A second straight 14-3 matchup yielded a second straight loss for Buffalo hoops fans Friday afternoon, where the women's tilt was a good deal more lopsided than yesterday's hard-fought men's loss. Facing #3-seed Ohio State, who spent much of the year ranked in the top five nationally before a late skid, the Bulls fell 88-69.
Needing three upsets in Cleveland just to get here and matched up with an Ohio State group who may have fallen a seed line (or two) with late losses, UB today was probably in and even more imbalanced 14-3 contest than usual. After an early 5-0 lead that lasted to 11-8, the Bulls just had no answer in their first-ever NCAA Tournament berth, surrendering a 22-1 run over the last 4:17 of the first quarter than effectively ended the game.