January 16 vs. Stony Brook (2 p.m.)
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LOWELL, Mass. - The UMass Lowell men's basketball team,who is currently 8-10 overall and 3-1 in America East action in 2016-17, will play its second straight home game when the squad hosts Stony Brook on Monday afternoon, January 16.  

LAST TIME OUT
Redshirt-junior Jahad Thomas registered an impressive triple-double performance to lead the UMass Lowell men's basketball team to a 71-55 victory against Hartford (5-13, 0-3 AE) on Saturday afternoon at Costello Athletic Center. Despite trailing by one at halftime, the River Hawks outscored their opponents, 41-24, in the second to pull away for the win. As a team, UMass Lowell set a new season high for rebounds with 53. Thomas set a new career high with 10 assists, while adding 19 points and 19 rebounds. Three other River Hawks also scored in double figures with senior Tyler Livingston totaling 17 points, followed by sophomores Ryan Jones and Logan Primerano, who chipped in with 14 and 10, respectively.

LEADING THE FLOCK
Through 18 games in 2016-17, Jahad Thomas leads the squad with 17.3 points and 9.6 rebounds per game, 81 assists and 27 steals. Thomas is one of four River Hawks scoring in double figures this season, as Tyler Livingston follows closely with 14.1 points per game, and junior Matt Harris and Ryan Jones chip in with 11.8 and 10.7, respectively. Livingston is first on the team with 48 three-pointers in 2016-17, while Harris boasts a 93.3 percent clip (56-60) from the line. Logan Primerano, who adds 7.0 points per game, totals a team-best seven blocks on the year, as well. As a whole, UMass Lowell is shooting 47.4 percent (496-1047) from the floor, 36.7 percent (139-379) from beyond the arc and 78.3 percent (274-350) from the foul line.

SCOUTING STONY BROOK
The Seawolves own an 8-8 overall record this season and a 3-0 mark in America East games so far this year. The squad is in the midst of a four-game win streak after picking up a 72-70 decision against UAlbany on Jan. 8 and a 74--54 victory at Maine on Jan. 14. Lucas Woodhouse is first on the team with 14.2 points per game, while Tyrell Sturdivant chips in with 11.8 points. Woodhouse also boasts team-best marks with 82 assists and 19 steals. Sturdivant is averaging 6.6 rebounds per game, good for first on the team. The Seawolves are shooting 39.0 percent (378-969) from the floor and 33.4 percent (135-404) from three-point range.

SERIES HISTORY
Monday's contest marks the 15th meeting between UMass Lowell and Stony Brook. The Seawolves lead the all-time series, 10-4, including a 91-73 victory when the teams last squared off on Feb. 6, 2016.

A WIN WOULD
A win against the Seawolves would snap a six-game skid for the River Hawks in the all-time series against Stony Brook. It would be UMass Lowell's first Division I win against SBU. It would also mark the first time UMass Lowell has started 4-1 in America East play. The win would mark the River Hawks' fifth win at home in a row, as well.

SWEET SPOT
UMass Lowell has made the most of its opportunities at the line so far this season. The squad tallied 32 made free throws in the win against Wagner on Nov. 14, marking the most in a single game for the program since Jan. 4, 1995 (43 vs. Assumption). The team is currently shooting 78.3 percent (274-350) from the charity stripe, good for first in the conference. Individually, Matt Harris, who was perfect through the first five games of the season, is leading the way for the league with 93.3 percent clip (56-60) on free throws.

WHAT IF
If the River Hawks were through the Division I transition and could be officially ranked in statistical categories by the NCAA, they would sit seventh in the nation for free throw percentage (78.3%).

JOINING THE CLUB
On Jan. 8, Jahad Thomas became the 40th player in program history to join the prestigious 1,000 Point Club and the first to do so at the Division I level. In that contest, a road win at Binghamton, he scored a career-high 28 points, including the layup that eclipsed the 1,000 point milestone with just 1:47 left on the game clock. He then surpassed 500 career rebounds at Maine on Jan. 11 to become just the ninth player in program history to tally over 1,000 points and 500 rebounds. Currently boasting 1,039 career points, he ranks fourth among the America East's active career scoring leaders.

TRIPLING DOWN
Not only has Jahad Thomas logged three straight games with double-digit points and rebounds, but he also set a new career high with 10 assists on Jan. 14 en route to his first ever triple-double (19 points, 19 rebounds, 10 assists). The performance goes down as the first triple-double of the modern era for UMass Lowell, and the first on record in program history since Hank Brown did so for Lowell Tech in 1967.

HIGH SCORING AFFAIRS
The River Hawks, who posted a season-high 98 points at Cornell, have become accustomed to high-scoring games. After averaging a league-best 76.6 points per game in 2015-16,  the team is averaging 78.1 points per game to sit second in the conference.

STEPPING UP
Several River Hawks have stepped up to fill the void left by two-year starter Isaac White, who will miss the remainder of the season. Logan Primerano has helped lead that charge by improving from just 4.4 points per game through the first 10 games to an average of 10.3 points in the most recent eight outings.

ON TARGET
The River Hawks have consistently taken the right shots, having gone at least 50.0 percent from the floor already six times this season. The team is third in the conference right now, shooting 47.4 percent overall. Jahad Thomas, who is first overall in the league and 17th in the nation, owns a team-best 60.9 percent clip (120-197) from the field. UMass Lowell has outshot its opponent in 13 of its 18 games thus far.

HITTING THEIR STRIDE
With the win at Binghamton in the books, the youthful River Hawks won three consecutive games and five of six from Dec. 18-Jan. 8, good for their most successful stretch since putting together a six-game win streak in 2014-15 from Nov. 20-Dec. 3.

SENIOR STANDOUT
Tyler Livingston is leaving his mark in his final campaign with the best season of his career so far. After averaging no more than 7.4 points per game in a season previously, he is currently third on the squad with 14.1 points per game in 2016-17.

HELPING HANDS
One key to the River Hawks' balanced scoring is their ability to share the basketball. This year, the squad is averaging 15.9 assists per game to lead the America East. UMass Lowell is led by Jahad Thomas with a total of 81 helpers so far.

HOARDING THE BOARDS
With a Division I-high 53 boards in the team's win against Hartford, the squad logged its most rebounds in a game since 2012 (52 vs. Bentley). The team has already pulled down at least 40 rebounds in five games, exceeding the number of times that it did so all of last season. Jahad Thomas, who leads the league with 9.6 total rebounds and 7.2 defensive rebounds per game, ranks third among active career leaders in the America East with a total of 528.

TOO CLOSE FOR COMFORT
The River Hawks' thrilling, last-second victories against BU (77-75) and Cornell (98-96) marked the team's smallest margin of victory this year. The team is familiar with close games, though, as 11 of the 17 total decisions so far this season have come down to 10 points or less. Since beginning 2014-15, 19 of the squad's 30 wins have been decided by seven points or less. The team has even trailed in the second half in 20 games during that time frame before battling back to earn the victories.  

EVERYONE CONTRIBUTES
Having such a young team means everyone has to play a role. Eleven of the team's games so far have included at least four players in double figures, with five River Hawks boasting over 10 points in five games, including back-to-back outings against Loyola and Cornell.

HOME SWEET HOME
With 14 home games in 2016-17, the River Hawks will play their most games in front of a friendly crowd since moving to Division I. Including four straight home wins and a 5-2 record so far this year, UMass Lowell has accumulated a 110-60 mark in front of River Hawk Nation since 2003-04.