I hope glorious, relaxing and enlightening holidays were had by all. Admittedly, I spent most of my Christmas Day eating and watching the NBA, which doesn’t really do a ton of good for the Tsuj’s Ten college basketball blog. Nothing says “holiday” better than a wince-inducing Blake Griffin dunk and several sugar cookies with those delightful…

The University at Buffalo’s men’s basketball match-up tonight against BYU brings back Jimmer nostalgia. One year ago, when the #16-ranked Cougars stormed into Alumni Arena and escaped with a 90-82 victory, Jimmer Fredette scored 28 of his 34 points in the second half, prompting Reggie Witherspoon to refer positively to the BYU guard as “a bad…

They’re sitting at opposite ends of the spectrum: the University at Buffalo, 6-2 overall—all non-conference, rests comfortably during its 10-day lay-off, knowing it owns a quality win (Dayton) and no truly embarrassing losses, while Canisius, 1-7 overall, 0-2 in the MAAC, doesn’t have quite the luxury. While Canisius certainly has more questions…

Let’s get into the 10 quickly since not much has happened since Monday.

1) Star Kentucky swing-man Terrence Jones isn’t getting much love for his play in the Wildcats’ loss to Indiana. ESPN’s Dick Vitale and Jay Bilas shoveled criticism at Jones’ effort, and Kentucky head coach John Calipari echoed the analysts’ sentiments. Wildcat nation is…

I really like when John Calipari frowns. Am I a really sinister, spiteful person? Not really—the Kentucky head coach has been blessed with such an abundance of riches that he’s easy to root against. Don’t get me wrong, Calipari might be the best recruiter in the land, but he’s positioned his program as more of an NBA prep school instead of a…

Halftime—Unfortunately, due to internet connection woes, the live-blog will be unable to continue for the second half. Check Buffalo.com later this evening for a game story!

———Halftime, 31-29 Buffalo———-

:52—Vicious block on Titus Robinson by Youssou Ndoye—the Bulls’ big man didn’t go up as strong as he should have. Matthew Wright traveled…

Considering the rise of Boise State, TCU and Houston in college football and Butler, Gonzaga and San Diego State in basketball, the line has really been blurred between mid-major and high-major schools—is there really still a gap in competitiveness?

The Dayton Flyers stomped the notion that mid-majors remain underdogs in the Old Spice Classic,…

In the first Big 4 game of the new season, the University at Buffalo Bulls dismantled the Canisius Griffins Thursday night at Alumni Arena. Sharpshooter Zach Filzen had his best outing of the season and is now tied for third place in school history in three-pointers made.

—————-End of Game, 94-59 Buffalo——————

:40 —Corey Raley-Ross sticks a jumper from the baseline, and Buffalo holds the ball after a wild layup miss by Canisius. A lopsided affair tonight in favor of Buffalo, and Reggie Witherspoon’s team coasts to an easy non-conference win.

1:21—Sean Ezeamama and Richie Sebuharara enter the lineup for Canisius…

No, the Buffalo Bulls were not flawless in their season-opening 72-65 victory over St. Peter’s—and frankly, you couldn’t expect them to be. Still, the atmosphere at Alumni Arena—stimulated by the new theater-style lighting and 1400 boisterous students behind the basket—was electric, and Buffalo withstood a late rally to close out its first win.