers by UB also ranks as the third-highest total in UB history formost three-pointers by a team. The record is 18 against Troy State in the 1995-96 season. Inaddition to Foster’s seven three-pointers, Louis Campbell was 3-for-5, Jason Robinson was 1-for-6 and Robert Brown hit his first three-pointer of the season, going 1-for-1 from behind the arcfor the Bulls’ 12 three-pointers.STAT NOTES:• Louis Campbell hit over 40% from the field in each of the last two seasons, hitting 41.9% lastyear and 44.0% in 1998-99. This year, Campbell is hitting 35.4% (35-of-99) from the field.• The Bulls have hit at least six three-pointers in each game this season. UB hit six in the win overDuquesne and in the overtime loss to Akron. The season high is 12 three-pointers in the overtimeloss at Marshall.• UB is hitting just 62.7% (126-201) from the line this season. The best in any game this year wasin the Bulls’ win over Duquesne when the team shot 73.7% (14-19) from the line.• Robert Brown has hit more free throws than any other UB player has attempted. Brown is 49-of-72 on the season (.681). Damien Foster has the second most attempts on the team behind Brownwith 37 attempts, hitting 23 of those (.622).• Damien Foster has hit 41 field goals on the season, with his 25 three-pointer accounting for60.9% of the field goals he has made. Of his 101 field goal attempts on the year, 63 (62.3%) ofthose attempts have been from behind the arc.LOOKING AHEADThe Bulls will continue their three-game road stand when they travel to play at Bowling Greenand at Central Michigan this week. The game at CMU will conclude a stretch of seven-of-eightgames away from home.Buffalo will return home to play Kent State on Jan. 17 at 7pm, followed by two more roadgames, at Miami (Jan. 20) and at Western Michigan (Jan. 24).MID-AMERICAN CONFERENCEMAC STANDINGS (AS OF JAN. 9)EAST DIVISIONMACOVERALLMarshall 2 1 .667 8 2 .800Kent State 2 1 .667 9 5 .643Ohio 2 1 .667 7 5 .583Bowling Green 1 1 .500 5 6 .455Miami 1 1 .500 5 8 .385Akron 1 1 .500 4 7 .364Buffalo 0 3 .000 2 8 .200WEST DIVISIONMACOVERALLToledo 2 0 1.000 10 3 .769C. Michigan 1 0 1.000 7 3 .700Ball State 1 1 .500 6 5 .545N. Illinois 1 1 .500 2 9 .182W. Michigan 1 2 .333 1 11 .083E. Michigan 0 2 .000 2 9 .182UB IN THE MAC RANKINGS(AS OF JAN. 9)Scoring Offense..................................... 9th (68.9)Scoring Defense .................................. 11th (75.4)Scoring Margin.....................................11th (-6.5)Field Goal Percentage ......................... 10th (.419)Field Goal Percentage Defense ............. 9th (.459)Free Throw Percentage.......................... 9th (.643)3-Pt. Field Goals Made...........................1st (7.90)3-Pt. Field Goal Percentage.................. 2nd (.389)3-Pt. Field Goal Percentage Defense..... 9th (.352)UB Rebounding.....................................3rd (37.2)Opponent Rebounding......................... 10th (37.3)Rebounding Margin................................5th (-0.1)Offensive Rebounds ............................ 5th (12.10)Defensive Rebounds............................3rd (25.10)Blocked Shots...................................... 10th (2.70)Assists................................................ 10th (12.40)Steals ..................................................... 6th (6.00)Turnover Margin ................................12th (-3.60)Assist/Turnover Ratio.......................... 12th (0.70)UB PLAYERS IN THE MAC RANKINGS(AS OF JAN. 9)Scoring AverageT8. Robert Brown ........................................16.013. Jason Robinson......................................15.117. Damien Foster .......................................14.3Rebounding12. Jason Robinson........................................6.1T13. Robert Brown ..........................................5.918. Louis Campbell .......................................5.6Field Goal Percentage9. Robert Brown ..........................481 (52-108)11. Jason Robinson........................456 (57-125)Free Throw Percentage14. Louis Campbell .........................738 (31-42)3-Pt. Field Goals MadeT1. Jason Robinson......................................2.80T1. Damien Foster .......................................2.803-Pt. Field Goal Percentage6. Jason Robinson..........................431 (28-65)7. Damien Foster ...........................400 (28-70)Assists7. Louis Campbell .....................................4.20Assist/Turnover Ratio11. Louis Campbell ..................................... 