VESTAL, N.Y. - Binghamton men's basketball wraps up a road-heavy November when the Bearcats (3-4) face Delaware State (2-5) at 8 p.m. Wednesday night in Dover. The Bearcats are looking for their third straight win and second this season against teams from the MEAC.
Binghamton finishes its first month of the season with its sixth game away from home out of eight (4 away, 2 neutral).
Last time out
• Binghamton stretched a nine-point halftime lead with 52 second-half points en rouute to a 97-65 win over Division III Hartwick on Sunday
• Junior center
Thomas Bruce set a school record with a 10-for-10 shooting performance (7 dunks). Bruce tallied 23 points, 8 rebs and two blocks in 22 min.
• Junior guards
Everson Davis (7-for-8 FG, 17 pts.) and
J.C. Show (15 pts, 5 assists) also starred
• Binghamton's starting five scored 72 points
About Delaware State
• Hornets are coming off a lopsided 95-64 loss at Troy (Alab.) on Monday
• DSU shot 58% in first half yet still trailed by 17 at break after hosts nailed eight three-pointers
• Played without top scorers Kobe Gantz (13.5 ppg.) and Jonathan Mitchell (11.3 ppg.)
• Team has just one senior and six underclassmen and was picked to finish 10th (of 13) in the MEAC Preseason Poll
• Big team with five players 6-foot-8 or taller (BU has three)
• Looking for first win over D-I opponent this season
All-time series vs. Delaware State
Binghamton won last year's inaugural meeting, 85-66, in Vestal, N.Y.
Fard Muhammad hit 5-of-7 threes for 16 points and BU used a 26-6 first-half run to build a 26-point halftime cushion. Binghamton shot 64% in the first half and 61% for the game.