Is it...can they...do you...will Binghamton finally get a 'W'?

It's the million dollar question that all fans of the America East are asking themselves: can the winless Bearcats finally get that elusive first victory? Tonight, if there ever was a night, is it. It has to be. Yes, technically speaking, there are at least six more chances for Binghamton to get a win (four remaining America East games + BracketBuster + the play-in game for the America East Tournament), but none will be as favorable as tonight's match-up in Vestal against the 3-22 UMBC Retrievers. Look no further than KenPom, whose formulaic predictions have given the Bearcats a 53% chance of topping the Retrievers. My gut instinct isn't quite as optimistic.

Binghamton is coming off a 62-60 loss at Hartford, but the game was never as close as the final score indicates. Javon Ralling had a career-game as he connected on 7-13 shots for 15 points while grabbing 5 rebounds in a tiring 39 minutes of work. Ben "Dirty Dick" Dickinson has continued his strong play, converting over 50% of his field goal attempts since sitting out against Maine four games ago. Sophomore Robert Mansell is 4th in scoring during conference-play with an average of 15.6 points per game. Local product Jimmy Gray has also stepped up his game during the America East portion of the season, where he leads the league in thefts by a considerable margin with 2.6 per game. The junior point guard also checks in at 5th in 3FG% (.417), 6th in assists (3.8/game) and 6th in A/TO ratio (1.6). Binghamton will need big performances from all three of Dickinson, Mansell and Gray if they hope to get in the win column tonight, as UMBC does have some firepower of their own.

Projected lineups after the jump.

For the hometown Bearcats:

F - Ben Dickinson - So.
F - Javon Ralling - Jr.
G - Taylor Johnston - Jr.
G - Rob Mansell - So.
G - Jimmy Gray - Jr.

...and the visiting Retrievers:

F - Jake Wasco - Sr.
F - Chase Plummer - So.
G - Ryan Cook - Jr.
G - Brian Neller - Jr.
G - Jarrell Lane - Fr.

This is it, folks. Now or never. For those in the Greater Binghamton Area, this is your best chance among the remaining games to see the Bearcats pull out a victory. Otherwise, if winning is your thing, don't show up until next season--at the earliest.