By Canadian Press on February 22, 2025.
Maine Black Bears (16-11, 8-4 America East) at Binghamton Bearcats (14-14, 6-7 America East) Binghamton, New York; Saturday, 2 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Black Bears -3.5; over/under is 133.5 BOTTOM LINE: Kellen Tynes and Maine visit Gavin Walsh and Binghamton in America East action Saturday. The Bearcats have gone 8-3 in home games. Binghamton is 8-9 against opponents with a winning record. The Black Bears are 8-4 in America East play. Maine has a 2-3 record in games decided by 3 points or fewer. Binghamton averages 70.4 points per game, 4.6 more points than the 65.8 Maine allows. Maine has shot at a 47.0% rate from the field this season, 4.7 percentage points higher than the 42.3% shooting opponents of Binghamton have averaged. TOP PERFORMERS: Tymu Chenery is averaging 14.2 points, 5.1 rebounds and 3.2 assists for the Bearcats. Walsh is averaging 12.4 points over the last 10 games. Christopher Mantis averages 2.1 made 3-pointers per game for the Black Bears, scoring 8.3 points while shooting 42.9% from beyond the arc. AJ Lopez is shooting 53.3% and averaging 16.1 points over the last 10 games. LAST 10 GAMES: Bearcats: 5-5, averaging 70.6 points, 35.5 rebounds, 11.9 assists, 4.0 steals and 2.5 blocks per game while shooting 46.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 70.2 points per game. Black Bears: 7-3, averaging 71.7 points, 28.0 rebounds, 15.5 assists, 9.3 steals and 4.3 blocks per game while shooting 48.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 62.6 points. ___ The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar. The Associated Press 16