VESTAL, N.Y. - Binghamton University men's basketball plays its final game before breaking for final exams when the Bearcats (4-5) host former America East foe Boston University (3-6) Saturday afternoon at the Events Center. The teams will tip at 2 p.m. at Dr. Bai Lee Court in a game broadcast on ESPN3.

QUICK HITS
• This is Binghamton's 74th season of basketball, 19th at the Division I level
• BU was picked to finish T-6th (of 9) in the America East Preseason Poll
• BU returns just one starter and two scholarship players from 10-23 team
• This is the final of three straight games against Patriot League teams
• This is the last game before a 10-day break for final exams

Last time out
• On Wednesday, BU put three in double figures and outscored Colgate in the second half but came up short in the closing minutes in an 82-74 home loss
• Colgate shot 50% and ended the game with an 11-3 run
• Senior forward Pierre Sarr scored a career-high 24 points (15 in 2nd half) and posted his second double-double of the season with 11 boards
• Freshman guard Brenton Mills tallied a season-high 21 points (15 in 2nd)
• Freshman forward George Tinsley notched his fourth double-double of the season with 13 points and a season-high 13 rebounds      

About Boston University
• Boston is coming off 64-63 loss at George Washington on Wednesday
• Terriers led 63-54 before GW scored game's final 10 points including game-winning putback at buzzer
• Return four starters and 11 lettermen from 15-18 team that finished seventh in the Patriot League (7-11) and lost to eventual champion Colgate in the quarterfinals
• Picked to finish fifth in this year's PL Preseason Poll
• Senior forward Max Mahoney (1,137 pts.) PL Preseason All-Conference
• Former America East member school had win percentage of 64% in AE before departing for Patriot League in 2013-14 (59% in PL)
• Junior guard Andrew Petcash is older brother of Bearcats' Dan Petcash
• Accomplished program that played in 2011 NCAA, 2014 NIT and 2013 and 2016 CIT tourneys

All-time series vs. Boston University
• Boston controls the all-time series 22-5
• The teams played twice a year for 12 years while members of the America East (2001-2013) but just twice since Boston moved to Patriot League
• Terriers have won 10 straight in the series, by an average of 15+ points
• Last time the teams met was four years ago at Events Center and the Terriers prevailed 75-65 on Nov. 28, 2015. In that game, Boston built a 12-point halftime lead and held off a late charge by Binghamton. The Bearcats used a 9-1 run to trim a 14-point deficit to just six, 69-63, with 1:26 remaining. But the Terriers made 6-of-8 free throws in the final 1:21 to seal the win.
• The last Bearcats win came on Feb. 14, 2009, 60-59, at Boston

BU vs. Patriot League  
With the loss to Colgate, Binghamton slipped to 11-33 all-time against members of the Patriot League, which is the league that BU has faced the most in Division I non-conference games. Bosotn is the final of four PL teams BU will face this season (Army, Loyola, Colgate, Boston Univ.).

Petcash brothers back on same court ... but wearing opposing jerseys  
Freshman guard Dan Petcash will face all-too-familiar Boston junior guard and older brother Andrew Petcash. The pair last appeared on the same court for Pine-Richland High School (in Pittsburgh) in the 2017 Pennsylvania state tournament semifinal game. Both were honored two years apart as Pittsburgh Post-Gazette "Fab 5" players during their senior seasons. Andrew (1,643 career pts., 2nd all-time) averaged 19.9 points in his final scholastic season in 2016-17 and Dan (1,156 pts., 6th all-time) averaged 22.1 points as a senior last winter. This season, Andrew is averaging 5.4 points in 19.0 minutes per game. Dan, meanwhile, is shooting a team-best 60% for the Bearcats, and scored a season-high 13 points against Army two weeks ago. Parents Robert and Kristen are among 20 family and friends expected to be in attendance.  

Bearacts among the America East, NCAA stat leaders  
Sophomore guard Sam Sessoms leads the America East in assists (4.8), is third in scoring (18.0) and fourth and free throw percentage (87%). Freshman forward George Tinsley leads the conference and ranks third in the nation in minutes (38.7/game). Tinsley is third in the America East in rebounding (9.4) and is the highest scoring freshman (12.4 ppg.). Senior forward Pierre Sarr is fourth in the AE in rebounding (8.6). Freshman guard Brenton Mills is third in the AE in minutes (34.5/game) and 3-point FG% (.415) and fifth in 3-pointers per game (2.4).    

Tinsley piling up stats early in collegiate career  
Freshman forward George Tinsley has been a workhorse to start his collegiate career and the numbers and honors are beginning to accumulate. Tinsley has four double-doubles (20th in NCAA), is the highest-scoring freshman in the America East (12.4 ppg.), leads the league in offensive rebounds and ranks third in total rebounds (9.4), and is third in the nation in minutes (38.7 mpg).

Sarr banging boards of late  
Senior forward Pierre Sarr is on a rebound tear in his last four games. He has gone 13-14-15-11 and has parlayed the boards into a pair of double-doubles during that stretch. Sarr ranks fourth in the conference in rebounds (8.6).

Mills sizzling from backcourt  
Freshman guard Brenton Mills has quickly and quietly become a crucial element to the Bearcats' starting lineup early in his collegiate career. Mills is averaging 12.2 points, second-best behind teammate George Tinsley among America East freshmen. He is shooting 42% from 3-point range and 86% from the line (12-for-14). Mills hit 5-of-7 3-pointers against Colgate and has scored in double-figures in four of his last five games.    

Tinsley nets second Rookie of Week honor  
Freshman forward George Tinsley earned his second America East Rookie of the Week honor with his selection on Dec. 2. Tinsley averaged 19.0 points and 9.5 rebounds in a 1-1 week and along the way, registered his third double-double of the season. Tinsley scored a season-high 24 points with 10 rebounds at Loyola and shot 50 percent for the week. His selection gives BU back-to-back ROW honors, as Brenton Mills was the choice on Nov. 25.

Hall of Fame Inductees to be introduced at halftime
At halftime, BU will showcase its Athletics Hall of Fame Class of 2019, before the class is officially enshrined at an induction ceremony following the game. The class consists of women's tennis player Anna Edelman '11, men's basketball player Larry Gainen '68, track and field athlete Hasani Hampden, volleyball player Michelle McDonough and the 1999-2000 women's basketball team. More details on the inductees can be found here.