Siena men's basketball opens MAAC play vs. Canisius
Witherspoon was in a similar situation during his tenure as Buffalo's head coach. In 2011, the Bulls traveled to face a Dayton team that had just won the ESPN Events Invitational title three days earlier.
Buffalo trounced Dayton 84-55, though Witherspoon didn't want to dwell on any comparisons to Friday's game.