Saturday, January 31 at Binghamton (2 p.m.)
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VESTAL, N.Y. - The UMass Lowell men's basketball team, who is currently 9-12 overall and 3-5 in America East action, enters its lone game of the week at Binghamton on Saturday looking to snap a four-game skid.

LAST TIME OUT
Redshirt-freshman Jahad Thomas paced three double-digit scorers with 20 points, as UMass Lowell fell, 61-50, against the University of Vermont at the Tsongas Center on Jan. 25. Thomas went 6-for-11 from the field and 7-for-10 at the line en route to his third 20-point game of the year. Freshman Matt Harris added 13 points with three, three-pointers, while senior Chad Holley also scored in double figures with 10 points. Redshirt-senior Kerry Weldon led both teams on the glass with six rebounds.

LEADING THE FLOCK
Through 21 games, Jahad Thomas leads the River Hawks with 14.0 points and 6.3 rebounds per game. Graduate student Marco Banegas-Flores, freshman Lance Crawford and Chad Holley have added to the offensive effort with 8.1 points each. Kerry Weldon helps the team on the glass with 4.4 rebounds per game. As a team, UMass Lowell is shooting 40.8% (441-1081) from the floor and 34.7% (152-438) from beyond the arc. The squad is also shooting 66.6% (227-341) from the line.

SCOUTING BINGHAMTON
The Bearcats are looking for their second straight conference win after defeating UMBC, 68-56, their last time out. Overall, Binghamton sits at 3-20 and 2-6 in the America East. Dusan Perovic and Willie Rodriguez lead the offense with 11.5 and 10.6 points per game, respectively. Rodriguez also controls the glass with 5.3 rebounds per game. Marlon Beck II has a team-high 2.5 assists per game, and has hit 29 three-pointers. As a unit, the Bearcats are shooting 39.0% (456-1168) from the field, and 29.8% (120-403) from long range.

SERIES HISTORY
Saturday's contest marks the ninth meeting ever between UMass Lowell and Binghamton in the sport of men's basketball. The River Hawks lead the all-time series, 7-1. When the two squads faced off earlier this season on Jan. 2, the River Hawks earned a 50-40 comeback victory.

TOO CLOSE FOR COMFORT
Seven of the squad's nine wins so far have been decided by 10 points or less, including five by seven points or less. The team even trailed in the second half in six games this year before battling back to earn the victories.   

SUPERIOR SUBS
At UMBC on Jan. 7, UMass Lowell's bench players outscored the Retrievers', 51-1, to help the team come back to earn the overtime victory. The River Hawks' reserves have been pivotal this year, outscoring their opponents, 474-336. That's an average of +6.6 points per game.

STEALING THE SHOW
The River Hawks are second in the AE with 6.7 steals per game. Marco Banegas-Flores, who posted a career-high four steals at Rhode Island, is second in the league with 1.9 per game and leads the team with 37 total. The team logged 15 steals at NJIT on Nov. 22 for the first time since reaching the mark against Adelphi on January 11, 2012. Kerry Weldon and Jahad Thomas set season-high marks for the team with five steals apiece against NJIT and Maine, respectively. 

A THREAT ON THREES
As a whole, UMass Lowell is second in the conference with 7.2 3FGs per game. Matt Harris leads the team with 31. In his first eight collegiate games, nine of Harris' 10 field goals came from beyond the arc, including three in the season opener at Ohio State.