Buffalo vs Texas Tech 3/24/19 - NCAA Tournament Picks & Predictions

The No. 6 seeded Buffalo Bulls play the No. 3 seeded Texas Tech Red Raiders on Sunday in an NCAA Tournament West Region second round matchup at Bank of Oklahoma Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Buffalo easily defeated Arizona State on Friday 91-74 in its first round encounter. The Bulls were led by Nick Perkins and Jeremy Harris with 21 points and 10 boards apiece and are playing at the top of their game.

Texas Tech used its tough defense to shut down Northern Kentucky in its first round matchup and walk away with a 72-57 win. Jarrett Culver led the Red Raiders with 29 points, eight boards and seven assists. Texas Tech started slower than usual but shook that off with a strong second half to win by 15. CJ Massinburg leads the Bulls in scoring with an average of 18.3 points per game. Nick Perkins is the second leading scorer and leading rebounder with averages of 14.5 points and 7.4 rebounds per game. Davonta Jordan leads the Bulls in assists with an average of 3.6 per game. Buffalo is shooting 46.2% from the field and 33.5% from 3-point territory.

Jarrett Culver leads the Red Raiders in scoring, rebounding and assists with averages of 18.5 points, 6.3 rebounds and 3.7 assists per game. Davide Moretti is the second leading scorer with an average of 11.6 points per game. Texas Tech is shooting 47.4% from the field and 36.6% from 3-point territory.