Sunday, January 24 vs. Binghamton (1 p.m.)
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LOWELL, Mass. - The UMass Lowell men's basketball team, who are currently 7-12 overall and 3-3 in America East action, welcome Binghamton to Tsongas for their America East You Can Play game.      

LAST TIME OUT
Senior Mark Cornelius notched a career-high 18 points for UMass Lowell in a 78-76 heartbreaker against America East opponent New Hampshire on Jan. 21 at the Tsongas Center. Although the River Hawks led for over 33 minutes in the contest, the Wildcats used a 19-2 run late in the second half and a three-pointer by Daniel Dion at the buzzer to earn the come-from-behind decision. Cornelius recorded a personal-best seven field goals on the night to lead four double-digit scorers for UMass Lowell. Junior Tyler Livingston added 15 points, while redshirt sophomore Jahad Thomas and freshman Isaac White logged 13 and 11 points, respectively. Thomas tallied a team-high six rebounds, as well.

LEADING THE FLOCK
Through 19 games in 2015-16, Jahad Thomas leads the squad with 13.1 points, 7.2 rebounds and 3.7 assists per game. Matt Harris follows with 10.5 points per game, in addition to boasting a team- and league-best 44.7 shooting percentage (38-85) from beyond the arc. Freshman Isaac White, who is first at the foul line (80.0%) and in steals (21), rounds outs the squad's double-digit scorers with 10.3 points, while junior Tyler Livingston chips in with 9.7 points, as well. As a whole, UMass Lowell is shooting 46.4 percent (518-1117) from the floor, 37.1 percent (164-442) from beyond the arc and 69.3 percent (232-335) on free throws.

SCOUTING BINGHAMTON
Binghamton enters Sunday's contest at 3-15 overall and 0-4 in America East action, as they look to snap their six-game skid. The squad is coming off of a two-loss week, falling, 80-59, at Albany on Jan.18 before dropping a 61-52 decision at home to Vermont on Jan. 21. Sophomore Willie Rodriguez leads the squad averaging 14.0 points and 6.3 boards, in addition to forcing a team-high 22 steals. Freshman Everson Davis is posting a team-best 47 assist while notching 11.1 points per game, as freshman Thomas Bruce is first on the squad with 15 blocks. As a team, the Bearcats are putting up 58.4 points a game, while shooting 36.4 percent (345-947) from the field, including 27.4 percent (256-373) from beyond the arc and 68.6 percent (151-439) from the line.

SERIES HISTORY
Sunday's contest marks the 10th meeting between UMass Lowell and Binghamton. The River Hawks lead the all-time series, 7-2, although the Bearcats earned a 76-69 win when the squads last met on Jan. 31, 2015.

ACHIEVEMENTS UNLOCKED
In the team's overtime win at UMBC on Jan. 16, Matt Harris reached the 400 career points milestone and Tyler Livingston achieved 200 rebounds. Previously this year, Jahad Thomas surpassed 500 career points against Maine on Jan. 13 and logged his 250th career rebound at Stony Brook on Jan. 9. Mark Cornelius attained 300 career points at SBU, as well.

ON-TARGET
The River Hawks are shooting well from the floor this year, boasting a 46.4 field goal percentage that is good for second in the league.

A THREAT ON THREES
UMass Lowell is strong from beyond the arc for the second straight season. The team, who posted a season-high 12 threes at NJIT on Dec. 5 and at UConn on Dec. 20, is currently second in the America East for 3FGs made (8.6) and third for 3FG percentage (37.1). Through 19 games, Isaac White paces the team with 40 three-pointers.

SWEET SPOT
UMass Lowell has found its groove at the foul line recently. After shooting at least 76 percent at the line in their three games from Jan. 13-18, including a season-high 27 free throws made (84.4%) at Vermont, the team now owns a 69.3 clip (232-335) for the year.

HOME SWEET HOME
Although the River Hawks have only 12 home games this year, the squad has a history of performing well in friendly confines. The team opened the year going 4-1 in Lowell, marking the program's best home record to start a season during the Division I era. With the 4-3 home record this year, UMass Lowell has accumulated a 103-56 mark in front of River Hawk Nation since 2003-04.

PLAYING AT TSONGAS  
UMass Lowell owns a 3-7 all-time record at the Tsongas Center. Most recently, the squad dropped a 78-76 decision against New Hampshire in the arena on Jan. 21. The River Hawks picked up their first ever Division I victory at Tsongas earlier this season on Nov. 18 with its 87-84 victory against Sacred Heart before falling to BU on Dec. 10, 80-60. Previously, they defeated Division II NE-10 rival Merrimack in 2010 (71-70) and 2011 (68-66), but fell three times at Tsongas in 2013-14 (Duquesne, New Hampshire and Stony Brook) and twice in 2014-15 (Vermont and New Hampshire).

CHANGING IDENTITY
Following the high-scoring thriller against Sacred Heart on Nov. 18, Coach Duquette commented that this year's team has a different identity from his teams in the past because they have the ability to score a lot of points, whereas his squads are typically defensively oriented. So far this season, the River Hawks are averaging 75.4 points per game (third in the AE), compared to 61.4 points in 2014-15.

HELPING HANDS
On Nov. 24 against Wheelock, UMass Lowell recorded 25 assists as a team for the first time since 2009, when the team posted 32 against Division II Mercy (11/15/09). Jahad Thomas  logged a single-game high for the team this year with seven helpers at Boston College on Dec. 6. and at UConn on Dec. 20. As a whole, the River Hawks are second in the America East with 14.9 assists per game.

EVERYONE CONTRIBUTES
Having such a young team means everyone has to play a role. That was especially evident when the River Hawks' bench provided 59 points in the win at UMBC on Jan. 16. So far this season, the bench has been pivotal, outscoring their opponents, 588-435. In addition, the team has already logged 12 games with at least four double-digit scorers this year, including one game with six double-digit scorers (at Vermont, Jan. 18), marking the first time that had happened since Dec. 1, 2012 vs. Merrimack.

HOARDING THE BOARDS
With some more size in the lineup this year, the River Hawks are focusing on pulling down more rebounds. In the team's win against Cornell on Nov. 29, the squad grabbed a season-high 46 boards, a number they beat just once in 2014-15. UMass Lowell is averaging 32.6 rebounds per game compared to 28.9 rebounds last year. Additionally, the team has already outrebounded its opponent six times in 2015-16, surpassing the total number of times its did so during all of 2014-15.