BUFFALO, NY – The Buffalo State men's basketball team returns home for the first time this season as they will host Utica University tonight at 7:00 pm before hosting Alfred University tomorrow at 4:00 pm.
 
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Breaking Down The Bengals

• The Bengals have opened the season 0-2 (0-0 SUNYAC) following a loss to SUNY Canton in the consolation game of the Golde Flyer Invitational last weekend.
• Matt Parkinson (Springfield Gardens, NY/John Browne) led the Bengals on offense with 13 points in the opener against Nazareth and matching a career-high with 26 in the game against Canton.
• Nigel Burch (Sicklerville, NJ/Timber Creek) also had an impressive showing in the consolation game snagging 18 points with nine rebounds.
• As a team, the Bengals have snagged 86 rebounds and are 31-35 from the free throw line.
• Will Beard (New York, NY/Urban Assembly for Media Studies) has had a strong start from three point range going 3-5 from long range.

 
Pondering The Pioneers

• Utica has opened their season with a record of 1-1 (0-0 Empire 8) to start their season.
• Last time out, the Pioneers fell 85-71 against Morrisville.
• Dayion Thompson leads the way for Utica averaging 20.5 points per game.
• Thompson also leads the team with eight assists and is second on the team with 11 total rebounds.

 
Studying The Saxons

• Alfred holds a record of 1-2 (0-0 Empire 8) to start the year following a last to Misericordia university last time out.
• Franlys Valenzuela leads the Saxons averaging 13.5 points per game.
• Casey Curran has 18 rebounds while Tyler Curran has nine assists to lead the team.

 
The History

• This will be the first time Buffalo State and Utica have faced each other.
• Buffalo State is 2-1 against Alfred.
• The Bengals have won back-to-back matchups following a 94-77 win last time the two sides met back in 2016.