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Wednesday, December 05, 2007
Wouldn't a 3-0 night look nice
It has been a good start to the week for Patriot League teams, which have gone 4-1 so far, including two wins over Atlantic 10 sides. Lafayette will try to pick up a Big East scalp at Rutgers tonight in the only game where the Patriot League team will be the underdog. Colgate and lehigh both faces foes with only one win thus far. Colgate travels down scenic Route 12B to visit Binghamton, while Lehigh plays host to Stony Brook.

SCOUTING BINGHAMTON: Binghamton wrapped up a three-game road swing Saturday with a loss at Rider, the Bearcats fifth straight setback. It is the longest losing streak in the school's brief Division I history.

Defense is a problem for the 1-6 Bearcats. Opponents are shooting 49.7 percent from the field, including 37.4 percent from three-point range. Offense has not been overly impressive, either. Binghamton is shooting 42.5 percent as a team, and is under 30 percent (28.9) from the arc.

Richard Forbes, a 6-0 senior guard, leads Binghamton in scoring at 16 ppg. Lazur Trifunovic, a 6-8 sophomore from Serbia, averages 15.6 points and 9.3 rebounds per game.
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    SCOUTING RUTGERS: A 5-2 Big East team, on the road; sounds like a mismatch for Lafayette. But look closer. While the Leopards are certainly the underdogs, Rutgers season to date offers little to intimidate Lafayette. Those five wins include such name opponents as North Carolina Central, North Dakota State and Tennessee Tech. It also includes close scrapes at home against Dartmouth (by 5( and Princeton (by 4). One of the losses was to Florida, but the other came at St. Peter's.

    Unlike senior-laden Lafayette, the Scarlet Knights are not real experienced. The roster includes six freshmen, just one senior.

    Junior JR Inman, a 6-9 forward, leads Rutgers with 16.6 points and 9.3 rebounds per game. Freshman Corey Chandler, a 6-2 guard, is the only other guy in double figures, averaging 10.4 ppg.

    Rutgers has been playing tough defense, holding foes to 38.9 percent shooting from the field (35.9 percent from the arc). The Knights are shooting 41.1 percent, and struggle from three-point range, hitting 26.5 percent.

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  • Rutgers game notes
  • Rutgers-Lafayette men's basketball scouting report (Courier News)
  • NJ.com Rutgers site
  • RAC 'em up (Rutgers blog)

    SCOUTING STONY BROOK: The Seawolves are coming off their first win of the season, at home against Dartmouth. That win came after an 0-6 start that included an 0-4 record on the road and losses at American and at home to Lafayette in OT.

    Stony Brook is shooting 37.9 percent as a team, 26.7 percent from three-point range. The opposition has shot 43 percent (31.6 from the arc.

    A pair of fifth-year seniors lead Stony Brook in scoring. Rickey Lucas (6-4) averages 11.6 ppg. Mitchell Beauford (5-11) is hitting for 10.7 ppg.
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