1.11StealsT4. Louis Campbell .....................................1.70Blocked Shots14. Clement Smith.......................................0.70Defensive ReboundsT11. Jason Robinson......................................4.5015. Louis Campbell .....................................4.10

B U F F A L O B U L L S B A S K E T B A L LUB RECORD WHEN...Overall Record .................................2-8Conference Record..........................0-3Home Record...................................1-4Away Record....................................0-3Neutral Record.................................1-1Leading at half..................................2-2Trailing at half...................................0-6Tied at half .......................................0-0Overtime Games..............................0-3UB scores first..................................1-2Opponent scores first.......................1-6Leading with 10 minutes left.............2-2Trailing with 10 minutes left..............0-6Leading with 5 minutes left...............2-2Trailing with 5 minutes left................0-6UB shoots higher FG% ....................1-2UB shoots lower FG%......................1-6UB shoots higher FT%.....................2-3UB shoots lower FT% ......................0-5UB has more rebounds ....................1-5UB has less rebounds......................0-3UB has equal rebounds....................1-0UB has more turnovers ....................1-6UB has less turnovers......................0-1UB has equal turnovers....................1-1Games decided by:0-5 points .........................................2-26-10 points .......................................0-411 or more ........................................0-2UB Scores:59 or less..........................................0-160-69................................................1-370-79................................................1-480-89................................................0-090-99................................................0-0100 or more......................................0-0UB Opponent Scores:59 or less..........................................1-060-69................................................1-170-79................................................0-380-89................................................0-390-99................................................0-1100 or more......................................0-0On Days:Sundays ...........................................0-1Mondays...........................................0-0Tuesdays..........................................1-0Wednesdays ....................................0-1Thursdays ........................................0-2Fridays .............................................1-1Saturdays.........................................0-3CAMPBELL CLOSING IN ON ASSIST RECORDSenior Louis Campbell is closing in on the career assist rankings in UB’s record books. Campbellhad 179 career assists entering this year, and currently has 42 this season, giving him 221 on hiscareer. Campbell needs just two more to catch Rick Coleman, who is currently sixth all-time inUB history with 223 career assists. Ryan Peterson, a former teammate of Campbell’s, is next onthe list with 278 career assists.BROWN NAMED ALL-TOURNAMENTUB-CANISIUS MAKEUP DATE SET FOR FEB. 6Buffalo and Canisius will makeup their snowed out game from earlier this year on February 6,at 7 pm at the Canisius College Koessler Center. The game was scheduled for Monday, November20 at Canisius, but was cancelled due to the bad weather and massive amounts of snow that hit