After a one year hiatus, the Big 4 Classic returned this year to KeyBank Center. Sitting at 5-5 overall, Buffalo Bulls Men’s Basketball went downtown to face crosstown rival Canisius and former head coach Reggie Witherspoon. UB fought with grit until the very end but ran out of the gas as the game stretched into overtime. The Bulls would ultimately fall to Canisius 94-87.
The first half opened with a high scoring affair from the Bulls. UB didn’t have a problem finding a way to the basket as Nick Perkins and Willie Conner destroyed the Golden Griffins from beyond the arc, going 4-5 combined to start things off.