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After a promising start to MAC play, the men's basketball team is at a crossroads just like it was last year. This is the second consecutive year that the Bulls are 7-6 in MAC play and it's going to take another fairy tale comeback to win the MAC championship again. The first priority is to get that top-four seed and that starts with UB's first meeting of the season with Bowling Green.
Quick Facts
Opponent: Bowling Green
Head Coach: Micheal Huger (13-12, 1st year with Bowling Green)
Date/Time: 2/20/16, 12:00 PM (say goodbye to attendance)
Home/Away: Home
Opponent's Mascot: A Birdie
Current Record: 13-12 (4-8 MAC)
2014-15 Season Record: 21-12 (11-7 MAC)
Postseason: Did not receive postseason bid
All-Time Series: Bowling Green leads 18-12
Opponent's Roster and Stats
| Player | Position | Height | MIN | PPG | RPG | APG | FG% | FT% | 3P% |
| Spencer Parker | F | 6'7" | 28.9 | 14 | 5.5 | 1.8 | 0.459 | 0.701 | 0.4 |
| Zack Denny | G | 6'2" | 29.2 | 11.8 | 7 | 0.9 | 0.404 | 0.65 | 0.393 |
| Wesley Alcegaire | G | 6'5" | 25.3 | 9.9 | 3.1 | 0.7 | 0.404 | 0.722 | 0.375 |
| Antwon Lillard | G | 6'5" | 20.3 | 7.7 | 3.2 | 0.7 | 0.49 | 0.63 | 0.216 |
| Rasheed Worrell | F | 6'7" | 19.9 | 7.5 | 4.2 | 0.5 | 0.513 | 0.571 | 0.667 |
| Ismail Ali | G | 6'1" | 21.4 | 6.2 | 2.2 | 3.9 | 0.402 | 0.713 | 0.304 |
| David Joseph | G | 6'0" | 20.7 | 4.7 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 0.357 | 0.73 | 0.441 |
| Demajeo Wiggins | F | 6'9" | 14.3 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 0.1 | 0.554 | 0.405 | 0 |
| Matt Fox | G | 6'4" | 8.6 | 3.2 | 0.8 | 0 | 0.414 | 1 | 0.429 |
| JD Tisdale | G | 6'4" | 10.4 | 2.3 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 0.321 | 0.667 | 0.167 |
| Totals | -- | 71 | 38 | 12 | 0.435 | 0.656 | 0.37 |
Ok, I really applaud Nate Oats for almost entirely minimizing the damage this season. The thing is that Micheal Huger deserves A TON of credit for what he did for Bowling Green over the offseason. Huger inherited an absolute dumpster fire of an off season (no offense to the Falcons) as a result of the Chris Jans firing. A ton of BG players transferred out with Huger's hiring and for him to have a record above .500 is astonishing. I was expecting a single digit win season for them so kudos to Huger.
For the first game in a while, UB is going to have a height advantage. Ikenna Smart and Nick Perkins should be able to be a duo of bullies down in the post. BG plays a lot of guys and balances out the scoring pretty well. Sending them to the line shouldn't be too much of a concern considering they only make 65% of their free throws. It looks like the best way to stop this team is a nice full team effort on defense.
Notable Games
- Won at Ohio 91-75
- Won at EMU 84-79
- Won at WMU 79-78
Can We Win?
BG has lost their last six games. With that being said, they aren't taking down Buffalo. This is a very crucial game for the Bulls.