Pitt's guards face a Buffalo defense that gave up 42 paint points and 11 made threes to Marshall on Monday. Naithan George, A'lahn Sumler and Jalil Bethea combined for 17 assists and just 1 turnover against Rider that night.
That passing against Buffalo's opening-game defensive problems is the matchup behind Over 151 in Buffalo at Pitt. The Panthers also got 45 bench points against Rider, including Chase Foster's 23.
Buffalo's contribution starts with Antoine Lorick, who scored 28 against Marshall and went 9-of-13 at the line. Drew Steffe added 19 points, and the pair shot 17-of-32 from the field.
Pitt scored 45 second-half points against Rider with its large lead already established. Buffalo added 41 second-half points at Marshall while playing from behind.