theBuffalo area that day, almost leaving the Bulls stuck at the pregame meal.BULLS COURT REPORTJunior Rob Brown was named to the USF Shootout All-Tournament team afterleading the Bulls to a win over Alcorn State in the consulation game. Brown had18 points, eight rebounds and a career-high five assists in the win over the Braveswhile playing on a bad ankle he twisted in the first round matchup with EasternIllinois. Brown also had 13 points and five rebounds in the Bulls’ loss to thePanthers. He hit 8-of-16 (.500) shots from the field and 15-of-22 (.682) from theline in the two games.ALSTON PROVIDES SOLID MINUTES OFF THE BENCHSenior O’Tes Alston has been providing solid minutes off the bench for the Bulls lately. Overthe last three games he has played (Alston missed the Jan. 3 game against Akron with a sprainedankle), Alston has averaged 5.7 points and 6.3 rebounds per game while playing in 15.7 minutesper game. He had four points and four rebounds in just eight minutes of work in the win overAlcorn State and recorded career-highs with eight points and eight rebounds against Eastern Illinois.In the overtime loss at Marshall, he pulled down a team-high seven rebounds. For the season,Alston is averaging 3.8 points and 3.7 rebounds per game and is playing in 13.8 minutes per game.MR. ROBINSON’S NEIGHBORHOODUB junior Jason Robinson has been impressive in his first season at UB. He hasscored in double figures in eight of the ten games this year and his hit 20 or morepoints three times, including 21 against 15th-ranked North Carolina.Robinson is averaging 15.1 points per game on the season, second best on theteam, and leads the team in rebounding with 6.1 per game. He is hitting 45.6%(57-125) from the field and 43.1% (28-of-65) from three-point range. Robinsonaverages 2.80 three-pointers per game, which ties him for first in the MAC withteammate Damien Foster. He is also sixth in the MAC in three-point percentage(.431) and 11th in field goal percentage (.456).The Bulls Court Report TV show will feature discussions with UB men’s head basketballcoach Reggie Witherspoon and UB women’s head coach Cheryl Dozier and will air weeklythroughout the season on Adelphia HTTV. The show will feature a review of past games and alook ahead to upcoming action as well as features and stories with some of the Bulls’ players.The show will air every week on Wednesdays at 8:30 pm, Thursdays at 8:00 pm and then onFridays at 8:30 pm on Adelphia HTTV.COUNTDOWN TO 1,000UB’s Louis Campbell has a chance tobecome the 11th player in UB history to score1,000 career points.If accomplished this season, Campbell wouldbe the ninth player to reach 1,000 in threeseasons.Pointsbefore seasonPointsthis seasonCareerPointsPoints neededfor 1,000665 118 783 217BULLS TELEVISION SCHEDULEThe University at Buffalo will have a total of six games televised this season, four nationallyand two locally on Adelphia HTTV.UB has three games as part of the MAC television package, beginning with the Feb. 3 game atAkron, followed by the Feb. 10 game with Bowling Green at UB. Both of those games will beshown on ESPN Plus and Empire Sports Network. The Feb. 12 home game with Eastern Michiganwill be shown on Fox Sports Regional and Empire as part of the MAC package as well. TheFebruary 24 game against Miami will be shown locally on Adelphia HTTV. UB’s opener againstNiagara was also shown on Adelphia HTTV and the November 30 game against Canisius wasshown by Empire Sports Network.

