B-Zone College Basketball Update

This edition is for all games through Sunday January 16, 2010

On Saturday, Ohio, Syracuse, Canisius, and Niagara were all in action

Saturday Games

Kent State 69, Ohio 66- DJ Cooper's 17 points and 8 assists weren't enough as Ohio blew an opportunity to upend Kent State at home. Ohio had a 3 point lead with a few minutes remaining but failed to hold onto the lead. Rebounding really hurt the Bobcats as Kent State recorded 18 offensive rebounds to Ohio's 15 defensive rebounds.

With the loss, Ohio falls to 8-9 (1-2) and next plays January 19th vs. Bowling Green.

Cincinnati 52, #4 Syracuse 67- Great defense propelled the Orangemen in this contest. Syracuse held Cincinnati to a season low 52 points and 30.5% field goal percentage. Rick Jackson had a double-double with 15 points and 11 rebounds. Also, Fab Melo added 4 blocks.

Syracuse moves to 18-0 (5-0) and next plays January 17th in a HUGE Big East game vs. Pittsburgh.

Canisius 72, Manhattan 51- Elton Frazier had a good game scoring 18 points and leading the Golden Griffins to a nice conference road win over Manhattan. The win brings Canisius back to .500 on the year.

Canisius moves to 8-8 (2-4) and next plays January 17th vs. Siena.

Niagara 57, St. Peter's 77- Big Surprise Here!!!!!!!!! Niagara Won!!!! Just kidding. Niagara lost again like they have all year.

With the loss, Niagara falls to 4-14 (1-5) and next plays January 17th vs. Manhattan.

On Sunday, Buffalo and St. Bonaventure were in action

Sunday Games

Akron 70, Buffalo 73- Now, this was a pleasant surprise. UB isn't supposed to beat teams like Akron. But on Sunday, they did. Byron Mulkey had a good game with 17 points and lead UB to their first conference win of the season.

Buffalo moves to 9-6 (1-2) and next plays January 19th vs. Kent State.

St. Bonaventure 55, Rhode Island 56- The Bonnies wasted a really good opportunity to get a nice A10 road win. They had a 7-point lead at 55-48 with five minutes left in the game but couldn't manage to score again as they went down 56-55. Michael Davenport lead the Bonnies with 28 points.

With the loss, St. Bonaventure falls to 9-7 (1-2) and next plays January 19th vs. Xavier.