How to watch Miami (Ohio) vs. Buffalo basketball game
Who’s Playing
Buffalo Bulls @ Miami (Ohio) RedHawks
Current Records: Buffalo 5-7, Miami (Ohio) 8-4
How To Watch
- When: Saturday, January 4, 2025 at 1 p.m. ET
- Where: John D. Millett Hall — Oxford, Ohio
- Follow: CBS Sports App
- Online Streaming: Catch select College Basketball matches on Fubo (Try for free. Regional restrictions may apply.)
What to Know
Miami (Ohio) is preparing for their first Mid American matchup of the season on Saturday. They and the Buffalo Bulls will face off at 1:00 p.m. ET at John D. Millett Hall. The timing is sure in the RedHawks’ favor as the team sits on five straight wins at home while the Bulls have been banged up by six consecutive losses on the road.
Miami (Ohio) is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took their game on Monday with ease, bagging a 141-58 victory over Defiance. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 74-25.
Miami (Ohio) was working as a unit and finished the game with 29 assists. That’s the most assists they’ve managed all season.
Meanwhile, Buffalo suffered a bruising 91-71 defeat at the hands of Temple on Sunday.
Despite their loss, Buffalo saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Tyson Dunn, who went 5 for 7 en route to 11 points, was perhaps the best of all. Dunn’s performance made up for a slower match against Georgia two weeks ago. Ryan Sabol, on the other hand, was considerably less helpful: he went 0-8 from beyond the arc.
Miami (Ohio) has been performing well recently as they’ve won six of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season. As for Buffalo, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-7.
Keep an eye on the arc in Saturday’s game: Miami (Ohio) has been dynamite from deep this season, having nailed 39.8% of their threes per game. It’s a different story for Buffalo, though, as they’ve only made 29.8% of their threes this season. Given Miami (Ohio)’s sizable advantage in that area, Buffalo will need to find a way to close that gap.
Miami (Ohio) took their win against Buffalo when the teams last played back in January by a conclusive 86-65. Will Miami (Ohio) repeat their success, or does Buffalo have a better game plan this time around? We’ll find out soon enough.
Series History
Buffalo has won 6 out of their last 10 games against Miami (Ohio).
- Jan 09, 2024 – Miami (Ohio) 86 vs. Buffalo 65
- Mar 03, 2023 – Buffalo 68 vs. Miami (Ohio) 63
- Jan 10, 2023 – Miami (Ohio) 91 vs. Buffalo 80
- Feb 22, 2022 – Buffalo 86 vs. Miami (Ohio) 84
- Dec 29, 2021 – Miami (Ohio) 91 vs. Buffalo 81
- Mar 11, 2021 – Buffalo 74 vs. Miami (Ohio) 63
- Feb 06, 2021 – Buffalo 88 vs. Miami (Ohio) 64
- Dec 15, 2020 – Buffalo 90 vs. Miami (Ohio) 62
- Mar 09, 2020 – Miami (Ohio) 85 vs. Buffalo 79
- Mar 03, 2020 – Buffalo 75 vs. Miami (Ohio) 69
