Basketball Game Preview: Buffalo Bison vs. Burns Broncs

Bison

Points

02/08/25 @ Torrington	57
02/07/25 vs Wheatland	26
02/01/25 @ Worland	50
01/31/25 vs Powell	40
01/25/25 vs Newcastle	64
+ 10 more games

Buffalo is a perfect 7-0 against Burns since January of 2019 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Saturday. The Buffalo Bison will square off against the Burns Broncs at 5:30 p.m. Buffalo is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 54.7 points per game this season.

Buffalo will roll into the matchup after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up 26 points last Friday, then bounced right back against Torrington on Saturday. Buffalo enjoyed a cozy 57-40 win over Torrington.

Brady Engling continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, going 5-for-12 to rack up 17 points along with seven boards and four blocks. He has been hot recently, having posted two or more blocks the last three times he's played. Cortlan Smith was another key player, going 6-for-11 on his way to 13 points.

Meanwhile, Burns had to suffer through a 66-32 loss at the hands of Rawlins.

Burns dropped their record down to 4-15 with the defeat, which was their fifth straight on the road. As for Buffalo, their victory bumped their record up to 9-6.

Buffalo didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Burns in their previous meeting back in March of 2022, but they still walked away with a 45-41 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Buffalo since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.