Kennedy leads UMBC against Binghamton after 31-point performance

UMBC Retrievers (8-10, 3-4 America East) at Binghamton Bearcats (8-9, 5-3 America East)

Binghamton, New York; Saturday, 2 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: UMBC visits the Binghamton Bearcats after Keondre Kennedy scored 31 points in UMBC's 73-69 win against the NJIT Highlanders.

The Bearcats are 4-4 in home games. Binghamton is the America East leader with 9.2 offensive rebounds per game led by Ogheneyole Akuwovo averaging 1.8.

The Retrievers are 3-4 against America East opponents. UMBC ranks fourth in the America East with 31.8 rebounds per game led by Yaw Obeng-Mensah averaging 5.3.

The matchup Saturday is the first meeting of the season for the two teams in conference play.

TOP PERFORMERS: Jacob Falko is scoring 12.3 points per game with 4.2 rebounds and 3.2 assists for the Bearcats. Christian Hinckson is averaging 10.7 points and 8.3 rebounds while shooting 52.2% over the past 10 games for Binghamton.

L.J. Owens is shooting 44.7% from beyond the arc with 2.1 made 3-pointers per game for the Retrievers, while averaging 9.9 points. Kennedy is shooting 42.9% and averaging 12.0 points over the past 10 games for UMBC.

LAST 10 GAMES: Bearcats: 6-4, averaging 67.2 points, 34.1 rebounds, 10.8 assists, 4.7 steals and 3.6 blocks per game while shooting 43.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 67.3 points per game.

Retrievers: 3-7, averaging 67.4 points, 30.1 rebounds, 11.5 assists, 4.1 steals and 2.4 blocks per game while shooting 41.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 70.5 points.

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