# 2017–18 Buffalo Bulls women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Buffalo Bulls women's basketball team represented the University at Buffalo during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bulls, led by sixth-year head coach Felisha Legette-Jack, played their home games at Alumni Arena as members of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 29–6, 16–2 in MAC play to win MAC East Division. They advanced to the championship game of the MAC women's tournament where they lost to Central Michigan. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA women's tournament where they upset South Florida in the first round to win their first NCAA tournament game in school history, Florida State in the second round to advanced to the sweet sixteen for the first time in school history. They lost to South Carolina. With 29 wins, they finished with the most wins in school history.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| November 3, 2017* 5:30 p.m. | | Bloomsburg | W 64–32 | – | 20 – C. Oursler | 7 – C. Oursler | 4 – S. Reid | Alumni Arena Buffalo, NY |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| November 10, 2017* 1:00 p.m. | | Delaware | W 87–73 | 1–0 | 17 – C. Dillard | 6 – K. Ups | 11 – S. Reid | Alumni Arena (1,015) Buffalo, NY |
| November 13, 2017* 7:00 p.m. | | Maryland Eastern Shore | W 76–41 | 2–0 | 12 – S. Hemphill | 9 – Tier | 6 – C. Dillard | Alumni Arena (966) Buffalo, NY |
| November 23, 2017* 4:15 p.m. | | vs. Nebraska San Juan Shootout | W 82–72 | 3–0 | 25 – C. Dillard | 7 – S. Hemphill | 5 – S. Reid | Ocean Center Daytona Beach, FL |
| November 24, 2017* 6:30 p.m. | | vs. Clemson San Juan Shootout | W 61–41 | 4–0 | 13 – C. Oursler | 14 – S. Hemphill | 4 – K. Ups | Ocean Center (175) Daytona Beach, FL |
| December 2, 2017* 2:36 p.m., P12N | | at Arizona State ASU Classic semifinals | L 57–76 | 4–1 | 18 – C. Dillard | 5 – B. Morrison | 2 – Tied | Wells Fargo Arena (2,233) Tempe, AZ |
| December 3, 2017* 12:04 p.m. | | vs. UNLV ASU Classic 3rd place game | W 80–53 | 5–1 | 18 – C. Dillard | 6 – Tied | 7 – H. Hall | Wells Fargo Arena Tempe, AZ |
| December 7, 2017* 7:00 p.m. | | Canisius | W 73–47 | 6–1 | 14 – Tied | 7 – Tied | 8 – K. Ups | Alumni Arena (1,354) Buffalo, NY |
| December 9, 2017 2:00 p.m. | | at Columbia | W 65–63 | 7–1 | 26 – C. Oursler | 11 – C. Oursler | 5 – C. Dillard | Levien Gymnasium (371) New York, NY |
| December 15, 2017* 7:00 p.m. | | at St. Bonaventure | W 76–59 | 8–1 | 15 – S. Reid | 8 – B. Morrison | 10 – C. Dillard | Reilly Center (876) Olean, NY |
| December 18, 2017* 7:00 p.m. | | at Niagara | L 62–75 | 8–2 | 16 – C. Oursler | 9 – S. Hemphill | 6 – Tied | Gallagher Center (410) Niagara, NY |
| December 21, 2017* 11:01 a.m. | | at St. John's | W 73–72 | 9–2 | 17 – A. Jones | 10 – S. Hemphill | 5 – S. Reid | Carnesecca Arena (5,602) Queens, NY |
| MAC regular season |||||||||
| December 30, 2017 2:00 p.m. | | at Akron | W 89–66 | 10–2 (1–0) | 18 – Tied | 6 – S. Reid | 10 – S. Reid | James A. Rhodes Arena (522) Akron, OH |
| January 3, 2018 7:00 p.m. | | Western Michigan | W 71–49 | 11–2 (2–0) | 23 – C. Dillard | 9 – C. Oursler | 12 – S. Reid | Alumni Arena (1,059) Buffalo, NY |
| January 6, 2018 2:00 p.m. | | at Northern Illinois | L 84–86 $^{OT}$ | 11–3 (2–1) | 18 – C. Dillard | 12 – C. Oursler | 11 – S. Reid | Convocation Center (593) DeKalb, IL |
| January 10, 2018 7:00 p.m. | | Miami (OH) | W 72–67 | 12–3 (3–1) | 19 – C. Dillard | 6 – Tied | 8 – C. Dillard | Alumni Arena (1,032) Buffalo, NY |
| January 13, 2018 2:00 p.m. | | at Ball State | W 84–80 | 13–3 (4–1) | 20 – C. Dillard | 10 – S. Hemphill | 9 – S. Reid | Worthen Arena (1,568) Muncie, IN |
