VESTAL, N.Y. - Binghamton men's basketball (2-5) welcomes Hartwick (4-3) to the Events Center for the first of seven games in the month of December. It will be the 47th meeting all-time between the two schools. Tip-off is set for 2 p.m. and the game will be broadcast on ESPN3.

Last time out
•    Army shot 57 percent and hit seven three-pointers in the second half to pull away from BU for a 67-56 home win Wednesday night
•     Freshman guard Sam Sessoms scored 19 points for the third straight game
•    Senior guard J.C. Show added 13 second-half points to reach double digits for the 36th time as a Bearcat
•    Sophomore wing Albert Odero added eight points in 12 minutes

About Hartwick
•    This will be a exhibition game for the Division III Hawks
•    Coming off an 89-74 home win over SUNY Delhi on Thursday
•    Two former local scholastic standouts lead the team: Pat Garey (Johnson City HS, 17.6 ppg.) and Austin Haskell (Susquehanna Valley HS, 10.3 ppg., 7.7 rpg.)
•    Return three starters and seven lettermen from a 9-16 team of a year ago
•    Tied for sixth (out of nine) in the Empire 8 Conference last season 
•    Carry a small roster of 10 players and were shorthanded in early-season games with injuries 

All-time series vs. Hartwick
•    Hartwick leads the all-time series, which began in 1946, 36-10
•    Since elevating from Division III, BU has won the last four matchups
•    Last Nov. 26, BU posted a 97-65 home win
•    In that game, the Bearcats stretched a nine-point halftime lead with 52 second-half points

Bearcats rank among nation's leaders in blocks
Despite opening the season without the top shot blocker in the America East (Thomas Bruce), BU has racked up 51 blocks through seven games and ranked first in the entire nation leading up to the Army game (7.7/game), ahead of Duke (7.3) and Gonzaga (6.7). The team is currently No. 2 in the nation (7.3).   

Sessoms named America East Rookie of Week for second time
Freshman guard Sam Sessoms earned his second America East Rookie of the Week honor in three weeks (Nov. 12, Nov. 26) after averaging 19.0 points and 7.5 rebounds in games against Colgate and Sacred Heart. He ranks ninth in the nation in freshman scoring (18.0 ppg.) and is fourth in the America East in overall scoring. He has scored 19 points in three consecutive games. 

Barnard registers first double-double of season for Bearcats
Senior forward Chancellor Barnard turned his 26 minutes against Colgate into his first career double-double. The graduate transfer had 11 points (4-of-6 FG) and a career-high 11 rebounds. He also added a pair of blocks.

Anyichie takes advantage of minutes to post double-digit boards
Freshman 6-foot-9 forward Calistus Anyichie saw a season-high 26 minutes against Northwestern and turned it into a team-best 10 rebounds, four blocks, four points, two assists and two steals.