Game 25- Buffalo

[clarkwgriswold]

Please rise:

O Canada!
Our home and native land!
True patriot love in all of us command...

 

The Zips head off to Buffalo after a week off to face the Bulls next Saturday afternoon.  Buffalo comes in at 3-20 fresh off of an overtime win over Georgia Southern in the MAC/SBC Challenge.  The Bulls sole MAC win was over CMU on January 2nd.

 

6'8" 5th year forward Sy Chatman leads Buffalo scoring at 18.5 ppg (6th in the MAC) and is second in rebounding at 6.5 rpg.  6'9" senior forward Jonnivus Smith leads rebounding at 8.8 rpg (3rd in the MAC).  6'6" senior forward Isaiah Adams averages 13.2 ppg and 3.9.  They are 10th in offense (67.4) and 11th in defense (80.4 ppg) in the MAC.

 

The Zips beat Buffalo 76-59 at the JAR on January 12th.  Chatman led the Bulls with 23 and 7  

 

 

[ZippyRulz]

I have to say, the Canada meme is tantamount to "Can't Read..." 😅

 

 

[NWAkron]

I was one of the few people who watched the Buffalo @ NIU game last evening.  Buffalo lost by 4 and was 9 of 22 from the FT line.  Also near the end of the game, an NIU player's shoe slipped off and a Buffalo player threw it into the stands resulting in a technical foul.  Good times.

[clarkwgriswold]

I heard there's a Zips game tomorrow against Buffalo.  Anyone have any info on this?

[LoyalZIP]

Trap game?

[ClevelandZip]

I’ve got a question for you all to ponder:

 

Do you think Evan Wilson finishes this game with over or under 3.5 points?

[Illini Zip]

Conventional thinking would suggest the Zips come out ready to put the JMU game behind them and clean the floor with Buffalo. Which they very well could. But this is a road game in the MAC so we are likely to follow up a physical game with one where they get called for a foul for breathing on a Buffalo player. Zips by 12, but no Evan Wilson sightings. 

[Westie]

Hopefully it’s a no-nonsense win. Guessing Buffalo makes a game of it for a half+.
 

Love for someone to ask coach for a latest timeline on Nate Johnson’s return. Would be nice to see this team at full strength for at least a week or two before the tournament.  

[Illini Zip]

17 minutes ago, Westie said:

Hopefully it’s a no-nonsense win. Guessing Buffalo makes a game of it for a half+.
 

Love for someone to ask coach for a latest timeline on Nate Johnson’s return. Would be nice to see this team at full strength for at least a week or two before the tournament.  

Yep, agree, down to the last 7 games. He needs to get re-acclimated and conditioned soon. 

[Captain Kangaroo]

1 hour ago, Illini Zip said:

Yep, agree, down to the last 7 games. He needs to get re-acclimated and conditioned soon. 

Roughly a week ago Groce said Nate was going to have the hard cast removed, with a soft cast replacing it.

 

There are varying degrees of a "broken hand". I think Nate got a worse one than we'd like.

 

If he's serviceable by the MAC Tourney I'd be ecstatic. 

[Captain Kangaroo]

Buffalo is a small, young team that wasn't even remotely impressive the last time they played the Zips.

 

The Zips need to atone for their sorry performance in Virginia last week and take care of business tomorrow. 

 

Zips by 17. The "WE-want_WIL-son" cheers will unfortunately fall on deaf ears. 

[zipsrule]

I think the Zips win in semi-comfortable fashion.  Even if there is an Evan Wilson sighting, I'd take under 3.5 points.

[Blue & Gold]

 

[Hilltopper]

Nate had a soft cast on his hand at JMU.

[Zipmeister]

17 hours ago, Captain Kangaroo said:

Buffalo is a small, young team that wasn't even remotely impressive the last time they played the Zips. 

Got to admit, this wasn't what I was thinking when I read Clark's intro.

On 2/11/2024 at 12:17 PM, clarkwgriswold said:

6'8" 5th year forward Sy Chatman leads Buffalo scoring at 18.5 ppg (6th in the MAC) and is second in rebounding at 6.5 rpg.  6'9" senior forward Jonnivus Smith leads rebounding at 8.8 rpg (3rd in the MAC).  6'6" senior forward Isaiah Adams averages 13.2 ppg and 3.9.

 

[Westie]

Big game today especially since OU peed the bed last night. Also a trap game with the game on the Michigan (yuk) border Tuesday. 

[Captain Kangaroo]

3 hours ago, Zipmeister said:

Got to admit, this wasn't what I was thinking when I read Clark's intro.

You're right. I should have specified "young at the guard position". 

 

Buffalo is a mix of bad transfers and freshman. They're terrible. 

[ZippyRulz]

2:00 on espn+

 

Zips by 14.

 

[ClevelandZip]

Well folks, I’m a delusional homer. I don’t think any fans will want to watch this garbage Buffalo Wings team. Thinking the crowd may end up looking like EMU’s “white out” crowd. Zips by 30. Evan “The GOAT” Wilson with 5.

[clarkwgriswold]

Hard to believe Buffalo's fall in MAC basketball.  Seems like just yesterday the Zips were facing guys like Justin Moss, CJ Massinburg, Jayvon Graves and many other top notch MAC players for the Bulls.  How quickly things can go south (even for a team from the great white North).  I always enjoyed the rivalry games so I hope they are on their way back.

[clarkwgriswold]

No vest for Groce today.  🤔

[zipsrule]

Buffalo's outside shooting is not good.

[Illini Zip]

My streaming is choppy. 

[Reslife4Life]

Slow start. Should be better

[LZIp]

Have at least 2 offensive rebounds by Hunter so far.