VESTAL, N.Y. - Binghamton men's basketball (1-3) finishes off a two-game, five-day road trip at Longwood (2-1) Saturday afternoon. The teams meet for the second straight season at 3 p.m. at Joan Perry Brock Center in Farmville, Va.

The Bearcats are coming off an 83-70 loss at Georgetown on Wednesday. In the game, Binghamton was within five at half and stayed connected the entire 40 minutes, though its seven-man rotation eventually succumbed to the size and depth of the Hoyas. Junior guard Jeremiah Quigley had team-highs of 17 points and eight assists and graduate guard Jackson Benigni added 15 points - 12 in the second half. Binghamton put four in double figures as junior guard Bryson Wilson contributed 13 points and six boards and senior center Demetrius Lilley added 11 points and eight boards in 25 foul-plagued minutes. 

After Saturday, Binghamton returns home to host Misericordia Wednesday at the Events Center. 

ABOUT LONGWOOD
•    Coming off 82-72 home win over Sun Belt Conference preseason favorite James Madison on Wednesday
•    In that game, Longwood enjoyed a HUGE disparity in fouls and free throws and despite making six fewer FG, won the game by converting 36-of-42 from charity stripe
•    Sit 2-1 after 78-60 loss at Pitt last Friday
•    One starter and five lettermen back from 18-14 team (7-9 Big South)
•    Lancers went 12-4 at home last season and are 27-6 all-time in 3,000-seat Joan Perry Brock Center, which opened in 2023
•    Have gone to NCAA tourney twice in last four years (2022, 2024)
•    Elevated to NCAA Division I three years after Bearcats (2004-05)

ALL-TIME SERIES VS. LONGWOOD
•    Teams played for first time last November 19 in Events Center
•    Longwood posted 66-60 road win 
•    In that game unbeaten Longwood (5-0) closed the game with a 15-9 run. The reigning Big South Conference champions led for only 10 minutes and shot just 32 percent. The Bearcats shot 60 percent in the first half and led 35-33 at intermission. Binghamton then extended that lead to seven, 45-38, with less than 15 minutes remaining before the Lancers began to exert a physical advantage to the tune of 26 rebounds (12 offensive). Longwood's big margin on the glass turned into 13 more shots. The Bearcats also hurt their cause by leaving eight points at the free throw line.

GRITTY SHOWING AT CAPITAL ONE ARENA
Binghamton put in a determined effort Wednesday against BIG EAST member Georgetown at the Capital One Arena, losing 83-70. Using a rotation of just seven players, the Bearcats ultimately were overrun in the second half after trailing by only five at half.  

QUIGLEY PILING UP POINTS, ASSISTS
Junior point guard Jeremiah Quigley is quickly starting to assert himself early in his Bearcat tenure. In his last three games, he is averaging 14.3 points and 6.3 assists. He leads the America East in assists (5.8) and ranks 14th in scoring (12.3). 

WELCOME HOME TRIP FOR THREE BEARCATS
Binghamton players Wes Peterson, Jr. (Alexandria, Va.), Bryson Wilson (Washington, D.C.) and Jeremiah Quigley (Accokeek, Md.) will be close to home on this two-game road trip to DC and Virginia. Peterson played high school ball at Bishop O'Connell in Arlington. Wilson played at St. Stephen's & St. Agnes in Alexandria and Quigley played at Bishop McNamara in Forrestville, Md. 

ROSTER HIT HARD BY INJURIES
The Bearcats have been dealt a series of blows to what was once a deep roster in the summer. Of the 13 scholarship players, five are currently out with injuries (38%), including two who were expected to be starters. Head coach Levell Sanders has used a rotation of only 7-8 players in each of the last three games. 

LILLEY MOVES INTO STAT RANKINGS
After Wednesday's game, top scorer and rebounder Demetrius Lilley remains among the conference leaders in both categories. He is averaging 14.0 points (5th in AE) and 11.7 rebounds (1st). Nationally, Lilley ranks 14th in rebounding and sixth in double-doubles (2).