VESTAL, N.Y. - Binghamton men's basketball will aim for its ninth win of the season and fifth in the last six when the Bearcats (8-5) travel to West Point to face Army (5-6) on Wednesday. Tip is set for 7 p.m. in Christl Arena, where BU is just 1-5 all-time.

Binghamton is averaging 81.4 points in its last five games but will face a similarly-potent Army offense that is averaging 79 points on the season and put 83 on the board in a narrow loss at St. Bonaventure Monday night.

Quick Hits
•    This is Binghamton's 70th season of basketball, 16th at the Division I level
•    BU recorded five wins in November for the first time in program history and already has the most non-conference wins (8) in its 16-year D-I tenure
•    Bearcats lead the America East and rank 39th in the nation (out of 351) in assists (186). They are also 42nd in made 3-pointers (103).
•    BU ranks ninth in the country in bench minutes, as 11 players are averaging 10+ minutes
•    Bearcats are averaging 71.3 ppg. on offense, more than 10 points higher than their 2015-16 average (60.9)  
•    BU has two more non-conference games before America East play begins on Jan. 5
•    Bearcats are 1-1 vs. Patriot League this season with a win at Colgate and loss to Loyola. All-time, BU is 8-27 vs. the PL

Last time out
•    BU shot a season-high 61 percent and built a 26-point halftime lead en route to an 85-66 home win over Delaware State on Saturday
•    Freshman guard Fard Muhammad tied his season high with 16 points (5-of-7 three-pointers) and guards Yosef Yacob and Everson Davis added 14 and 10 points respectively
•    Had 21 assists on 31 field goals and 12 different players scored points    

About Army
•    The Black Knights won four of five before dropping successive games at Monmouth (81-71) and on Monday, St. Bonaventure (92-83)
•    In the game at Bona, there were 14 lead changes and 10 ties and Army (11 3's) was within three points with four minutes to play
•    Army typically starts three sophomores, a freshman and a senior
•    The Black Knights were picked to finish 10th (of 10) in the Patriot League Preseason Poll after graduating three all-conference selections and their entire starting five
•    Last season Army went 19-14 and lost in the Patriot League semifinals to eventual champion Holy Cross    

All-time series vs. Army
•    Army has won the last five matchups and leads the all-time series 7-2
•    In those five wins Army is averaging 76+ points
•    The Black Knights posted a 75-60 win in Vestal last Nov. 15
•    In that game Army hit 11 three-pointers, led by 10 six minutes into the game and took advantage of 14 missed free throws by the Bearcats
•    BU is 1-5 all-time at Christl Arena — the lone win coming on Dec. 8, 2001

Bearcats have made meteoric rise in offensive statistics
As of Dec. 13, BU ranks 39th in the nation (of 351) in assists (186) and 42nd in three-pointers made (103). Last season, the Bearcats ranked 325th in assists and 315th in three-pointers. The team's scoring output of 71.3 is more than 10 points higher than the 2015-16 average (60.9). Twice this season BU has shot above 60 percent for an entire game and five times the Bearcats have shot 60 percent or higher for a half, including a program record 73 percent (16-of-22) in the first half against Loyola on Dec. 10. In that game, BU made its first nine shots of the game — another school record.

BU bench and depth paying dividends
Binghamton has 11 players averaging 10+ minutes in 2016-17 and their bench minutes rank ninth in the nation (kenpom). The bench outscored opposing benchs in 10 of its first 13 games and BU is 7-3 in those games. Six times in the first 13 games BU's bench has contributed 30 or more points. Coach Dempsey has used eight different starting lineups this season.

The "3" ball is best indicator of BU success
Through 13 games, BU is 8-0 when outshooting opponents from three-point range (3-pt FG%) and 0-5 when not.

Yacob dialed in from beyond arc
Redshirt junior guard Yosef Yacob is shooting 64 percent (18-of-28) from three-point range this season. His average would be top-10 in the nation but Yacob currently falls short of the minumum makes requirement (2.5/game).

Ahearn automatic in post
Inside the arc, junior forward Bobby Ahearn is finishing at a gaudy 77 percent clip — one of the highest two-point percentages in the nation. Through 13 games, Ahearn is shooting 66 percent overall, which leads the America East. He currently falls short of qualifying for NCAA stats (5 made FG/game).