Very nice crowd for tip off especially considering no Akron, KSU or OU

SItting court side in press row across from UB bench

UB has a significant height advantage...UT will need to shoot the three really well tonight without Ter Fletcher to have any chance to win.

7-6 Rockets at first media break (15:37)

10-9 UB as Bulls are 2-2 early from long range

This event is always a lot of fun but needless to say I miss my longtime friend and former partner in crime from the MACReport Online, Dave R. Wish you were here buddy.

14-12 Toledo at the 11:30 media break.

Excellent game to start and quite physical, the officials are letting them play.

Continues to be a terrific and physical game so far, tied at 21 at the 7:06 media break.

UB Wes Clark and UT Marreon Jackson lead each team so far with 5 points

Lots of missed shots in the paint by both teams as each continues to get away with small defensive pushes on both ends.

UB on a nice little 7-0 run taking a 28-23 lead at the 2:47 media break.

No idea who will win but being court side is it plainly evident that Buffalo has the more athletic and deeper roster. As note earlier, UT's only chance is Tom shoot the three extremely well tonight. Right now they are shooting 30% from beyond the arc.

UB staring to use their height advantage and pound it inside, outdoing UT 20-8 in the paint right now as they lead 30-26 at the two minute mark.

UB up at the half 34-29, some interesting numbers to share


Points in paint UB leads 26-10
UB shooting 48% while UT shooting 39%
UB outrebounding UT 21-13
UB Wes Clark has had his way driving to the basket and leads all scorers with 11, Stanford and Marreon Jackson have 8 each for Toledo
Rockets just 3-10 from long range

Wes Clark is killing it for the Bulls, has 18 points so far as UB leads 46-40 at the fifteen minute mark in the second half.

Caruthers got hit on the head on that drive. I just instant replayed it in slo-mo too and it was a pretty hard hit.

And why was the forearm called an offensive foul on Perkins earlier if they're not going to call Sanford when he keeps doing it? He has 5 points because of no calls on an obvious clear out.

14:07 media time out stats

Toledo shooting 40% for the game, Buffalo 48%
Points in paint UB leads 28-16
Rockets shooting 27% from beyond the arc, UB shooting 40%
Bulls winning bench points 14-6

Perkins 2-9, Massingburg 1-5 shooting. They need to step it up.

Great crowd here tonight, both sides are extremely active and loud, putting on a good show for ESPN2. Rockets have made five more free throws so that's keeping it close as UB leads 52-47 at the 10:52 media time out.

UT has the advantage at the foul line. Rockets will be in the bonus from the 10:38 point forward. UT has just 3 fouls this half. UT is 11-14 from the charity stripe while the Bulls are just 5-7

54-50 BULLS at the 9:30 mark

Jesus CJ. You picked a great night to suck.

Rockets are still hanging around, down 59-55 with 6:51 left

For the life of me I don't why UB Nick Perkins just doesn't plant himself in the paint, no one can stop him, he is so much bigger and stronger than anything UT has in the post. Seeing him toss three pointers is mind boggling.

Incredible game, UB leads 65-63 at the 3:57 mark. Every time Rockets get within one possession Wes Clark makes a great play. He leads all scorers now with 24 points.

Both teams in bonus.

Bulls pulling away now, up 72-63 with 1:32

Great hustle CJ. Big board.