BINGHAMTON
Record: 9-11 (0-5 America East)
Last Game: L, 84-65, at Albany 1/19
Last 10: 3-7
Last Season: SBU 62-52 there; SBU 76-51 here
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http://www.whli.com/listen-live.aspxNotables:6-6/200 jr F Willie Rodriguez 13.0 ppg, 5.5 rpg, 1.0 bpg, .571 FG%
6-6/225 jr F Bobby Ahearn 8.9 ppg, 4.3 rpg, .580 FG%, .789 FT%
6-9/225 so F Thomas Bruce 7.3 ppg, 5.1 rpg, .485 FG%
5-11/175 sr G Marlon Beck 7.0 ppg, 1.2 spg
6-1/175 so G Timmy Rose 6.0 ppg, 3.9 apg, 1.1 spg, .423 3-pt FG%
A big part of this thing is staying healthy. Binghamton was dealt a tough blow a month ago when JC Show, their top scorer, went down for the season with a ruptured triceps injury. After a 7-4 start with him, they're 2-7 without him. That reinforces the first sentence. We're a totally different team without any of our guys.
Look at it closer though, and UB's had a tough beginning stretch in conference play: at UMBC, at UNH, at Albany, and home dates with Lowell and Vermont. And now undefeated Stony Brook!
Beck has given Bingo a boost of late, using the uptick in minutes to hit double digits in points in each of the last six games. He's UB's primary three-point threat, which is particularly of note considering we're 332nd out of 351 teams in three-point FG% against (.391). That is dismal. As a team, Binghamton hits 37 percent of its threes, a pretty good number.
But let's look at the bright side. We have the best player on the floor, and I think a legitimate candidate for conference Player of the Year in Lucas Woodhouse. Right now, we're THIRD in the COUNTRY in turnovers at just under 10 a game, just behind Michigan and Virginia (as of 1/19 games). We're right there in assist-to-turnover and turnover margin also. Between that and getting on the offensive glass, we're really getting the best bang for our buck on each possession. It's a pretty good point guard matchup with Woody and Rose, even though the latter isn't nearly the scorer.
It's too bad Jordan McRae from HHHE hasn't made the rotation up at UB. I like seeing the locals get a shot to play at a high level.
I'm a little uneasy about this, partly because we're due for a letdown and Binghamton's due for a win too. Fingers crossed we can get it done.