BUFFALO, NY – The Buffalo State men's basketball team wraps-up their fall semester as they will compete in the Juniata College Holiday Tournament. Along with Buffalo State, the tournament will feature Gwynedd Mercy University, Juniata College, and Penn St. Mont Alto. The Bengals will play later today against Gwynedd Mercy with a game time set for 5:00 pm.
 
The winner of each game will play in a championship game tomorrow at 4:00 pm while the other two teams will play in a consolation game beforehand at 2:00 pm.
 
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Breaking Down The Bengals:

• Buffalo State enters the tournament 1-8 (0-5 SUNYAC) on the season.
• Last time out, the Bengals fell 75-65 to SUNYAC-rival New Paltz.
• Argjend Imeri (Syracuse, NY/Nottingham) and Robert Richards (Williamsville, NY/Williamsville South) have led the Bengals offense as they are each averaging over 11 pts./game.
• Mally Peaker (New York, NY/University Prep) leads the team with 55 total rebounds while Imeri and Tyron Smith (New York, NY/Thurgood Marshall) are tied for the team lead with 20 assists each.

 
A Look At The Griffins:

• Gwynedd Mercy enters play with a 4-6 (0-0 AEC) record.
• Winners of each of their last two, the team took a 70-61 win over Lebanon Valley College last time out.
• Manny Clark leads the offense averaging 17.2 pts./game.
• Freshman D.J. Johnson has been aggressive on defense as he has 23 steals, which leads the Atlantic East Conference.

 
Eyeing The Eagles:

• Host Juniata College enters the tournament 4-4 (1-0 Landmark Conference) on the year.
• Last time out, the Eagles fell 74-59 to Pitt-Bradford.
• Chase Husted has been the biggest offensive threat for the Eagles as he is averaging almost 16 pts./game.
• Husted also leads the team averaging 7.6 rebounds and 1.5 blocks per game.

 
Putting Together Penn State Mont Alto:

• Penn State Mont Alto enters the tournament 7-4 (5-3 USCAA).
• Last time out, the team fell 86-83 in a nail-biter with Penn State Greater Allegheny.
• Caleb Eckert has guided the team's offense averaging 14.0 pts./game.
• Cameron Williams is averaging over 9.0 rebounds and nearly 5.0 assists per game.

 
The History:

• Buffalo State is 1-1 against Gwynedd Mercy, taking an 83-73 win last time out back in 2011.
• The Bengals are 1-0 against Penn State Mont Alto, taking a 78-64 win last time out back in 2014.
• Buffalo State would face Juniata College for the first time.