UMBC Retrievers (8-7) at Binghamton Bearcats (8-7)
Binghamton, New York; Saturday, 2 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: UMBC faces Binghamton after Marcus Banks scored 28 points in UMBC's 96-93 overtime victory against the American Eagles.
The Bearcats have gone 4-1 at home. Binghamton is third in the America East at limiting opponent scoring, giving up 70.0 points while holding opponents to 41.0% shooting.
The Retrievers are 2-4 in road games. UMBC averages 83.2 points and has outscored opponents by 7.3 points per game.
Binghamton makes 46.2% of its shots from the field this season, which is 2.3 percentage points higher than UMBC has allowed to its opponents (43.9%). UMBC averages 9.5 made 3-pointers per game this season, 2.8 more made shots on average than the 6.7 per game Binghamton gives up.
The Bearcats and Retrievers face off Saturday for the first time in America East play this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Ben Callahan-Gold is shooting 43.0% from beyond the arc with 2.7 made 3-pointers per game for the Bearcats, while averaging 11.1 points.
Anthony Valentine is averaging 9.6 points and 3.7 assists for the Retrievers.
LAST 10 GAMES: Bearcats: 6-4, averaging 68.3 points, 31.1 rebounds, 13.5 assists, 5.0 steals and 3.5 blocks per game while shooting 46.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 66.5 points per game.
Retrievers: 5-5, averaging 82.6 points, 30.1 rebounds, 15.8 assists, 7.8 steals and 2.7 blocks per game while shooting 48.6% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 77.3 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.