# 2021–22 Buffalo Bulls men's basketball team

The 2021–22 Buffalo Bulls men's basketball team represented the University at Buffalo in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulls, led by third-year head coach Jim Whitesell, played their home games at Alumni Arena in Amherst, New York as members of the Mid-American Conference.

## Previous season

The Bulls finished the 2020–21 season 16–9, 12–5 in MAC play to finish in second place. In the MAC tournament, they defeated Miami (OH) in the first round, Akron in the quarterfinals, advancing to the championship game. In the title game, they lost to Ohio. They received an invitation to the NIT, where they would lose to Colorado State in the first round.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| November 4, 2021* 7:30 pm, ESPN3 | | Medaille | W 105–54 | – | 19 – 2 Tied | 10 – 2 Tied | 5 – 2 Tied | Alumni Arena (2,143) Amherst, NY |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| November 10, 2021* 6:30 pm, BTN | | at No. 6 Michigan | L 76–88 | 0–1 | 32 – Williams | 8 – 2 Tied | 4 – Segu | Crisler Center (12,707) Ann Arbor, MI |
| November 15, 2021* 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at North Texas | W 69–66 | 1–1 | 18 – Jack | 10 – Mballa | 6 – Williams | The Super Pit (3,058) Denton, TX |
| November 20, 2021* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Rider Cancún Challenge campus-site game | W 87–65 | 2–1 | 19 – Williams | 7 – 2 Tied | 6 – Jones | Alumni Arena (2,338) Amherst, NY |
| November 23, 2021* 6:00 pm, CBSSN | | vs. Stephen F. Austin Cancún Challenge Riviera Semifinals | L 78–79 | 2–2 | 25 – Segu | 9 – Mballa | 4 – Segu | Hard Rock Hotel Riviera (103) Cancún, Mexico |
| November 24, 2021* 6:00 pm, CBSSN | | vs. Illinois State Cancún Challenge Riviera Consolation | W 106–90 | 3–2 | 29 – Mballa | 8 – Mballa | 8 – Segu | Hard Rock Hotel Riviera (144) Cancún, Mexico |
| November 29, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Point Park | W 94–49 | 4–2 | 19 – Mballa | 12 – Mballa | 7 – Segu | Alumni Arena (1,702) Amherst, NY |
| December 4, 2021* 4:00 pm, NBCSN Digital | | at St. Bonaventure | L 65–68 | 4–3 | 23 – Williams | 7 – Fagan | 4 – Segu | Reilly Center (4,860) St. Bonaventure, NY |
| December 8, 2021* 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Western Kentucky | W 77–67 | 5–3 | 19 – Mballa | 9 – Mballa | 7 – Segu | E. A. Diddle Arena (3,689) Bowling Green, KY |
| December 11, 2021* 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | St. John Fisher | W 100–58 | 6–3 | 18 – Mballa | 7 – Mballa | 4 – Jack | Alumni Arena (1,682) Amherst, NY |
| December 18, 2021* 5:00 pm, GoGriffs.com | | vs. Canisius | L 64–65 | 6–4 | 13 – Williams | 14 – Williams | 5 – Segu | KeyBank Center (3,686) Buffalo, NY |
| December 21, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | UC Irvine | Postponed due to COVID-19 protocols at UC Irvine | Postponed due to COVID-19 protocols at UC Irvine | Postponed due to COVID-19 protocols at UC Irvine | Postponed due to COVID-19 protocols at UC Irvine | Postponed due to COVID-19 protocols at UC Irvine | Alumni Arena Amherst, NY |
| MAC regular season |||||||||
| December 29, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Miami (OH) | L 81–91 | 6–5 (0–1) | 26 – Mballa | 17 – Mballa | 7 – Segu | Alumni Arena (2,221) Amherst, NY |
| January 1, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Akron | L 76–88 | 6–6 (0–2) | 19 – 2 Tied | 5 – Williams | 4 – 2 Tied | James A. Rhodes Arena (1,510) Akron, OH |
| January 5, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Bowling Green | W 99–88 | 7–6 (1–2) | 21 – Williams | 15 – Skogman | 7 – Segu | Alumni Arena (1,301) Amherst, NY |
