Calvin Betts News

For almost the entire second half Tuesday night Canisius point guard Frank Turner was conspicuous by his silence.

In the first Big 4 basketball game of the season, Buffalo has a chance to win its 1,000th game in program history when Canisius visits Alumni Arena tonight.

Rodney Pierce broke out of his shooting slump to score 18 points, Calvin Betts notched a double-double with 14 points and 10 rebounds, and John Boyer handed out a career-high 12 assists as the Buffalo Bulls came back beat Towson 78-69 on Saturday in Maryland.

Buffalo beats Towson 78-69 in OT Eds: APNewsNow. Buffalo 78, Towson 69, OT. TOWSON, Md.

Calvin Betts scored 12 points, grabbed eight rebounds and had four steals in Buffalo's 63-53 win over Navy on Thursday night.

Some of the issues that plagued the University at Buffalo's basketball team last season - namely its inability to score in crucial moments - might be a problem again this year.

Marqus Blakely hit one of two free throws with 9.5 seconds left as Vermont held off Buffalo's late charge in a 58-57 win on Sunday.

Near the beginning of Javon McCrea's search for a college basketball team, he looked at schools far away in Nevada and Florida.

Three years ago, Reggie Witherspoon was the head coach of an inexperienced group of freshmen and sophomores that raised his anxiety and exasperation levels to new heights.

SCOUTING THE NEWCOMERS: Freshman point guard Tony Watson II put up silly numbers as a four-year starter for his father at Palm Beach Gardens High School in Florida .

It took about three months longer than expected and required a schedule adjustment, but Purdue finally has an opponent for the Wooden Tradition.

Some of the state's best boys basketball programs will convene on the University at Buffalo this weekend for the ninth annual UB Basketball Team Camp Shootout.

Some of the state's best boys basketball programs will convene on the University at Buffalo this weekend for the ninth annual UB Basketball Team Camp Shootout.

Akron , Ohio , Jan. 13 -- University of Akron issued the following news release: Despite a season-high 16 points by , with 10 of those coming in the second half, the University of Akron men's basketball team lost to Buffalo 63-61 on Tuesday in a Mid-American Conference matchup at Rhodes Arena.

Bowling Green , Ohio , Feb. 17 -- Bowling Green State University issued the following news release: SETTING THE STAGE * The Bowling Green men's basketball team is going for a season sweep of Mid-American Conference leader Buffalo Wednesday night and is looking to get back into the race for the regular season conference championship.

Former Attica basketball all-star forward Derek Wolfley has transferred to the State University of New York at Buffalo from Iona College in New Rochelle, Westchester County.