Nick Perkins had 20 points and 11 rebounds, and No. 14 Buffalo beat Southern Illinois 73-65 on Saturday to improve to 10-0. CJ Massinburg scored 14 points, Davonta Jordan had 11 and the Bulls continued their best start since 1930-31, when they finished 15-0. They have won 17 consecutive home games dating to last season. Sean Lloyd Jr. had 14 points for Southern Illinois (7-5) in its second straight loss. Buffalo scored 23 points off of 22 turnovers to help make up for shooting 7 of 30 from 3-point range. Perkins scored 11 points during a 17-0 run that put Buffalo ahead 27-10 midway through the first half, but the Bulls went nearly eight minutes without a field goal during the Salukis’ 10-0 run that trimmed the lead to 33-28 at the break. Buffalo went on a 9-0 stretch early in the second half and built its largest advantage, 59-39, with 10:46 remaining. Southern Illinois chipped away and got within single digits in the closing minutes.
