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It's Bobby Hurley's current team going against Bobby Hurley's old team. I'm liking the current team against this spread. Last year Buffalo firebombed Arizona right out of the tournament in the first round, but that was an Arizona team with a lot of distractions. Not to mention, this Arizona State team is better defensively, and plays at a similar pace as Buffalo, so it won't have any difficulties there. Also, as good as Buffalo's been this season, it's spent the last few months playing teams that aren't nearly as capable as this Arizona State team is.
The Buffalo Bulls will aim to prove their worth as a high seed from the MAC Friday. They’ll take on an Arizona State team that showed flashes of a quality tournament team in its win over St. John's. That’s the gray area for the Sun Devils as they’ve shown an inability to put together 40 minutes of quality basketball in high-stake games. Grab the Bulls to be ready for the Sun Devils and advance to the round of 32.
I like Arizona State over Buffalo. This is Bobby Hurley coaching against his old team, his old assistant. ASU is good, they can score inside and outside, they can defend. I think the Pac-12 teams are better than people think.