BOSTON – Vermont owns the longest conference win streak in the nation and looks to extend it once again with a pair of contests at home this week, while UMass Lowell and Bryant are also at home and seek to rebound from losses to the Catamounts.
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NJIT (1-6 AE) at Binghamton (1-5 AE) – 6:07 PM
Both teams are coming off last-second one-point victories on Saturday and look to keep up the momentum. Symir Torrence hit a layup with four seconds left for the 51-50 Binghamton win over Maine, while Kjell de Graaf had NJIT’s final six points, including the game-winner with just 16 seconds left to complete a comeback against UMBC. Highlander freshman Tariq Francis just claimed his fourth straight Rookie of the Week honor on Monday.
Maine (2-4 AE) at UMass Lowell (5-1 AE) – 6:30 PM
The River Hawks look to bounce back from their first conference loss when they host the Black Bears, who lost in the final seconds on Saturday to snap a two-game win streak. UMass Lowell had won 23 straight games in Costello before their overtime defeat at the hands of UVM and currently lead the league in scoring (80.5). Maine, meanwhile, is last in scoring (68.1), but second in scoring defense (66.5).
UMBC (1-5 AE) at Bryant (6-1 AE) – 7 PM
Both the Retrievers and Bulldogs had disappointing results on Saturday and look to right the ship. UMBC gave up a 22-point halftime lead at home to NJIT, while Bryant scored 22 points below their season average at home in a loss to UVM. The Bulldogs are second in the league in scoring (79.3) and seventh in scoring defense (74.8), while UMBC is close behind on offense (76.6), but is allowing 81.3 points per game.
UAlbany (3-3 AE) at Vermont (6-0 AE) – 7 PM
The Catamounts return to the friendly confines of Patrick Gym against one of the most dynamic offenses in the league. UAlbany has a pair of players in Sebastian (21.5) and Amar’e Marshall (20.7) averaging over 20 points per game in league play. UVM, meanwhile, is putting up just 73.2 points per game as a team in conference play and has seven players averaging between 10.5-8.0 points per game. Eight different players have led UVM in scoring this year.
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 3
2 PM – Binghamton at Vermont
3 PM – Bryant at Maine
5 PM – New Hampshire at UMass Lowell
7 PM – UMBC at UAlbany
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