BGSU men’s basketball looks to get another Mid-American Conference (MAC) win under their belt as they travel to New York to face Buffalo on Saturday. Tip-off between the Falcons and Bulls is set for 2 p.m.
Matchup History
Saturday will mark the 50th matchup between these two teams. Buffalo leads the series record 25-24. When playing the Bulls in Buffalo, the Orange and Brown are 8-15.
BGSU and Buffalo each have five wins in the last 10 matchups. The Falcons won the first matchup of the season 79-61 on January 14, 2025.
The Falcons have won two straight against the Bulls, both being in Bowling Green.
Scouting Bowling Green
Bowling Green sits in 10th place in the MAC standings with a 9-15 overall and 3-8 conference record. The Falcons are looking to get their second win on the road, as they are 1-8 on the season in away matchups.
The Orange and Brown will try to pick up another win in MAC conference play after a tough loss to Ohio (86-81) and back-to-back wins against Coastal Carolina (67-53) and Northern Illinois (84-77).
The Falcons score 75.4 points per game, putting them 6th in the conference. BGSU has three players in the top 20 of scoring in the conference, which helps keep them afloat in the MAC.
BGSU has been a very fierce defensive team, being second in the conference in steals per game with 7.83.
The defense of the Falcons helps contribute to their impressive turnover ratio of 1.25 per game. In BGSU’s game against Coastal Carolina, the Orange and Brown were able to get 27 points off turnovers.
Scouting Buffalo
Buffalo sits in 11th place in the MAC standings with an 8-16 overall and 3-8 conference record.
The Bulls head into this matchup following a 73-67 win over Northern Illinois and back-to-back losses to Georgia State (80-75) and Toledo (87-74).
Buffalo can get the passing game going at any point in this matchup, averaging 14 assists a game, which is 4th in the MAC.
Turnovers have been a weak spot for the Bulls, having a -1.54 margin per game.
Buffalo is only a few points per game, with BGSU averaging 72.6, placing them at 9th in the conference.
Falcon Four Players to Watch
Jamai Felt (Bowling Green #11)
Coming off back-to-back double-doubles, Felt looks to continue this streak against a Buffalo team that is second to last in opponent rebounding.
Derrick Butler (Bowling Green #10)
Since being moved to a bench role, Butler has had a new motor to his game. In his games coming off the bench, Butler is averaging 18 points per game on spectacular shooting splits.
Butler also got to the charity stripe for a season-high 13 times in his last matchup against the Bulls.
The sophomore guard is averaging 15.5 points per game in his second season with the Bulls, the seventh-most in the MAC. Sabol averages 33.8 minutes per game on top of being the team’s leading scorer.
The junior transfer forward averages 8.1 points per game while leading the team with 6.6 rebounds per game, putting him in the top-10 in the MAC for rebounds per game.
