BUFFALO, NY – The University at Buffalo men's basketball team will return to the Carrier Dome for the second straight year as the Bulls will face Syracuse in a non-conference showdown on Dec. 18. After having not played since 2001, the two teams met last season in a game that Syracuse won late, 81-74.
Both Buffalo and Syracuse are not only coming off NCAA Tournament appearances this past season, but both teams won games in the NCAA Tournament as the Bulls defeated PAC-12 champion Arizona in the first round, while Syracuse got in to the tournament as one of the final four teams and advanced all the way to the Sweet Sixteen following wins over Arizona State, TCU, and Michigan State, before falling to Duke 69-65.