West Virginia puts home win streak on the line against Buffalo

Published Dec. 17, 2022 2:42 a.m. ET

Associated Press

Buffalo Bulls (5-5) at West Virginia Mountaineers (8-2)

Morgantown, Indiana; Sunday, 5 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: West Virginia will try to keep its three-game home win streak alive when the Mountaineers play Buffalo.

The Mountaineers are 5-0 in home games. West Virginia ranks seventh in the Big 12 with 15.0 assists per game led by Joe Toussaint averaging 3.5.

The Bulls are 0-1 on the road. Buffalo is fifth in the MAC scoring 75.0 points per game and is shooting 44.1%.

TOP PERFORMERS: Erik Stevenson is scoring 13.6 points per game and averaging 2.8 rebounds for the Mountaineers. Emmitt Matthews Jr. is averaging 1.5 made 3-pointers for West Virginia.

Curtis Jones is scoring 14.9 points per game and averaging 5.2 rebounds for the Bulls. Zid Powell is averaging 13.8 points and 4.5 rebounds for Buffalo.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.