| January 17, 2018 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | at Ohio | W 67–63 | 14–3 (5–1) | 20 – C. Dillard | 10 – S. Hemphill | 5 – Tied | Convocation Center (355) Athens, OH |
| January 20, 2018 2:00 p.m. | | Toledo | W 87–69 | 15–3 (6–1) | 30 – C. Dillard | 10 – S. Hemphill | 10 – S. Reid | Alumni Arena (1,899) Buffalo, NY |
| January 27, 2018 2:00 p.m. | | Eastern Michigan | W 97–92 $^{OT}$ | 16–3 (7–1) | 25 – C. Oursler | 13 – C. Oursler | 9 – S. Reid | Alumni Arena (1,630) Buffalo, NY |
| January 31, 2018 7:00 p.m. | | at Central Michigan | L 79–86 | 16–4 (7–2) | 22 – C. Dillard | 10 – S. Hemphill | 5 – C. Dillard | McGuirk Arena (1,765) Mount Pleasant, MI |
| February 3, 2018 2:00 p.m. | | at Toledo | W 84–73 | 17–4 (8–2) | 21 – C. Dillard | 13 – S. Hemphill | 4 – C. Dillard | Savage Arena (4,613) Toledo, OH |
| February 7, 2018 7:00 p.m. | | Kent State | W 80–42 | 18–4 (9–2) | 19 – C. Oursler | 14 – C. Oursler | 8 – S. Reid | Alumni Arena (1,054) Buffalo, NY |
| February 10, 2018 1:02 p.m. | | at Miami (OH) | W 64–49 | 19–4 (10–2) | 16 – S. Reid | 13 – C. Oursler | 6 – Tied | Millett Hall (1,507) Oxford, OH |
| February 14, 2018 7:00 p.m. | | Central Michigan | W 85–82 | 20–4 (11–2) | 24 – C. Oursler | 13 – C. Oursler | 9 – C. Dillard | Alumni Arena (1,010) Buffalo, NY |
| February 17, 2018 1:00 p.m. | | Akron | W 85–71 | 21–4 (12–2) | 18 – S. Hemphill | 9 – S. Hemphill | 10 – S. Reid | Alumni Arena (1,001) Buffalo, NY |
| February 21, 2018 7:00 p.m. | | at Bowling Green | W 88–67 | 22–4 (13–2) | 20 – C. Oursler | 12 – C. Oursler | 7 – C. Dillard | Stroh Center (1,060) Bowling Green, OH |
| February 24, 2018 1:00 p.m. | | Ohio | W 70–53 | 23–4 (14–2) | 12 – C. Oursler | 23 – S. Hemphill | 7 – S. Reid | Alumni Arena (3,128) Buffalo, NY |
| February 28, 2018 7:00 p.m. | | at Kent State | W 81–51 | 24–4 (15–2) | 17 – C. Dillard | 6 – S. Hemphill | 5 – A. Jones | MAC Center (411) Kent, OH |
| March 3, 2018 2:00 p.m. | | Bowling Green | W 74–38 | 25–4 (16–2) | 12 – C. Oursler | 8 – S. Hemphill | 7 – S. Reid | Alumni Arena (2,681) Buffalo, NY |
| MAC Women's Tournament |||||||||
| March 7, 2018 5:00 p.m. | (2) | vs. (10) Kent State Quarterfinals | W 72–50 | 26–4 | 22 – S. Reid | 11 – C. Dillard | 11 – S. Reid | Quicken Loans Arena (1,422) Cleveland, OH |
| March 9, 2018 1:30 p.m. | (2) | vs. (6) Western Michigan Semifinals | W 85–53 | 27–4 | 17 – C. Dillard | 6 – S. Hemphill | 7 – C. Dillard | Quicken Loans Arena (1,271) Cleveland, OH |
| March 10, 2018 11:00 a.m., CBSSN | (2) | vs. (1) Central Michigan Championship Game | L 91–96 | 27–5 | 26 – C. Dillard | 7 – S. Hemphill | 10 – C. Dillard | Quicken Loans Arena (1,656) Cleveland, OH |
| NCAA Women's Tournament |||||||||
| March 17, 2018* 1:30 p.m., ESPN2 | (11 A) | vs. (6 A) No. 19 South Florida First Round | W 101–79 | 28–5 | 36 – C. Dillard | 7 – K. Ups | 8 – S. Reid | Donald L. Tucker Center (3,507) Tallahassee, FL |
| March 19, 2018* 6:30 p.m., ESPN2 | (11 A) | at (3 A) No. 11 Florida State Second Round | W 86–65 | 29–5 | 22 – C. Dillard | 11 – S. Hemphill | 5 – C. Dillard | Donald L. Tucker Center (4,119) Tallahassee, FL |
| March 24, 2018* 11:30 a.m., ESPN | (11 A) | vs. (2 A) No. 7 South Carolina Sweet Sixteen | L 63–79 | 29–6 | 29 – C. Dillard | 4 – C. Oursler | 6 – C. Dillard | Times Union Center (10,310) Albany, NY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. A=Albany Region. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||

## Rankings

2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
Legend :
| | Increase in ranking |
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| | Not ranked previous week |
| (RV) | Received Votes |