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​UB Bulls basketball preview: Men move forward without Bearden, women hope to get back on track

Men's basketball (14-10, 7-4 Mid-American Conference)

Just when it seemed everything was clicking for the Buffalo men's basketball team, not much has gone right for the Bulls during the past week.

It started with the suspension of sophomore guard Lamonte Bearden. He sat out last Tuesday’s loss to Toledo (15-9, 6-5 MAC), which ended Buffalo's four-game winning streak. Buffalo also lost some of its depth when freshman wing Nikola Rakicevic lost his mother suddenly and returned to Serbia to be with his family.

Buffalo has hit lows before, even around this time last season when NCAA Tournament hopes were in doubt after a three-game losing streak.