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YSU at Buffalo
« on: December 08, 2011, 09:50:00 PM »
YSU (6-2) plays at Buffalo (5-2) Saturday.

Buffalo has wins over St.  Peter's, Cornell, Canisius, Dayton and Niagara.  Their losses are to Princeton and St. Bonaventure.

Ken Pomeroy gives YSU only a 13% chance of winning, predicting a 77-64 Buffalo win.  The 13% win chance for YSU is tied for the lowest the rest of the season (at Cleveland State).

Sagarin's overall ratings make Buffalo a 13 point favorite, Sagarin Predictor makes Buffalo a 16 point favorite. 

Buffalo is the highest ranked of the MAC teams that YSU plays in this stretch and will be stern challenge. 




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Re: YSU at Buffalo
« Reply #1 on: December 09, 2011, 11:20:21 PM »
Buffalo has opened as a 10 1/2 point favorite. High number.

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Re: YSU at Buffalo
« Reply #2 on: December 10, 2011, 08:12:15 AM »
my morning paper has Buffalo a 9 1/2 point favorite

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Re: YSU at Buffalo
« Reply #3 on: December 10, 2011, 07:36:46 PM »
We sure have trouble holding leads ...no inside game again.

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Re: YSU at Buffalo
« Reply #4 on: December 10, 2011, 07:43:05 PM »
We are down on rebounds badly, but steals are making it about even.

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Re: YSU at Buffalo
« Reply #5 on: December 10, 2011, 07:48:07 PM »
nice shot going into the break

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Re: YSU at Buffalo
« Reply #6 on: December 11, 2011, 08:18:09 AM »
Buffalo, N.Y. – Youngstown State tied the school record for most 3-pointers in a game for the third time this season, but dropped an 80-72 decision to Buffalo on Saturday evening at Alumni Arena.

The Guins, who made 14 3-pointers, were led by sophomore Kendrick Perry's double-double of 18 points and 10 assists and 17 points from both senior Ashen Ward and junior Blake Allen.

Perry connected on 7-of-18 shooting from the floor, including three 3-pointers. Allen made five 3-pointers, Ward made three, Nate Perry had two and DuShawn Brooks added one.

Youngstown State falls to 6-3 while Buffalo improves to 6-2.

Although the Guins shot 40 percent from behind the arc (14-for-35), they had no answer for the inside presence of Buffalo's Javon McCrea and Mitchell Watt, who scored 29 and 20 points, respectively.

McCrea, who connected on 14-of-17 from the field, also grabbed a game-high 13 rebounds.

The Guins trailed by just one, 62-61, after a layup by Perry at the 8:38 mark and by six, 67-61, after a 3-pointer by Buffalo's Tony Watson and two free throws from Watt with 7:43 left.

The Guins made four consecutive defensive stops but failed to capitalize on offense, missing two jumpers and committing two turnovers.

An offensive rebound and layup by McCrea extended the Bulls' lead to eight, 69-61, with 5:10 remaining.

Ward hit three late 3-pointers to get the Guins, who trailed by as many as 10, 74-64, within six, 78-72, with 12 seconds left but Buffalo made two free throws down the stretch to seal the win.

The first half featured six lead changes and three ties, but the Guins lead through most of the first half.

The Guins used a 13-5 run to build a 26-18 lead midway through the first half after the Bulls knotted the game, 13-13. A 3-pointer from Allen and two from sophomore Nate Perry spark the Guins first-half spurt.

Buffalo, though, outscored the Guins 12-4 to take a 30-29 lead at the 6:17 mark after a dunk by McCrea.

Kendrick Perry, who scored 15 points in the first half, and Allen put the Guins back up by four, 36-32, after a pair of treys with 4:17 left.

After Buffalo scored six straight points to take a 38-36 lead, Kendrick Perry drained a 3-pointer with three seconds to give the Guins a 39-38 halftime lead.

The Guins take a break for finals before visiting Toledo, Saturday, Dec. 17, at 7 p.m. in Toledo, Ohio.

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Re: YSU at Buffalo
« Reply #7 on: December 11, 2011, 01:59:12 PM »
Yes, we are lacking an inside game, but there are other deficiencies. Against a better team we are woefully short of fouls attemted. In the Buffalo game, YSU took 13 foul attempts while Buffalo took 29 foul attempts. We must step up the driving and penetrating to the hoop to get opportunites at the foul line.

Duke and other top 50 team win many of their games by shooting far more foul attemts than their opponents.

Three point shoots are OK, but you must be able to do both consistently if ever your are going to be a great team! Having teams shoot more than double the amount of foul attempts than you will usually put you on the losing end!

Adding a good inside man would help the situation.

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Re: YSU at Buffalo
« Reply #8 on: December 11, 2011, 05:21:46 PM »
Good call on the fouls. I would say that is also a reflection of our lack of depth. We cannot have anyone foul out. I would have thought at least one would have stepped up by now.

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Re: YSU at Buffalo
« Reply #9 on: December 12, 2011, 11:45:14 AM »
One of these years we will get lucky and get a true big-man.
I HATE MIAMI.  WATERBOARDING IS NOT TORTURE.  ABORTION IS.

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