FREE THROW SHOOTINGLAWRENCE KEYS WIN OVER DUQUESNETURNER BATTLE SIGNS WITH UBB U F F A L O B U L L S B A S K E T B A L LBULLS FREE THROW SHOOTING IN LAST 5 MINUTES OF THE GAMEGAMES DECIDED BYSEASONNO. PLAYER 5:00 - 2:00 1:59-1:00 0:59-0:00 OT TOTAL PCT. 10 PTS OR LESS PCT.3 R. Brown 7-9 2-3 5-6 2-2 16-20 .800 11-14 .67910 L. Campbell 5-6 2-2 1-2 7-8 15-18 .833 12-13 .73815 C. Smith 0-0 0-0 1-1 0-0 1-1 1.000 1-1 .27320 J. Robinson 0-0 0-0 0-0 3-4 3-4 .750 3-4 .69221 G. Cagwin 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-2 1-2 .500 1-2 .33323 J. Walcott 0-0 0-0 1-2 0-0 1-2 .500 0-0 .50025 D. Lawrence 2-2 0-0 6-8 1-2 9-12 .750 9-12 .69231 O. Alston 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-2 .000 0-2 .20033 D. Foster 2-2 2-2 1-3 2-6 7-13 .538 3-8 .62534 M. Libomi 0-0 0-0 1-2 0-0 1-2 .500 1-2 .50040 J. Veal 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 .000 0-0 .00042 K. Rainey 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 .000 0-0 .80044 K. Swoffer 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 .000 0-0 .000TEAM TOTALS 16-21 6-7 16-24 16-24 54-76 .711 41-58 .643DOUBLE YOUR PLEASUREThis season, Buffalo has had players record a double-double on four occassions. Robert Browngot the first of the year in the season opener against Niagara, recording game-highs with 25 pointsand 13 rebounds. Against Fairleigh Dickinson, Louis Campbell recorded 11 points and a careerhigh14 rebounds for his first double-double of the season. UB then had two players record adouble-double in the overtime loss to Canisius as Campbell did it for the second time, recording agame-high 23 points and 11 rebounds. Jason Robinson also got into the act, recording careerhighs with 20 points and 13 rebounds for his first double-double of the year.In UB’s last appearance at Alumni Arena, junior Davis Lawrence was a keycomponent of the Bulls’ win over Duquesne (12/5), scoring a career-high 15 pointsoff the bench. Lawrence scored 13 of those 15 points in the final seven minutes ofthe game, with his other two points coming on a buzzer-beater to end the first half.After Duquesne tied the game at 46-46, Lawrence hit a three-pointer to give UBthe lead for good. The Dukes cut it back to one point but Lawrence hit a runningjumper to push the lead back to three. He then converted on 8-of-10 free throws inthe final three mintues of the game. Lawrence also scored the last six points for UB and eight ofthe team’s last 11 points to help secure UB’s first win of the season.UB HAS BEST SHOOTING NIGHT SINCE 1998In the Bulls’ season-opening loss to Niagara, UB shot a blistering 58.3% (28-of-48) from thefield, including 65.2% (15-of-23) in the first half, and shot 61.5% (8-of-13) from three-pointrange. Last year, the highest UB shot in any game was 52.0% in a loss at Akron. The 58.3% wasthe highest UB had shot from the field since Feb. 3, 1998, when UB shot 62.7% (37-of-59) in awin over Rochester.UB got its first recruit for next year with the signing of Turner Battle (Kennersville, NC/EastForsyth) during the NCAA fall signing period. Battle is a highly-touted point guard who averaged17 points, five rebounds and five assists per game as a junior while leading his team to a 15-8conference record and a conference championship.All-Star Sports Editor-in-Chief and college basketball recruiting expert Bob Gibbons had Battlelisted as one of the top 100 prospects for the Class of 2001. “I think this is the steal of themillennium,” said Gibbons. “Turner Battle could have played for an ACC school. He’s a truepoint guard who is a tremendous floor leader and an outstanding student-athlete.”ESPN and ABC college basketball analyst Dick Vitale was even impressed with UB’s signingof Battle. “(Buffalo) got a real steal in Turner Battle, who is a high school phenom from NorthCarolina. From everything I’ve heard about this kid, I think he is going to be a superstar.”GAMES LEADING UB....In scoring:*Robert Brown....................................................4Jason Robinson .................................................4Damien Foster ...................................................2Louis Campbell .................................................1In Rebounding:*Jason Robinson .................................................4O’Tes Alston......................................................2Robert Brown....................................................2Maliso Libomi...................................................2Louis Campbell .................................................1In Assists:*Louis Campbell .................................................8Robert Brown....................................................2Gabe Cagwin.....................................................2Jason Robinson .................................................2Damien Foster ...................................................1Davis Lawrence.................................................1In Steals:*Louis Campbell .................................................5Robert Brown....................................................2Davis Lawrence.................................................2Damien Foster ...................................................2Jason Robinson .................................................2O’Tes Alston......................................................1Gabe Cagwin.....................................................1In Blocks: *Clement Smith...................................................5Louis Campbell .................................................3O’Tes Alston......................................................2Robert Brown....................................................2Karl Rainey .......................................................2Jason Robinson .................................................2* - indicates more than one player tied for team highMISCELLANEOUS INDIVIDUAL FIGURESDouble Figure Scoring:Robert Brown..................................................9Damien Foster.................................................9Jason Robinson ...............................................8Louis Campbell...............................................7Gabe Cagwin...................................................1Davis Lawrence ..............................................1Double Figure Rebounding:Louis Campbell...............................................2Robert Brown..................................................1Jason Robinson ...............................................1Double-Doubles:Louis Campbell...............................................2Robert Brown..................................................1Jason Robinson ...............................................120+ Points:Jason Robinson ...............................................3Robert Brown..................................................2Louis Campbell...............................................1Damien Foster.................................................1MISCELLANEOUS TEAM FIGURESLargest halftime lead: ...................................... 11(Buffalo 32, Duquesne 21 - 12/5/00)Largest halftime deficit: ................................... 18(North Carolina 46, Buffalo 28 - 12/17/00)Largest halftime lead surrendered to lose:........ 8(Akron 75, Buffalo 65, OT - 1/3/01)Largest halftime deficit overcome to win: ...... n/aLargest lead surrendered to lose:..................... 11(2 times vs.Akron - 1/3/01)Largest deficit overcome to win: ........................ 7(vs. Alcorn State - 12/22/00)Largest lead at any time: .................................. 14(37-23 vs. Duquesne - 12/5/00)Largest deficit at any time:............................... 29(North Carolina 85, Buffalo 56 - 12/17/00)

B U F F A L O B U L L S B A S K E T B A L LGAME 7BUFFALO 74, ALCORN STATE 69DEC. 22, 2000 * TAMPA, FLATTENDANCE: 3,467BUFFALO (2-5)N A M E M FG-A 3M-A FT-A REB PF A S TPBROWN 38 5-11 0-0 8-12 8 3 5 0 18CAMPBELL 35 3-8 1-3 3-5 6 1 2 3 10SMITH 17 1-1 0-0 0-2 4 4 0 0 2ROBINSON 36 6-11 3-6 2-2 9 3 0 0 17FOSTER 32 3-10 2-7 6-8 3 1 3 1 14LAWRENCE 15 1-1 1-1 0-1 2 1 1 0 3ALSTON 8 2-5 0-0 0-0 4 4 0 0 4LIBOMI 4 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 0RAINEY 14 1-2 0-1 4-5 1 1 0 1 6SWOFFER 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0TEAM 0TOTALS 200 22-50 7-18 23-35 38 19 11 5 74ALCORN STATE (2-8)N A M E M FG-A 3M-A FT-A REB PF A S TPHARPER 39 2-9 0-1 3-4 7 3 0 0 7CAMMON 27 1-5 1-3 0-0 1 2 3 0 3FLEMING 23 6-11 0-1 6-11 5 4 0 0 18CABLE 27 7-16 2-4 1-2 7 1 3 1 17HARRIS 13 2-3 0-0 0-0 2 2 0 0 4NORRIS 13 0-4 0-0 3-4 2 3 2 2 3CALLANS 7 0-2 0-0 2-2 1 1 1 0 2PACK 11 1-3 