Men's basketball will be played at UNH on Saturday afternoon.

VESTAL, N.Y. – Coming off an overtime win on Thursday, Binghamton men's basketball (13-14, 5-9 America East) will face New Hampshire (15-12, 7-0) in BU's final home game Saturday afternoon. 7 losses (AE). Teams will tip off at the Event Center's Dr. Bai Lee Court at 2 p.m.

With two games remaining, BU is battling for fifth place. The Bearcats could finish him anywhere from 5th to 8th. This is the final midway game of the regular season, with three games played in six days. Binghamton concludes its final game at UMBC on Tuesday. The America East quarterfinals will be held on Saturday, March 9th.

Before the game, BU gave the senior guard a basketball. Tim Chenery, eclipsed the 1,000-point plateau with Thursday's overtime layup. Additionally, the Bearcats will honor his three seniors who played their final NCAA season. Tariq Balogun, Ahmon Khalid and Simia Torrens.

About New Hampshire

• I've lost two times in a row, and I've lost three of the last four.
• They lost 91-67 to UAlbany on Thursday, dropping to 7-7.
• In that game, UNH allowed 49 points in the second half to the host Danes and lost by 24 points. UNH made 0-of-11 3-point shots in the second half.
• Clarence Daniels, a first-team all-conference center, leads the team in scoring (19.4, 1st in AE) and rebounds (9.4, 2nd in AE).
• Selected 8th out of 9 in preseason voting
• First-year head coach Nathan Davis takes over from longtime UNH coach Bill Herrion.
• Returned three starters and eight lettermen (six rookies).
• The main newcomer is JC transfer Ahmad Robinson (14.6 pages)
• UNH averaged 27 on three attempts and scored 75 ppg. And stop taking 75ppg.

All Time Series VS. New Hampshire

• UNH leads 25-23 in a tight series spanning 23 years.
• UNH won 79-73 in OT on Jan. 25 in Durham, ending a three-game series losing streak.
• In that game, UNH closed out overtime at Lundholm Gym with a 13-4 run. There were 12 ties and 12 lead changes in the game, with the last one going to the Wildcats with 2 minutes, 14 seconds left in overtime.The Bearcats trailed by three twice in OT, ending with a 15-foot jumper from the graduate forward. Ahmon Khalid This gave BU a 69-66 lead with 4:04 left. However, UNH got close to the basket on consecutive possessions and took the lead, sinking seven free throws with 42 seconds left to seal the victory. chris walker He led four BU players in double figures with 17 points. Dan Petcash He scored 16 points on 6 of 9 shots (11 points after halftime). BU plays without leading scorer Tim Chenery.
• BU had won three straight games, including a clean sweep last season.
• Last year, BU won 68-50 at home and 66-64 in Durham.
• Until then, UNH had won three straight games and five of six games.
• UNH leads 13-11 in Vestal.

BU failed to win the main game and suffered a big loss.

On Thursday, BU played well in a five-minute overtime game (4-of-6 FG, 6-of-8 FT) to clinch Maine's season with a 76-74 victory. With this win, the Bearcats qualify for the playoffs for the fourth straight year and qualify for the No. 5 to No. 8 seed. Ahmon Khalid Returns to point guard role with NCAA's No. 2 assist man Simia Torrens Although he missed the game, Khalid played the full 45 minutes and recorded 16 points, eight rebounds, and a career-high seven assists. gavin walsh Graduate forward had a game-high 17 points and nine rebounds. Dan Petcash He recorded his third double-double of the season with 13 points and 10 boards, a team high. Tim Chenery He added 13 points and surpassed 1,000 career points in the process.

CHENERY reaches 1,000 points score
Senior guard and leading scorer Tim Chenery They needed 12 points to reach the 1K on Thursday, but ended up scoring 13 points on an overtime layup with 1:25 left and now have 1,001 points. That bucket broke his 68-68 tie and gave BU a permanent lead. He scored 642 points in three seasons at Quinnipiac and scored 359 points this season with the Bearcats. Chenery ranks eighth in the America East in scoring (15.0), 10th in field goal percentage (51%) and fifth in blocks (1.4). He has scored in double figures in 13 consecutive games. Chenery will be presented with a commemorative ball before the game.

Bearcats aiming for 10th home win
Binghamton is 9-4 (69%) at home this season, the team's best home winning percentage since 2009-10 (9-3, .750). A win over UNH on Saturday would give BU its 10th win and the most since the 2008-09 championship team went 12-2 at the Event Center.

BU leads conference with home attendance
The Bearcats rank No. 1 in average home attendance (2,279) in the America East, ahead of Vermont (2,226) and the University of Albany (2,179). BU led AE in attendance for nine consecutive years from 2003 to 2011, but has not won the title since 2013-2014. Binghamton has led the America East in home attendance for 10 of the past 18 years. Last year, BU finished in second place behind Vermont (2,110/game).

3-ball weapon in victory over Maine
BU, which had struggled all season shooting just 29%, went 11-of-23 (48%) in overtime in Thursday's main game win. The Bearcats entered the game averaging just five makes, but made 7 of 10 in the first half and finished with 11. This was the team's second-highest total of the season (12 at home against Le Moine on Dec. 9). . Ahmon KhalidAlthough he only took five 3-point shots on the season, he made 3 of 4. Other products with multiple manufacturers are Dan Petcash (3), Tim Chenery (2) and gavin walsh (2). chris walker I had 3 balls left.

Torrence ranks third in the NCAA in assists.
graduate guard Simia Torrens He currently ranks third in the nation in assists (7.5 per game), behind Marquette's Tyler Kolek (7.6) and Minnesota's Elijah Hawkins (7.52). Over the last four games, Torrence is averaging 9.3 assists. He has recorded eight or more assists 11 times this season. This average of 7.5 leads America East by more than two per game. Torrence (172 total assists) is looking to become the first America East player in 18 years to average more than 7.0 assists per game (Jay Green, UMBC, 7.2/game). Sam Sessoms holds the BU Division I record for assists per season (4.8 in 2019-20). Former D3 point guard Chris Ballerini (1995-99) holds the program overall records for season assists (217) and assists average (8.0), both his final D3 season at BU. was achieved in 1997-98. Torrence also leads BU in rebounding (5.9, 10th in AE) and has scored in double figures in 11 games. He has two double-doubles, including one last Thursday at UML (12 points, 11 assists). The third BU player in the nation in a statistical category was 7-foot shot blocker Nick Billings '05, who was second in blocks (6.5/game) in 2002-03.

Bearcat is resistant to glass
Binghamton ranks 2nd in AE and 38th in the country in rebounding margin (+5.1). The Bearcats also rank 24th nationally in defensive rebounds (27.9/game).

70 The rest is the turning point
If BU holds their opponents to under 70 (regulation), they are 12-2. BU makes him 1-12 when opponents reach his 70 point mark. When the Bearcats score 70 or more points (regulation) from him, they go 8-4. For those under 70, it's 5-10.

BU One of America East's strongest teams scores inside the arc.
Despite struggling in 3-point shooting percentage (30%, last in AE), BU ranks fourth in the America East in overall field goal percentage (46%) and percentage behind the arc. But it's in 3rd place. The Bearcats are shooting 53 percent from inside the arc, behind conference-leading Vermont (56 percent) and second-place Massachusetts Lowell (56 percent).

Balanced scoring and rebounding
Binghamton has six players averaging at least 8.0 points per game. In comparison, last season's team had only four players in that range. Seven different players led the team in game scoring this season (Chennary 10, Khalid 4, Walker 2, Ash 2, Balogun 3, Benson 2, Walsh 2). Seven different players are the top rebounders.