VESTAL, N.Y. - Binghamton men's basketball looks to stretch a three-game win streak and remain perfect at home when the Bearcats (4-4) host Colgate (3-3) at 2 p.m. Saturday at Dr. Bai Lee Court. The game follows a noon tilt between the BU women and Yale and precedes the department's 22nd Annual Hall of Fame Ceremony, which will wrap up a busy day in the Events Center. 

Now more than halfway through the team's 15-game non-conference slate, BU begins its seven-game month of December with the first of three straight matchups against members of the Patriot League.  

Junior guard J.C. Show leads the team with a 14.9 scoring average. Show has scored in double figures in seven of eight games and has tallied 11 three-pointers in his last three games.

Junior center Thomas Bruce is averaging 14.6 points and a team-high 8.9 rebounds. He also leads the America East and ranks among the nation's leaders with 3.0 blocks per game. Bruce is shooting 61 percent from the floor. Sophomore guard Fard Muhammad has reached double figures in three of his last four games to push his scoring average up to 10.1. Muhammad is shooting 52 percent from beyond the arc and he and Show lead the team with 23 three-pointers apiece. 

Last time out
•    Binghamton opened the game with a 16-4 run and never looked back in rolling to an 85-64 road win at Delaware State on Wednesday
•    BU led by 17 at half and held a 16+ point cushion throughout second half
•    BU hit a season-high 13 three-pointers (13-of-25) and flirted with the program record for shooting percentage before finishing at 59% for the game
•    J.C. Show led four players in double figures with 17 points (5-of-8 threes)
•    Thomas Bruce posted his fourth double-double of the season (14 pts., 10 rebs.)
   
About Colgate
•    Return all five starters from a 10-22 team of a year ago (93% of points back)
•    Have scored and allowed the exact same points so far this season (75/game)
•    Coming off a 75-69 loss at America East power Albany on Wednesday
•    Beat Cornell 72-61 at home three days after BU lost by 10 at Cornell
•    Also beat America East member UMBC (93-88) and Columbia (77-71)
•    Other losses were to UConn (70-58) and Boston College (83-79)
•    Sophomore forward Will Rayman is coming off a 20-point showing vs. Albany

All-time series vs. Colgate
Colgate leads the all-time series 10-4 but the Bearcats have won the last three to snap a four-game Raiders' run in the series. Last season up in Hamilton, BU opened the game with a 22-8 run and then used a 27-9 second-half run to pull away for a 73-64 win. The Bearcats shot 53 percent and won their third straight game. Colgate trimmed a 20-point deficit to seven, 67-60, with 1:05 left before BU sank 6-of-8 free throws in the final 1:02 to seal the win. J.C. Show made five of those foul shots and wound up with a team-high 14 points.  

BU drains season-high 13 threes to punish Delaware State zone
The Bearcats drained 9-of-15 threes in the first half to open up a big lead at Delaware State and wound up with a season-high 13 treys (13-of-25, 52%).

Bearcats showcasing efficient offense during three-game win streak
Binghamton is averaging 84 points on 52% shooting during its current three-game win streak. The team has scored 40 or more points in four of the six halves.

Up Next
Bearcats will stay at home and host Army at 7 p.m. Wednesday.