1-3 0-0 2 1 1 1 3JACKSON 22 5-7 2-4 0-0 6 1 0 3 12ROSS 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0SHELWOOD 7 0-2 0-1 0-0 0 2 0 0 0ROBINSON 8 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 4 0 1 0TEAM 4TOTALS 200 24-62 6-17 15-23 38 25 10 8 69BUFFALO 38 36 - 74ALCORN STATE 32 37 - 69RECAPTAMPA, FL - The University at Buffalo cameback from a disappointing loss in the openinground of the USF Shootout, and notched a 74-69victory over Alcorn State in the tournament'sconsulation game.UB got behind early, trailing 8-3 before a layupby Jason Robinson tied it at 11-11. Alcorn Statewould eventually stake a seven-point lead beforethe Bulls then went on an 8-0 run to grab thelead at 24-23. The Braves grabbed the lead backuntil Damien Foster then hit a three-pointer with6:44 to play in the half, giving UB a lead it wouldnot relinquish the rest of the game at 27-25, andUB took a 38-32 lead into halftime.Alcorn State came out in the second half andmade it a two-point game at 39-27 with 17:54 toplay. The Bulls responded with a layup by RobertBrown and two free throws by Foster. Brownthen had a dunk to push the lead to eight pointsat 45-37 with 15:58 to play. The Braves cut thelead to five points on three other occassions overthe next three minutes, but each time, Robinsoncame up with a big shot to extend UB's lead.The Braves would make a late charge, andslowly closed the gap to just two points, 71-69,after a three-pointer by Devon Pack. Brownwould hit 3-of-4 free throws down the stretchfor the 74-69 final score.Buffalo was led by Robert Brown, who wasnamed to the all-tournament team, with a gamehigh18 points, eight rebounds and five assists.Jason Robinson had 17 points and nine reboundsfor UB as well.GAME 8MARSHALL 85, BUFFALO 75 - OTDEC. 30, 2000 * HUNTINGTON, WVATTENDANCE: 6,046BUFFALO (2-6, 0-1)N A M E M FG-A 3M-A FT-A REB PF A S TPBROWN 40 6-10 1-1 6-10 5 4 0 0 19SMITH 13 0-3 0-0 0-0 4 5 2 0 0CAMPBELL 31 5-12 3-5 2-3 4 3 5 1 15ROBINSON 28 4-10 1-6 0-0 5 4 1 3 9FOSTER 39 7-14 7-11 3-4 6 4 2 1 24LAWRENCE 30 0-3 0-2 1-2 5 3 2 0 1ALSTON 17 2-5 0-0 1-2 7 5 0 0 5RAINEY 14 1-3 0-2 0-0 1 3 1 0 2SWOFFER 13 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 2 0 0 0TEAM 4TOTALS 225 25-60 12-27 13-21 42 33 13 5 75MARSHALL (7-1, 1-0)N A M E M FG-A 3M-A FT-A REB PF A S TPVANHOOSE 44 4-7 0-0 8-11 9 2 1 0 16WILLIAMS 39 3-6 0-0 4-8 10 5 1 1 10SLAY 44 8-18 2-5 10-13 7 2 2 4 28BURGESS 36 4-9 2-6 6-6 8 4 2 2 16JACKSON 45 4-13 1-4 2-4 2 3 3 2 11M. WRIGHT 10 1-3 1-1 0-0 0 2 0 1 3EVANS 6 0-1 0-0 1-4 3 0 0 0 1ARMPALU 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0TEAM 1TOTALS 225 24-57 6-16 31-46 40 18 9 10 85BUFFALO 31 37 7 - 75MARSHALL 34 34 17 - 85RECAPHUNTINGTON, WV - Buffalo took MAC favoriteMarshall to the wire, forcing overtime before the ThunderingHerd pulled out an 85-75 conference win over theBulls. Damien Foster kept Buffalo in the game with seventhree-pointers for a season-high 24 points.Marshall jumped out to a quick lead, scoring the firstnine points of the game in the first two minutes and thenextended out to a 13-3 lead. The Bulls went on a 10-0run, including two three pointers by Foster. Marshall wasleading 26-19 with 7:22 to play before Foster did hismagic. He hit three straight from long range over the nexttwo minutes, with the only Marshall points coming on afree throw. The last three pointer gave UB a 28-27 lead,but the Herd would close the half with a 7-3 run and tooka 34-31 lead into halftime.The second half opened much the same as the first,with Marshall scoring early and getting up by eight points,43-35. The Bulls then charged back again with an 11-3run to tie the game at 46-46. A few minutes later, Fosterhit another three pointer, giving Buffalo a 49-48 lead with12:23 to play. The Herd extended the lead again and gotup by five points before Louis Campbell hit two consecutivethree-pointers, giving the Bulls the lead at 60-59with seven minutes to play. Marshall would take the leadback on some free throws. The game was tied again fourmore