Close games at the Reilly Center is just the way of the world. After today’s 90-84 loss to the Bonnies — a score that far overstates UB’s competitiveness on the night — Buffalo is still stuck on just a single win in Olean, a 53-18 victory in the 1915-16 season.
UB’s discipline at both ends hurt this afternoon; 20 turnovers and only 13 trips to the line — to Bona’s 33 — were the difference in a game that absolutely wasn’t the Bulls’ best ball. Nick Perkins did set a new career high with 24 points, and the team shot 50% from the floor and nearly that will from distance, but this group will need to improve its discipline at both ends to be successful.