America East foes will collide when the Binghamton Bearcats (6-20) play the Massachusetts-Lowell River Hawks (11-16) at Events Center. Action begins at 4:30 pm ET on Saturday, Feb. 20.
The Bearcats are hoping to rebound after their 78-64 loss to Vermont on Wednesday. Willie Rodriguez was the game’s leading scorer with 22 points. The River Hawks, meanwhile, are feeling some disappointment after their 80-69 loss against New Hampshire on Wednesday. Keith Hayes II played well for Massachusetts-Lowell, recording 14 points, two steals, and two rebounds.
Jahad Thomas has been hot over the last five games for the River Hawks, averaging 19.8 points, 7.0 rebounds, 2.8 assists, and 2.4 steals.
It’s a matchup of two different tempos, as the fast-paced River Hawks (ranked 13th in the nation in possessions per game) square off against the grind-it-out Bearcats (302nd).
This is the second game of the year between these two teams, with the Bearcats winning the first matchup 64-57. Marlon Beck had a standout performance in the victory, putting up 17 points, five rebounds, two assists, one steal, and three three-pointers.
Notes
With 66.6 possessions and .889 points per possession, the Binghamton Bearcats perform worse on both metrics than the Massachusetts-Lowell River Hawks. Massachusetts-Lowell averages 74.4 possessions and 1.037 points per possession.
Massachusetts-Lowell has an average effective field goal percentage of 54.3%. Binghamton has not won a game this season when opponents have a similar or higher effective field goal percentage (0-8).
Massachusetts-Lowell ranks 97th in assists, recording 14.7 per game. Binghamton performs worse at 319th with 11.0 assists per game.
Binghamton has forced an average turnover percentage of 18.7% this season. Massachusetts-Lowell has a poor 6-11 record when its TO% is 18.7% or higher.
