Syracuse men’s basketball added a matchup with Buffalo to its nonconference slate, SU Athletics announced in a release Thursday afternoon. The matchup will take place on Dec. 18, 2018.

This will be the second straight year the Orange — which owns a 28-5 all-time series lead — plays the Bulls, with the last matchup coming on Dec. 19 of last year, an 81-74 SU victory.

Buffalo had a much improved season in 2017-18, going 27-9. That included a Mid-American Conference championship and first-round upset in the NCAA Tournament of No. 4-seeded Arizona, 89-68.

The matchup is the fifth game added to SU’s nonconference schedule. Here are the games that have been confirmed so far, per the SU release.

Thursday, Nov. 15 — 2K Classic vs. Connecticut, Iowa or Oregon
Friday, Nov. 16 — 2K Classic vs. Connecticut, Iowa or Oregon
Saturday, Dec. 1 — vs. Cornell
Saturday, Dec. 15 — vs. Old Dominion
Saturday, Dec. 18 — vs. Buffalo