• Winners of nine straight, Buffalo looks for their 17th straight win at home, dating back to last season, when the Bulls host Southern Illinois at Alumni Arena. The 16 straight home wins by Buffalo is currently the seventh longest streak in the nation. Saturday will mark the second meeting this season between the Bulls and the Salukis with Buffalo claiming a 62-53 win in Carbondale back on Nov. 12. Seniors Montell McRae and Jeremy Harris led Buffalo in scoring with 11 points each during the first meeting.
• Buffalo is 9-0 on the season, its best start to a year since 1930-31 when they went undefeated with a perfect 15-0 record.