BUFFALO, NY – The Buffalo State men's basketball team will look to get into the win column as they head into another week with three SUNYAC matchups. Tonight, the Bengals will travel to Geneseo to battle the Knights with a 6:00 pm start time. For the weekend, the Bengals will matchup with the #6 Oswego State Lakers on Friday and the Cortland Red Dragons on Saturday with a 6:00 and 4:00 pm tip-off time, respectively.
 
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Breaking Down The Bengals

• The Bengals enter the week with a record of 0-12 (0-5 SUNYAC) on the year.
• Last time out, Buffalo State fell short in their matchup with the Oneonta Red Dragons.
• Nigel Burch (Sicklerville, NJ/Timber Creek) leads the Bengals offense averaging 13.7 points per game with 7.8 rebounds per game.
• Burch has scored in double figures in five of his last six game while also registering a double-double in two of his last three.
• Maley McCurty (Syracuse, NY/Nottingham) has had a solid first year for the Bengals while leading the team with 14 blocks on defense.

 
Knowing The Knights

• Geneseo welcomes the Bengals with a record of 6-8 (3-4 SUNYAC).
• Last time out, the Knights came away with an 80-66 victory over Plattsburgh.
• Three Knights are averaging double-digit scoring as Josh Garelle leads the way averaging 13.5 points per game.
• Sebastian Pacheco leads the team with 57 assists and 22 steals on the year.

 
A Look At The Lakers

• #6 Oswego enters the week atop the SUNYAC standings with a record of 12-1 (6-0 SUNYAC).
• The Lakers have won five consecutive games following a narrow 65-63 win over Cortland last time out.
• The Lakers will battle New Paltz tonight before coming to Buffalo this weekend.
• Jeremiah Sparks paces the Lakers averaging 21.4 points per game and 5.2 rebounds per game while also leading the team with 40 assists and 19 steals.

 
Researching The Red Dragons

• Cortland holds a record of 6-7 (3-3 SUNYAC) on the year.
• The Red Dragons will look to snap a three-game skid as they travel to Oneonta tonight and then Fredonia on Friday.
• Aaron Coster is averaging 15.0 points per game and 6.6 rebounds per game to lead the Red Dragons offense.
• Jaylen Warmack has spread the ball around leading the team with 60 assists on the season.

 
The History

• Geneseo leads the series with Buffalo State as the Knights are 39-25 against the Bengals.
• The Knights have won two straight and five of the last six overall matchups.
• Oswego holds a narrow 37-29 series lead over Buffalo State with the Lakers sweeping both matchups last season.
• Cortland has a narrow series lead over the Bengals with a record of 34-27.
• The Red Dragons came away with an 83-74 victory in the last matchup.