Miami Ohio vs. Buffalo

Mid-American Tournament - Quarterfinals - Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse - Clev

Buffalo has established itself as an upper-tier MAC team in recent years and they enter this game at 14-7. The Bulls ride a five game winning streak into the contest. Miami, Ohio has recovered from a four game losing streak to win four of their last five and are now better than .500 at 12-10. The Red Hawks were smothered 88-64 in Buffalo earlier in the season and will be hungry to prove they are a much-improved team down the stretch. Miami after allowing 80-plus points in three straight during their bad stretch has limited its last five opponents to 65.5 points per game. They should have enough defense to slow down a strong Buffalo offense. I like Miami, Ohio in this one.