Marshall University Athletics
Marshall Men's Basketball To Face Binghamton Tuesday
12/27/2010 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Dec. 27, 2010
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - The Marshall University men's basketball team returns from Christmas break to face Binghamton on Tuesday evening at 7 p.m. at the Cam Henderson Center.
The Thundering Herd dropped to 8-3 following an 80-73 loss at James Madison last time out. Denzel Bowles led the Dukes with a season-high 34 points along with 13 rebounds. Marshall ran into foul trouble as its three centers were called for 14 fouls over a combined 34 minutes of action. As a team, MU was whistled for 31 fouls, the most since the 2006-07 season-opener against UNC Greensboro when it was called for 30.
DeAndre Kane led the team with 19 points, including an 11-of-14 showing from the free throw line. Damier Pitts and Johnny Thomas spearheaded the Herd's comeback attempt. Down 15 midway through the second half, Pitts and Thomas helped the Herd get within seven, but it was too little too late. Pitts scored 11 second-half points while Thomas, who tied his career mark with 16 points, scored 12 in the latter period.
Binghamton comes to Huntington with a 3-7 mark. The Bearcats two-game winning streak was halted last time out on Dec. 21 against St. Peters, 56-51. Binghamton previously beat Manhattan and Cornell. Their other win came in the season-opener at Colgate.
Greer Wright is the top scorer for the Bearcats, averaging 15.6 points per game, the lone player in double figures. Wright also leads the team in assists (33), steals (15), three-pointers (14), free throws (44) and is second on the squad in rebounding, averaging 4.6 per game.
Following Tuesdays contest, the Herd will be on the road for its next two contests, traveling to St. Bonaventure for a January 2 matchup before heading to Orlando for the Conference USA opener at UCF. The next home game for the Herd will be on January 8 when Southern Miss comes to town for the home conference opener.