times in the last four minutes, the last on a jumperby Robert Brown with 0:50 to play and the game went toovertime tied at 68-68.Joda Burgess hit two three-pointers in consecutivepossessions for Marshall for a six point lead. UB couldget no closer than two points the rest of the way, as a freethrow by Foster made it a 76-74 game with two minutesto play. Marshall hit seven free throws down the stretchfor the 85-75 final score.Damien Foster had a season-high 24 points for Buffaloand six rebounds. Foster hit 7-of-11 from three-pointrange for the game, and his seven three-pointers tied himfor the fourth-highest single game total for a UB player.The Bulls as a team hit 12 three-pointers, which tied forthe third-highest single game total in UB history. RobertBrown poured in 19 points and had five rebounds andLouis Campbell had 15 points. O'Tes Alston scored fivepoints off the bench and had a team-high seven rebounds.GAME 9AKRON 75, BUFFALO 65 - OTJAN. 3, 2001 * BUFFALO, NYATTENDANCE: 713AKRON (4-6, 1-0)N A M E M FG-A 3M-A FT-A REB PF A S TPTHOMPSON 20 0-1 0-0 0-0 5 0 0 0 0SCHINDEWOLF 44 7-13 1-2 9-10 4 2 3 2 24WIENKEIN 36 6-7 0-0 2-4 6 4 1 0 14BROWN 33 2-6 0-1 5-6 3 5 2 2 9SIMS 34 2-7 1-4 2-2 6 3 5 0 7SMITH 35 3-9 1-4 4-6 4 3 1 2 11PENN 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0FALKNOR 19 2-3 2-3 4-4 1 0 0 1 10ZOLLNER 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0TEAM 2TOTALS 225 22-46 5-14 26-32 31 18 12 7 75BUFFALO (2-7, 0-2)N A M E M FG-A 3M-A FT-A REB PF A S TPBROWN 40 5-11 0-0 5-8 4 5 2 0 15FOSTER 45 6-14 3-7 2-3 5 2 4 0 17SMITH 16 1-3 0-0 0-0 6 2 0 0 2CAMPBELL 38 0-2 0-2 6-8 5 3 2 3 6ROBINSON 44 9-21 3-9 2-2 7 3 1 3 23LAWRENCE 34 1-4 0-1 0-0 5 4 1 3 2RAINEY 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 2 0 0 0SWOFFER 3 0-1 0-0 0-0 2 1 0 0 0TEAM 3TOTALS 225 22-56 6-19 15-21 37 22 10 9 65AKRON 27 34 14 - 75BUFFALO 35 26 4 - 65RECAPBUFFALO, NY – For the third time this season, and thesecond time in as many games, the UB men's basketballteam lost in overtime, falling 75-65 to visiting Akron. UBwas coming off an overtime loss at MAC foe Marshalljust four days prior.The game was tied 61-61 after regulation, and Akronscored the last ten points in overtime to come away withthe win. The only Buffalo points in the extra period cameoff a pair of free throws by both Louis Campbell andJason Robinson. The two by Robinson would tie the gameat 65-65 with 2:51 to play when Akron made its final run.A three-pointer by David Falknor at the 2:27 mark gavethe Zips the lead for good. The Zips hit 7-of-8 from theline in the last minute and a half to seal the win.Early in the second half, Akron had cut an eight-pointhalftime lead for the Bulls to three points before UB extendedthe lead. The Bulls went on a 12-5 run to extendthe lead, sparked by Robinson who had five of the 12points over that run. UB then held an 11-point lead beforethe Zips used a strong second half comeback to forcethe overtime period. The Bulls had their largest lead at58-47 with four minutes to play, but could not hold on forthe win. Akron would close the game with a 14-3 run,limiting UB to a free throw and a layup by Robert Brownwith two and a half minutes to play in regulation. TheBulls still held a two-point lead with a minute to go, but asteal and breakaway layup by Akron's Rashon Brown tiedthe game and sent it to overtime.The first half saw both teams take nine-point leads,the first by Akron early on as the Zips led 18-9 at the 9:59mark. At that point, the Bulls went on a 14-0 run and tooka five-point lead of their own at 23-18 with 5:41 left inthe half. Over that run, Damien Foster hit two three-pointersand Robinson scored seven points to lead the Bullsrun. A layup by Foster at the 2:50 mark gave UB a ninepointlead at 31-22 and the Bulls would take a 35-27 leadgoing into halftime.Jason Robinson led UB with a career-high 23 pointsin the loss. Damien Foster chipped in 17 points for theBulls and Robert Brown added 15points. Robinson alsofinished with a game-high seven rebounds.

