• The Bulls will go for their ninth straight win on Friday night and look to build on their school-record start to league play. The Bulls have won seven straight MAC games, the most since winning eight league games in a row during the 2011-12 season.
• Ohio leads the all-time series 31-12, but the Bulls did win the last meeting in Athens with an 83-79 victory last season. Each team won on the opponents floor in the two meetings last year.
• Through seven MAC games, the Bulls are scoring 88.3 points per game, which is the most in the conference, while Ohio is scoring just 66.