PROVIDENCE, RI – The University at Buffalo men's basketball team gave third-seeded Miami all it could handle, but ultimate lost, 79-72, in the first round of the NCAA Tournament at the Dunkin' Donuts Center in Providence, RI on Thursday night. The back-to-back Mid-American Conference champions finished the season 20-15.
"I couldn't be more proud of the kids I coached this year," head coach Nate Oats said. "It's pretty well-documented what we've been through as a program with everything, and they just played their tails off for us all year."
The Bulls had four players score in double-figures, paced by Nick Perkins who scored a career-high 20 points.