VESTAL, N.Y. - Binghamton men's basketball begins a three-game week when the Bearcats (1-4) host Misericordia (Pa.) Wednesday night. The teams will tip at 6:07 p.m. at Dr. Bai Lee Court at the Events Center. The game begins a stretch of 4-of-6 at home for the Bearcats. 

The Bearcats are coming off a two-game road trip to D.C. and Virginia that resulted in a pair of close losses to Georgetown (83-70) and Longwood (90-82). 

Misericordia brings a 2-1 record into Tuesday night's game against SUNY Delhi. 

ABOUT MISERICORDIA 
•    Division III team located 62 miles south in Dallas, Pa. near Scranton
•    Cougars compete in the Middle Atlantic Conference
•    Tenth-year coach Will Chandler '04 was a three-time All-American for the Cougars, twice led the nation in scoring and graduated as the second-leading scorer in NCAA D-III history with 2,898 points
•    Went 15-11 last season, including 8-6 mark in conference play
•    Lost in MAC Freedom semifinals to eventual champion and NCAA team Delaware Valley
•    Picked fifth of eight in 2025-26 MAC Preseason Poll
•    Return three starters and 14 (of 24) lettermen, including senior center Matt Prociak, who scored team-high 13 points in last year's game at Binghamton 
•    Team will also play Cornell next Wednesday (games vs. D1 opponents count as exhibitions)

ALL-TIME SERIES VS. MISERICORDIA
•    Binghamton leads the all-time series, which began in 1980, 8-0
•    The teams have twice met during Binghamton's Division I era with the Bearcats winning 107-64 in 2018 and 77-48 last year
•    In that 29-point Bearcats win last Nov. 16 at the Events Center, Binghamton stretched a 15-point halftime cushion and shot 57% for the game. Binghamton trailed 8-2 early after committing six turnovers in the game's first 3:20. But the Bearcats responded with an 18-2 run that spanned six minutes and they never looked back. Misericordia shuffled 19 players into the game. 

LATE RALLY FALLS SHORT AT LONGWOOD
Binghamton nearly dug out of a 22-point halftime deficit Saturday at Longwood but lost 90-82. The Bearcats scored 52 second-half points and pulled to within six in the closing minute. Binghamton shot 65% in the second half (20-for-31).  

LILLEY WITH ANOTHER HUGE GAME
Senior center Demetrius Lilley kept up his big scoring and rebounding output with 25 points and 12 rebounds at Longwood. It marked his third double-double in four games, which ranks third in the NCAA. Lilley leads the America East and ranks 11th in the nation in rebounds (11.8). He also ranks second in scoring (16.8 ppg.). Lilley also ranks fifth in the conference in blocks (5).     

GRITTY SHOWING AT CAPITAL ONE ARENA
Binghamton put in a determined effort Nov. 12 against BIG EAST member Georgetown last Wednesday 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 four games, he is averaging 14.8 points and 7.5 assists. He leads the America East and ranks 19th in the country in assist average (6.8) and also ranks 12th in the conference in scoring (13.0). 

BENIGNI HEATING UP
Graduate guard Jackson Benigni has gone for double-digits in each of his last two games, scoring 15 at Georgetown and 14 at Longwood. In the two-game stretch, he shot 53% from the floor, 42% from 3-point range (5-for-12) and went 8-for-8 from the line.