VESTAL, N.Y. - Binghamton men's basketball (4-13, 0-2 America East) looks for its first conference win of the season when the Bearcats host UMass Lowell (7-10, 2-0 AE) Saturday afternoon at the Events Center. The teams square off at 2 p.m. at Dr. Bai Lee Court on Weis Markets "Pack the House" Day.

ABOUT UMASS LOWELL
•    Head coach Pat Duquette is in 13th season and his teams have averaged 22 wins in last three years
•    Opened conference play with wins over UAlbany and Bryant
•    Went 5-10 in non-conference play, scoring 77 points per game but allowing 80
•    Like Bing played six lopsided games, 3 Power 4 opponent losses by an average of 42 points and three D-3 wins by an average of 41 points
•    Posted D-1 wins over Sacred Heart and Stonehill
•    Went 17-15 last season (6-10 in AE) and lost in AE quarterfinals
•    Graduated all-conference players Max Brooks and Quinton Mincey and also lost AE Rookie of the Year Martin Somerville, who transferred to Florida State and is averaging 9.7 ppg. for Seminoles
•    Picked fourth in Preseason Poll – fourth straight year picked among the top-4
•    Squad features 10 newcomers, including eight transfers

ALL-TIME SERIES VS. UML
•    UML leads 19-10 (15-9 as Division I programs)
•    The teams split the season series last season with each team winning on its home floor. Binghamton won 66-54 on Feb. 6 in Vestal and UML countered with a 79-53 win in Lowell in the second-to-last regular season game on March 1
•    In Vestal, the series is tied 8-8 but Binghamton has won four of the last five, with three of those wins coming by 5 or fewer points
Last year at the Events Center, Bing bumped its win streak to three with a 12-point win. The Bearcats held the high-flying River Hawks to a season-low point total on 30% shooting. Sophomore forward Gavin Walsh extended his own school rebound record with 23 rebounds and graduate guard Tymu Chenery led a trio of Bearcats in double figures with 18 points - 13 coming in the second half. The Bearcats led for nearly 33 minutes but used an 18-2 mid-second-half run to build a comfortable margin.
•    In the most recent meeting last March in Lowell, UML built a 14-point halftime cushion and opened the second half with a 12-0 run to pull away on its Senior Day at Costello Athletic Center. The River Hawks shot 61% and didn't allow the Bearcats any margin for error, gaining a split of the season series.
•    UML won four of five matchups when both programs were D2

BEARCATS LOSE BY A WHISKER AT VERMONT
On Thursday in Burlington, the Bearcats played with the lead for much of the game and led by six with 3:44 remaining before Vermont prevailed 60-59. Two tough whistles in the final 20 seconds each went against Binghamton and decided the game. A foul call after Bing had secured a defensive rebound put the Catamounts on the line for the deciding points with 18 seconds left. Down one, Binghamton had a potential game-winning layup by junior guard Jeremiah Quigley blocked with contact with 4.5 seconds left. After a foul and two UVM misses at the line, a last-ditch half court shot was offline at the buzzer, allowing Vermont to escape with the win.

QUIGLEY JUST MISSES HISTORIC TRIPLE-DOUBLE
Junior point guard Jeremiah Quigley almost lifted the Bearcats to an improbable win at Patrick Gym with a near triple-double. The conference assists leader wound up with game-highs of 21 points and 10 rebounds and also handed out eight assists. Quigley's pair of free throws with 35 seconds left gave the Bearcats their final lead, 59-58. Had the game gone to overtime, he likely would've completed the feat. The only triple-double in Binghamton basketball history was achieved by Hall of Fame Division III player Chris Jackey in 1990. 

QUIGLEY LEADS AMERICA EAST IN ASSISTS, IS 7TH IN SCORING
Junior point guard Jeremiah Quigley continues to lead the America East in assists (6.3/game) and ranks seventh in scoring (13.6 ppg.). Quigley ranks 19th in the country in assists and has registered 6+ assists nine times this season. Former PG Symir Torrence averaged a school-record 7.2 assists in 2023-24 (5th in NCAA).   

BEARCATS LEAD NATION IN POINTS VIA FREE THROWS
Led by junior guard Jeremiah Quigley (70, 75%) and injured senior center Demetrius Lilley (59 makes, 81%), 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 28.4% of their points coming at the line. As a team, Bing leads the America East in free throw makes (307) and percentage (75%).