| January 11, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Western Michigan | W 78–64 | 8–6 (2–2) | 17 – Segu | 11 – Skogman | 3 – Jones | University Arena (1,226) Kalamazoo, MI |
| January 14, 2022 6:00 pm, CBSSN | | at Ball State | W 74–68 | 9–6 (3–2) | 20 – Williams | 11 – Skogman | 7 – Segu | Worthen Arena (3,563) Muncie, IN |
| January 18, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Central Michigan | Postponed due COVID-19 issues | Postponed due COVID-19 issues | Postponed due COVID-19 issues | Postponed due COVID-19 issues | Postponed due COVID-19 issues | Alumni Arena Amherst, NY |
| January 21, 2022 8:00 pm, CBSSN | | Kent State | W 64–51 | 10–6 (4–2) | 25 – Williams | 11 – Williams | 6 – Williams | Alumni Arena (2,056) Amherst, NY |
| January 25, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Toledo | L 75–86 | 10–7 (4–3) | 24 – Williams | 13 – Mballa | 3 – Skogman | Savage Arena (3,927) Toledo, OH |
| January 28, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPNU | | Ohio | L 53–74 | 10–8 (4–4) | 13 – Williams | 7 – Williams | 2 – Jack | Alumni Arena (2,131) Amherst, NY |
| February 5, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Central Michigan | W 74–54 | 11–8 (5–4) | 19 – Williams | 9 – Jack | 5 – Williams | McGuirk Arena (1,933) Mount Pleasant, MI |
| February 8, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Eastern Michigan | W 102–64 | 12–8 (6–4) | 22 – Jack | 9 – Jack | 9 – Segu | Alumni Arena (3,146) Amherst, NY |
| February 12, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Ball State | W 80–74 | 13–8 (7–4) | 24 – Williams | 13 – Skogman | 6 – Segu | Alumni Arena (3,014) Amherst, NY |
| February 15, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Bowling Green | W 112–85 | 14–8 (8–4) | 20 – Mballa | 11 – Mballa | 6 – Segu | Stroh Center (1,910) Bowling Green, OH |
| February 17, 2022 12:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Eastern Michigan Rescheduled from January 1 | W 83–69 | 15–8 (9–4) | 19 – Mballa | 13 – Mballa | 3 – Williams | George Gervin GameAbove Center (500) Ypsilanti, MI |
| February 19, 2022 4:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Western Michigan | W 87–73 | 16–8 (10–4) | 24 – Williams | 9 – Mballa | 6 – Segu | Alumni Arena (4,666) Amherst, NY |
| February 22, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Miami (OH) | W 86–84 | 17–8 (11–4) | 23 – Mballa | 17 – Mballa | 9 – Segu | Millett Hall (1,798) Oxford, OH |
| February 24, 2022 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Northern Illinois Rescheduled from January 4 | W 79–68 | 18–8 (12–4) | 28 – Williams | 9 – Skogman | 6 – Segu | Convocation Center (521) DeKalb, IL |
| February 26, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Northern Illinois | W 70–60 | 19–8 (13–4) | 18 – Williams | 15 – Mballa | 4 – Williams | Alumni Arena (4,990) Amherst, NY |
| March 1, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Toledo | L 76–92 | 19–9 (13–5) | 20 – Segu | 10 – Mballa | 5 – Segu | Alumni Arena (5,470) Amherst, NY |
| March 4, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Kent State | L 65–70 | 19–10 (13–6) | 20 – Sincere | 10 – Mballa | 9 – Sincere | MAC Center (4,283) Kent, OH |
| MAC Tournament |||||||||
| March 10, 2022 1:30 pm, ESPN+ | (5) | vs. (4) Akron Quarterfinals | L 68–70 | 19–11 | 17 – Williams | 8 – Skogman | 4 – Williams | Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse Cleveland, OH |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. |||||||||
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