UMBC faces Binghamton following Tillman's 21-point outing

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Binghamton Bearcats (12-5, 4-0 America East) at UMBC Retrievers (7-9, 2-2 America East)

Baltimore; Saturday, 2 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: UMBC plays Binghamton after Jade Tillman scored 21 points in UMBC's 55-47 win over the Bryant Bulldogs.

The Retrievers have gone 3-4 in home games. UMBC averages 65.0 points and has outscored opponents by 5.7 points per game.

The Bearcats are 4-0 against America East opponents. Binghamton leads the America East scoring 70.1 points per game while shooting 43.3%.

UMBC is shooting 38.2% from the field this season, 2.8 percentage points lower than the 41.0% Binghamton allows to opponents. Binghamton averages 10.8 more points per game (70.1) than UMBC gives up (59.3).

The matchup Saturday is the first meeting this season between the two teams in conference play.

TOP PERFORMERS: Tillman is averaging 14.6 points, six rebounds and two steals for the Retrievers. Dagny Slomack is averaging 0.8 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.

Meghan Casey is averaging 8.5 points and 1.6 steals for the Bearcats. Kendall Bennett is averaging 15.7 points over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Retrievers: 5-5, averaging 66.3 points, 33.8 rebounds, 12.3 assists, 9.5 steals and 3.4 blocks per game while shooting 39.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 56.1 points per game.

Bearcats: 8-2, averaging 68.1 points, 30.4 rebounds, 10.8 assists, 8.9 steals and 2.9 blocks per game while shooting 43.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 60.3 points.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.