# 2023–24 Buffalo Bulls women's basketball team

The 2023–24 Buffalo Bulls women's basketball team represented the University at Buffalo during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bulls, led by second-year head coach Becky Burke, played their home games at Alumni Arena in Amherst, New York as members of the Mid-American Conference.

## Previous season

The Bulls finished the 2022–23 season 12–16, 7–11 in MAC play to finish in a four-way tie for seventh place. In the MAC tournament, they were defeated by top-seeded and eventual tournament champions Toledo in the quarterfinals.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| October 28, 2023* 2:00 pm | | Daemen | W 58–42 | – | Alumni Arena (–) Amherst, NY |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 6, 2023* 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Canisius | W 69–60 | 1–0 | Alumni Arena (1,229) Amherst, NY |
| November 11, 2023* 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Old Dominion MAC-SBC Challenge | L 48–59 | 1–1 | Chartway Arena (2,024) Norfolk, VA |
| November 14, 2023* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Niagara | W 92–75 | 2–1 | Alumni Arena (1,376) Amherst, NY |
| November 17, 2023* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Stonehill | W 60–39 | 3–1 | Alumni Arena (1,276) Amherst, NY |
| November 22, 2023* 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | St. Bonaventure | W 78–69 | 4–1 | Alumni Arena (1,286) Amherst, NY |
| November 26, 2023* 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Kutztown | W 87–47 | 5–1 | Alumni Arena (1,289) Amherst, NY |
| December 2, 2023* 1:00 pm, FloHoops | | at Stony Brook | L 52–83 | 5–2 | Island Federal Arena (712) Stony Brook, NY |
| December 9, 2023* 2:00 pm, FloHoops | | at Drexel | L 57–65 | 5–3 | Daskalakis Athletic Center (491) Philadelphia, PA |
| December 16, 2023* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Le Moyne | L 61–66 | 5–4 | Alumni Arena (1,365) Amherst, NY |
| December 30, 2023* 12:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Maryland Eastern Shore | W 70–61 | 6–4 | Alumni Arena (1,435) Amherst, NY |
| MAC regular season ||||||
| January 3, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Kent State | L 64–73 | 6–5 (0–1) | Alumni Arena (1,188) Amherst, NY |
| January 6, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Central Michigan | W 77–69 | 7–5 (1–1) | McGuirk Arena (1,045) Mount Pleasant, MI |
| January 10, 2024 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at Ball State | L 62–67 | 7–6 (1–2) | Worthen Arena (1,549) Muncie, IN |
| January 13, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Akron | W 59–57 | 8–6 (2–2) | Alumni Arena (1,146) Amherst, NY |
| January 17, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Northern Illinois | W 65–58 | 9–6 (3–2) | Convocation Center (445) DeKalb, IL |
| January 20, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Western Michigan | L 63–66 | 9–7 (3–3) | Alumni Arena (1,338) Amherst, NY |
| January 24, 2024 11:00 am, ESPN+ | | Bowling Green | W 82–72 | 10–7 (4–3) | Alumni Arena (2,273) Amherst, NY |
| January 27, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Toledo | L 63–67 | 10–8 (4–4) | Savage Arena (4,157) Toledo, OH |
| January 31, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Ohio | W 81–63 | 11–8 (5–4) | Convocation Center (1,154) Athens, OH |
| February 3, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Eastern Michigan | W 75–63 | 12–8 (6–4) | Alumni Arena (1,880) Amherst, NY |
| February 7, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Miami (OH) | W 49–43 | 13–8 (7–4) | Millett Hall (510) Oxford, OH |
| February 10, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Southern Miss MAC-SBC Challenge | W 62–46 | 14–8 | Alumni Arena (1,756) Amherst, NY |
| February 17, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Akron | L 54–65 | 14–9 (7–5) | James A. Rhodes Arena (749) Akron, OH |
| February 21, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Northern Illinois | L 57–66 | 14–10 (7–6) | Alumni Arena (1,740) Amherst, NY |
| February 24, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Ohio | W 67–54 | 15–10 (8–6) | Alumni Arena (1,866) Amherst, NY |
| February 28, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Bowling Green | W 70–55 | 16–10 (9–6) | Stroh Center (1,868) Bowling Green, OH |
| March 2, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Kent State | L 59–67 | 16–11 (9–7) | MAC Center (2,687) Kent, OH |
| March 6, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Central Michigan | W 77–68 | 17–11 (10–7) | Alumni Arena (1,841) Amherst, NY |
| March 9, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Ball State | L 50–71 | 17–12 (10–8) | Alumni Arena (2,371) Amherst, NY |
| MAC tournament ||||||
| March 13, 2024 1:30 pm, ESPN+ | (4) | vs. (5) Bowling Green Quarterfinals | W 70–64 | 18–12 | Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse (1,426) Cleveland, OH |
| March 15, 2024 10:00 am, ESPN+ | (4) | vs. (1) Toledo Semifinals | W 77–74 $^{OT}$ | 19–12 | Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse Cleveland, OH |
| March 16, 2024 11:00 am, CBSSN | (4) | vs. (3) Kent State Championship | L 60–78 | 19–13 | Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse (2,292) Cleveland, OH |
| WBIT ||||||
| March 21, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Monmouth First Round | L 58–68 | 19–14 | Alumni Arena (710) Amherst, NY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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