TULSA, OK – For the second straight season, the University at Buffalo men's basketball team rather easily defeated an opponent from the Pac-12 Conference in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. The sixth-seeded Bulls defeated 11th-seeded Arizona State, 91-74, at the BOK Center in Tulsa, OK on Friday afternoon to advance to the Round of 32.
Trailing 14-10, the Bulls used their patented defense to mount a 21-5 scoring run, thanks to a number of buckets in transition, and took a 31-19 lead, setting the tone for the rest of the game. UB's lead stayed in double-figures for the remainder of the game and it took a 44-31 into the locker room at the break.