It will be a battle between America East opponents when the Massachusetts-Lowell River Hawks (7-12) welcome the Binghamton Bearcats (3-15) to Costello Athletic Center. The game gets underway at 2:00 pm ET on Sunday, Jan. 24.
The River Hawks lost a tough one against New Hampshire 78-76 on Thursday. Mark Cornelius was the team’s high scorer, contributing 18 points. The Bearcats are coming off a 61-52 loss to Vermont on Thursday. Marlon Beck had a good shooting night, leading the game with 18 points.
Jahad Thomas has really been playing well as of late for the River Hawks, averaging 16.8 points, 6.6 rebounds, 3.6 assists, and 1.8 steals over the last five games.
Notes
On average, Massachusetts-Lowell has 73.1 possessions per game and scores 1.031 points on each possession. Binghamton has both fewer possessions (67.6) and scores fewer points during those possessions (.864).
Binghamton has an average effective field goal percentage of 42.0%. Massachusetts-Lowell is a poor 7-12 when opponents have a similar or higher effective field goal percentage.
Massachusetts-Lowell ranks 94th in assists, registering 14.9 per game. Binghamton performs worse at 335th with 10.6 assists per game.
Massachusetts-Lowell has forced an average turnover percentage of 19.2% this season. Binghamton has a subpar 3-10 record when its TO% is 19.2% or higher.
