VESTAL, N.Y. - Binghamton men's basketball (4-16, 0-5 America East) begins a two-game, four-day road swing through New England with a Thursday night matchup at New Hampshire (5-12, 1-3 AE). The teams tip at 6 p.m. at Lundholm Gym in Durham. 

After the road swing, the Bearcats will be nearly halfway through the 16-game conference slate.  

About UNH
•    Started AE play with losses to Vermont (80-61), NJIT (80-76) and UMBC (75-74) before beating Maine 65-48 on Monday
•    In Orono, UNH stifled host Maine, holding them to 48 points with no double-digit scorers (1-for-13 from 3-pt.)
•    Other D-I wins came vs. Boston University and Stonehill
•    Picked ninth (last) in the Coaches' Preseason Poll
•    Tied for sixth last season at 6-10 (8-24 overall)
•    Record has been hurt with four losses coming by 4 or fewer points

ALL-TIME SERIES VS. UNH
•    UNH leads 27-24 after the teams split the series last season
•    UNH won 79-72 in Durham and Bing countered 79-60 in Vestal 
•    The teams have split the season series the last two years
•    In that most recent game last Feb. 20, Binghamton built a 13-point halftime lead and opened the second half with a 15-5 run spanning six minutes to push its lead to 23 points. Binghamton's lead swelled to as many as 29 points (75-46) before UNH brought it back to the final 19-point margin. 
•    Home team has won seven of the last eight games
•    In Durham, UNH leads 14-12
•    Between 2002-11 Binghamton was 15-5 in the series
•    UNH won nine straight between 2015-18
•    In last six years, series has been near even with UNH leading 8-7
•    In last five meetings, it has taken an average of 80 points to win

BEARCATS OUTPACED BY UMBC
On Monday, Bing fell behind by 12 at half and couldn't contain visiting UMBC, which shot 63% in the second half and got to the rim for a whopping 48 points in the paint in the game. Senior guard Wes Peterson, Jr. and junior forward Zyier Beverly netted 18 points apiece to pace Bing.   

QUIGLEY LEADS AE IN ASSISTS, IS 7TH IN SCORING 
Junior point guard Jeremiah Quigley continues to lead the America East in assists (6.2/game) and ranks seventh in scoring (13.2 ppg.). Quigley ranks 24th in the country in assists and has registered 6+ assists 10 times this season. Former PG Symir Torrence averaged a school-record 7.2 assists in 2023-24 (5th in NCAA).   

BALANCED SCORING
Binghamton had four players reach double digits against UMass Lowell. In 14 of the 20 games, the Bearcats have had at least three players in double figures. Five different players have had the team-high in points and for the season, six players are averaging 9.0+ points. Last season, the team had four players at 9.0 ppg. and above. 

PETERSON SHOOTING, SCORING MORE
After being urged by his coaches, senior guard Wes Peterson, Jr. has taken a larger role in the offense of late and his numbers prove it's a smart decision. In his last eight games, Peterson is averaging 15.0 ppg. on 46% shooting, including 48% accuracy from 3-point range. He also is pulling down 6.0 boards and is converting 74% at the line. Against UMBC, Peterson took a season-high 15 shots 

BEARCATS RANK NO. 1 IN NCAA IN POINTS VIA FREE THROW LINE
Led by junior guard Jeremiah Quigley (79 makes, 75%), Binghamton is getting to the free throw line and converting points. The Bearcats lead the entire nation in percentage of points from free throws with 26.6% of their points coming at the line. As a team, Bing leads the America East in free throw makes (339) and is second in percentage (74%).