Men: Binghamton at Pitt

Tipoff: 7 p.m., Petersen Events Center, Pittsburgh

Records: Binghamton (3-8, 0-0 America East); Pittsburgh (5-6, 0-0 ACC)

TV: ACC Network Extra (Jason Earle, Nick Rivers)

Notable: This will be Pitt’s last home non-conference game of the season … The Panthers have lost three straight games and five of their last six … Pitt is 3-0 all-time against Binghamton … The Bearcats, under fifth-year coach Levell Sanders, were picked fifth out of nine teams in the preseason America East poll … Binghamton’s Demetrius Lilley, a senior center from Philadelphia and a preseason all-conference first-team selection, played two years at Penn State and one at La Salle. He’s averaging 16.4 points and 10.2 rebounds per game … Other top Bearcats include Zyier Beverly (12.2 ppg.), George Mason transfer Jeremiah Quigley (12.1 ppg., 6.1 apg.), Buffalo transfer Bryson Wilson (9.9 ppg.) and former Xavier player Jackson Benigni (9.7 ppg.) … Binghamton’s wins are against RIT, Misericordia and Lehigh … Pitt’s next game will be against Penn State at noon Sunday in Hershey.

Mirror prediction: Pitt 83, Binghamton 71

Mirror prediction record: 8-3

— Buck Frank

SFU men at Florida

Tipoff: 6:30 p.m., Exactech Arena at Stephen C. O’Connell Center, Gainesville, Fla.

Records: Saint Francis (2-9) at Florida (6-4)

TV: SEC Network (Rich Hollenberg, play-by-play; Patric Young, analyst)

Live stats: https://floridagators.com/sidearmstats/mbball/summary

Notable: The 18th-ranked Gators mark the first ranked opponent Saint Francis will battle since facing No. 25 Miami on this date in 2022. … Thomas Haugh leads the Gators with 18.6 rebounds and 7.0 rebounds per game. Alex Condon is second on the team with 13.9 points and 9.0 rebounds per game, while Boogie Fland (12.0 ppg.) and Xaivian Lee (11.0 ppg.) are also averaging double figures. Rueben Chinyelu is almost averaging a double-double with 9.8 points and a team-best 10.7 rebounds per game. … This is the second time Saint Francis will travel to Gainesville and the first time in 31 years. No. 13 Florida defeated Saint Francis 87-72 on December 30, 1994. The game was tied at halftime at 38. … SFU redshirt senior Skylar Wicks leads the NEC in defensive rebounds (6.44) and ranks second in minutes per game (34.00), second in scoring (18.8 ppg.), third in rebounding (7.8 rpg.), third in free throw percentage (83.3), fourth in 3-pointers per game (2.44), eighth in 3-point field goal percentage (40.0), ninth in assists per game (2.78), and 10th in steals per game (1.33). Wicks ranks 26th in defensive rebounds per game. 49th in minutes per game, 73rd in rebounding, 75th in scoring and 89th in double-doubles (2) in NCAA Division I.

Mirror prediction: Florida 98, Saint Francis 54

Mirror prediction record: 9-2

— Dan Isenberg

SFU men, women getting TV time

LORETTO — The NEC announced its television package, and the Saint Francis men’s and women’s basketball teams will each have a road game on ESPN+ and a home game on the RYZ Network this season.

The Red Flash women’s basketball game at Chicago State on Thursday, Jan. 22, will be an ESPN+ exclusive, while the men’s basketball contest at Mercyhurst on Thursday, Feb. 5, will air on ESPN+, SNP+ and NESN Nation.

Both the Saint Francis home games against Chicago State (men on Friday, Jan. 23 and women on Thursday, Jan. 29) will be on the RYZ Network, which will feature a men’s and women’s Game of the Week during conference play, airing school-produced broadcasts on its linear Free Ad-Supported TV live channel, accessible on most Smart TVs. RYZ is available on Samsung TV+, Roku, Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Live, Xumo, Xfinity, LG, Fubo and more.

In addition, the NEC will select wild card games to air on RYZ on Thursday, Feb. 19 and Saturday, Feb. 21 and one NEC quarterfinal game. The Red Flash take on LIU on Feb. 19 (men at home, women on the road) and Wagner on Feb. 21 (men at home, women on the road). The men’s quarterfinals are on March 4, and the women’s quarterfinals are on March 9.

The 18-game NEC regular season kicks off on Friday, Jan. 2., with the men at home against Le Moyne, while women are at Le Moyne.

From Mirror reports