BUFFALO, N.Y. — It was a tough night for Western New York's Big 4, with the Buffalo, Canisius and Niagara men's basketball teams going down, all in conference play.
The Bulls (10-8, 4-4 Mid-American Conference) hosted Ohio (16-3, 7-1), and struggled, with only 13 points, with seven rebounds, from their leading scorer in Jeenathan Williams. The Bobcats won 74-53.
Canisius (7-13, 3-6 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference) was at Monmouth (13-6, 5-3) on Friday night, and it was led by a double-double from Armon Harried, with 22 points and 10 rebounds. The Griffs led by six with 5 minutes, 23 seconds to go but fell 72-67 on the road.
Niagara (8-11, 3-7 MAAC) was at Siena (7-8, 4-3) without leading scorer Marcus Hammond. Sam Iorio and Noah Thomasson led the Purple Eagles with 15 points each.
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