Where: Millett Hall, Oxford
Television: Time Warner Cable SportsChannel
Radio: 1450, 1230, 980, 101.3, 100.3
Probable Buffalo starters: Will Regan, 6-8, So., F, 10.2; Javon McCrea, 6-7, Jr., F, 17.0; Tony Watson, 6-2, Sr., G, 9.5; Jarryn Skeete, 6-3, Fr., G, 6.2; Auraum Nuiriankh, 6-6, Jr., G, 6.2
Probable Miami starters: Will Felder, 6-7, Jr., F, 11.4; Quinten Rollins, 6-0, Jr., G, 5.4; Reggie Johnson, 6-1, Fr., G, 8.7; Geovonie McKnight, 6-3, Fr., G, 5.7; Will Sullivan, 6-3, So., G, 4.2
About Buffalo: The Bulls are 7-4 at home, 3-8 on the road and 0-3 on neutral courts this season. … UB has shot better than 50 percent from the floor six times in 2012-13. … Buffalo has a MAC-leading 399 turnovers this year. Western Michigan is next with 362. … McCrea has 1,281 career points and ranks 11th in Bulls history. He is six points away from No. 10 Curtis Blackmore.
About Miami: The RedHawks lead this series 21-9 and posted a 58-57 win at Buffalo earlier this season. … Miami is 5-6 at home this year and has lost its last four games at Millett Hall. … Senior center Vince Legarza's four points at Kent State on Wednesday matched his season-high scoring total. He had four points in the opener at North Carolina State. … McKnight's career-high 12 points against KSU included an 8-of-9 performance at the foul line. He also had four assists and four rebounds. … MU's opponents are shooting a MAC-best 47.9 percent from the floor.
Coach John Cooper on Buffalo: "Their man offense is really a hybrid of the Princeton offense. They execute it, they know what they're trying to do, and they stick to it. I think they're playing with more confidence now than the first time we played them. They didn't shoot the ball well against us, and that's not who they normally are. I like their team. I like their pieces. I think now you're starting to see the team that they really are."
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