GAME 10NORTHERN ILLINOIS 64, BUFFALO 49JAN. 6, 2001 * DEKALB, ILATTENDANCE: 1,450BUFFALO (2-8, 0-3)N A M E M FG-A 3M-A FT-A REB PF A S TPBROWN 36 1-8 0-1 6-9 3 1 2 1 8FOSTER 36 4-12 3-7 2-3 4 1 0 2 13SMITH 8 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 2 0 0 0CAMPBELL 34 1-4 1-2 6-6 2 2 2 2 9ROBINSON 38 4-10 3-6 2-2 3 1 2 1 13CAGWIN 14 0-3 0-3 0-0 0 0 2 0 0WALCOTT 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0LAWRENCE 9 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 4 2 0 0LIBOMI 15 1-2 0-0 0-0 5 2 0 0 2SWOFFER 9 2-2 0-0 0-0 2 1 0 1 4TEAM 3TOTALS 200 13-41 7-19 16-20 24 15 10 7 49NORTHERN ILLINOIS (2-9, 1-1)N A M E M FG-A 3M-A FT-A REB PF A S TPSMALLWOOD 17 0-1 0-0 1-4 3 3 1 0 1RODGERS 37 5-15 2-5 2-2 7 2 3 1 14NELSON 33 3-8 0-0 2-2 7 3 0 1 8BROWN 37 8-11 5-6 0-0 3 1 4 4 21EZELL 33 6-8 1-2 0-1 7 4 2 1 13W. THOMPSON 1 0-0 0-0 0-1 0 1 0 0 0M. THOMPSON 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0JANKUS 2 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0SEWASCIUK 24 3-4 1-2 0-0 1 1 2 0 7MORRISON 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 2 1 0 0 0DETERMAN 11 0-1 0-0 0-0 2 1 1 0 0TEAM 1TOTALS 200 25-49 9-16 5-10 33 17 13 7 64BUFFALO 19 30 - 49N. ILLINOIS 33 31 - 64B U F F A L O B U L L S B A S K E T B A L LRECAPDeKALB, IL - The University at Buffalo is stillin search of its first MAC win after falling toNorthern Illinois 64-49. The Bulls' 49 points werethe lowest output of the season as UB managedjust 13 field goals in the game against an aggressiveNIU defense.It was even through the first seven minutes,with three ties and three lead changes. A threepointerby Jason Robinson tied the game at 10-10 with 13:26 to play in the first half, but it wasall Northern Illinois after that. The Huskies tookthe lead for good on the next possession on athree-pointer by Mike Brown. That ignited a 10-2 Huskie run over the next four minutes as theytook an eight-point lead. The Bulls would cut thelead to five points before NIU closed the firsthalf with a 9-0 run and took a 33-19 advantageinto halftime.The second half was again dominated by NIUas the Huskie defense shut down any UB offensivecharges. The closest UB came to making arun was a 6-0 spurt midway through the half. Afree throw, followed by a Damien Foster and afastbreak layup by Kevin Swoffer cut a 17-pointlead down to 12 points, 49-37, with 9:41 to play.That was as close as UB would get the rest of thegame as NIU responded with a bucket on the nextpossession and cruised to a 64-49 win.Northern Illinois did the job on both ends ofthe court, shooting 51.0% (25-for-49) from thefield and 56.3% (9-for-16) from three-pointrange. The Huskie defense limited Buffalo to just31.7% (13-for-41) from the field and just 49 totalpoints, the lowest point total for UB sinceNovember 27, 1999, when Canisius beat UB 78-46.UB had just two players hit double figures asDamien Foster and Jason Robinson each had 13points for the Bulls.