It will be a battle between America East opponents when the Vermont Catamounts (15-12) welcome the Binghamton Bearcats (6-19) to Roy L Patrick Gymnasium. The game gets underway at 7:00 pm ET on Wednesday, Feb. 17.
The Catamounts were victorious over Hartford 92-81 on Sunday. Kurt Steidl was the team’s high scorer with 26 points on 6-for-10 shooting. The Bearcats, meanwhile, are coming off a 68-54 win over that same Hartford squad on Thursday. Willie Rodriguez had a good game and claimed his fourth double-double of the season, posting 27 points and 11 rebounds.
This will be the second matchup of the season between these two teams. The Catamounts won the first game 61-52. Steidl was a top performer in the victory with 16 points, six rebounds, two assists, four steals, and three three-pointers.
Notes
The Vermont Catamounts average 68.5 possessions and 1.075 points per possession in games this season. The Binghamton Bearcats average fewer possessions with 66.7, as well as fewer points per possession with .884.
Vermont averages an effective field goal percentage of 53.6%. Binghamton has not won a game this season when opponents have a similar or higher effective field goal percentage (0-8).
Vermont, the 83rd-ranked team in blocked shots, records an average of 4.3 per game. Binghamton does worse, ranked 317th with 2.1.
Vermont has forced an average turnover percentage of 17.1% this season. Binghamton has a subpar 5-15 record when its TO% is 17.1% or higher.
