VESTAL, N.Y. - Finishing up a tough stretch of five road games in a three-week span, Binghamton men's basketball (2-4) heads to Boston to meet former America East rival Boston University (6-3) on Saturday. The teams will tip at 1 p.m. from Case Gym - "The Roof." The game will be shown on ESPN+.

It will be the fifth away game in the last six for the Bearcats, who then get to stay at home for five straight to end non-conference play and open up league play.  

Binghamton is scoring 74.7 points per game and shooting 46 percent as a team. Four players are in double digits - juniors Dan Petcash (11.5 ppg.) and Tyler Bertram (11.2) and sophomores John McGriff (11.2) and Kellen Amos (10.0). 

About Binghamton
• BU is coming off 79-57 loss at Saint Joseph's on Wednesday
• Bearcats shot 46 percent in the first half and kept within single digits, down 44-35
• Team was held to season-low 57 points by Atlantic 10 hosts (8 FG in 2nd half)
• Sophomore point guard John McGriff led with 14 points (in 25 min.), his fourth double-digit game of the season

About Boston University
• Have won 5 of 6, including 56-54 road win at GW on Wednesday
• Pushed Florida State to OT in 81-80 loss on Nov. 24
• Former America East member who left for Patriot League after 2012-13
• Preseason favorite in PL after returning all five starters including pair of preseason all-conference picks in Player of Year choice Javonte McCoy and Walter Whyte (Lou Henson Award Watch List for top mid-major player)
• Won Patriot League title in 2020
• Went 7-11 in abbreviated 2020-21 COVID season with loss in Patriot League quarters

All-time series vs. Boston University
• Boston holds commanding 22-6 lead in series, which dates back to 2002
• Teams played twice a year for 12 years in America East
• Bearcats snapped a 10-game losing streak in the series with an 84-79 overtime win in their last meeting on Dec. 7, 2019 at Events Center
• In that game, former Bearcat Sam Sessoms (now at Penn State) poured in school-record 40 points in a wild game that had 11 ties and five lead changes
• Terriers are 12-2 at home in the series (last game was a 77-65 Boston U. win on Dec. 3, 2014
• Binghamton is 10-31 all-time vs. teams from the Patriot League  

70 is magic number
When the Bearcats score 70 or more points, they are 2-1 this season. When they don't reach 70, they are 0-3. When they hold opponents under 70, they are 2-0. When opponents reach 70, Binghamton is 0-4.

Five straight upcoming games at the Events Center
Road weary BU gets to stay at home for the next month as the Bearcats host Marist (Dec. 8) and Oneonta (Dec. 11) before final exams. Then the team's final two non-conference opponents (Niagara on Dec. 21) and Elmira (on Dec. 29) will close out the calendar year. Binghamton will open up America East play by hosting UMass Lowell on Jan. 2.