Spottsville leads Eastern Michigan against Buffalo after 20-point performance
Eastern Michigan Eagles (8-14, 3-8 MAC) at Buffalo Bulls (11-8, 5-4 MAC)
Buffalo, New York; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EST
LINE: Buffalo -13; over/under is 149.5
BOTTOM LINE: Eastern Michigan visits the Buffalo Bulls after Darion Spottsville scored 20 points in Eastern Michigan's 90-71 loss to the Kent State Golden Flashes.
The Bulls are 5-2 on their home court. Buffalo ranks second in the MAC with 14.6 assists per game led by Ronaldo Segu averaging 4.8.
The Eagles have gone 3-8 against MAC opponents. Eastern Michigan has a 1-2 record in games decided by less than 4 points.
The matchup Tuesday is the first meeting of the season between the two teams in conference play.
TOP PERFORMERS: Jeenathan Williams is shooting 46.7% and averaging 18.7 points for the Bulls. Keishawn Brewton is averaging 1.1 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games for Buffalo.
Noah Farrakhan is averaging 16.4 points for the Eagles. Nathan Scott is averaging 11.9 points over the last 10 games for Eastern Michigan.
LAST 10 GAMES: Bulls: 5-5, averaging 73.8 points, 38.1 rebounds, 13.9 assists, 6.3 steals and 4.2 blocks per game while shooting 42.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 72.9 points per game.
Eagles: 2-8, averaging 69.3 points, 29.1 rebounds, 11.1 assists, 6.1 steals and 3.1 blocks per game while shooting 43.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 74.2 points.
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