B-Zone College Basketball Update

On Wednesday, Ohio, St. Bonaventure, and Syracuse were all in action.

Buffalo was also scheduled to play on Wednesday night but the game was postponed due to the massive winter storm hitting the country. The game was made up on Thursday afternoon.

Wednesday Games

Ohio 85, Central Michigan 91- Very disappointing loss for Ohio. That is about the only way you can describe a loss like this to a five win team this late in the season. D.J. Cooper had a massive game for Ohio with 30 points and 6 assists. Tommy Freeman also had a solid effort with 16 points. Ohio lost this game based on horrible defense and committing too many fouls. Trey Zeigler and Jalin Thomas both scored over 20 points apiece for Central Michigan scoring 24 and 22 points respectively.

With the loss, Ohio falls to 10-12 (3-5) and next plays February 5th at home vs. Northern Illinois.

St. Bonaventure 61, Dayton 63- An amazing effort from Andrew Nicholson wasn't enough to lift the Bonnies past the Dayton Flyers for the upset win on Wednesday. Nicholson play was just amazing. He recorded a double-double with 35 points and 11 rebounds. The game was close throughout with Dayton being more clutch in the end. The key to the game was bench scoring. Dayton's bench outscored St. Bonaventure's bench 20-2. Chris Johnson led the Flyers in scoring with 14 points.

With the loss, St. Bonaventure falls to 11-10 (3-5) and next plays February 5th vs. Atlantic 1o leader Duquesne.

#17 Syracuse 66, #7 UCONN 58- What a way to end a four-game losing streak. Syracuse came up with a nice victory over UCONN on Wednesday night on the road to re-establish that they are a team that must be reckoned with in the Big East. Rick Jackson had another good game for Syracuse as he got another double-double with 13 points and 13 rebounds. Brandon Triche also chipped in 16 points for the Orangemen. The key to the win for Syracuse was limiting UCONN guard Kemba Walker to only eight points. Walker entered the game averaging 24 points per game.

Thursday Games

Toledo 58, Buffalo 81-When a snow storm cancelled Wednesday night's game featuring Toledo vs. Buffalo, the schedule makers decided to just move the game back a day. For UB, I don't think it would've made a difference. Buffalo extended their winning streak to six straight games as they crushed Toledo by 23 points. Zach Filzen led the Bulls with 23 points with Byron Mulkey not too far behind with 20 points. One of the keys to the game was rebounding as UB out-rebounded Toledo 31-15. With the win, Buffalo goes into a tie with Bowling Green for 1st place in the MAC East.

With the win, Buffalo moves to 14-6 (6-2) and next plays February 5th at Ball State.