LAHAINA, Hawaii (Interstat) — Binghamton used a balanced offense and a dominant second half to beat Misericordia 87-62 on Wednesday in a men’s NCAA Division I non-divisional basketball game at Lahaina Civic Center. The Bearcats improved to 3-1 in front of an announced attendance of 200. Binghamton, which had beaten Rider and Saint Peter’s and lost at Northwestern earlier this season, scored 36 points in the first half and 51 after halftime. Misericordia scored 34 before the break and 28 after it. Binghamton finished with 87 points from 74 possessions and an offensive rating of 117.6, using a strong interior game and a productive closing stretch to pull away from the non-divisional opponent. The Bearcats also controlled the paint and converted turnovers into enough extra chances to separate in the second half.

Misericordia opened with the first four points on D.J. Orloff’s jumper and Darryl Wright’s layup, and Jack Gallagher’s three-point play and Eli Stoute’s 3-pointer helped the home team to a 10-3 lead. Binghamton answered with Jake Blackburn’s 3-pointer, Jeremiah Quigley’s layup, Dylan Godfrey’s 3-pointer, Jayden Lemond’s layup and Jayden Kelsey’s 3-pointer to take a 16-10 advantage. Misericordia stayed within reach as Kayode Adebayo scored inside and Nate Townsend hit a 3-pointer. Quigley answered with a 3-pointer, Lemond made a free throw and Kofi Peyton added a layup, but Gallagher kept Misericordia close with free throws. Lemond’s jumper and Adebayo’s dunk were followed by another Lemond jumper, and Gallagher made one free throw before Stoute’s layup and 3-pointer cut the Binghamton lead. Kelsey made two free throws, Adebayo scored again, and Lilley made two free throws. Stoute made two free throws and Quigley hit a jumper, but Ryan Nasuti’s 3-pointer tied the score at 32. Lilley made one free throw and Nasuti made two free throws for a 34-33 Misericordia edge, and Blackburn’s 3-pointer with 29.9 seconds left gave Binghamton a 36-34 halftime lead.

Binghamton took control after halftime. Quigley made a layup, Stoute answered with a layup, and Godfrey hit a 3-pointer. Lilley converted a tip-in, Stoute made a jumper and Lilley scored a layup as the Bearcats began to assert themselves inside. Gallagher made a layup, but Kelsey’s 3-pointer and Peyton’s 3-pointer extended Binghamton’s lead to 51-40. Stoute scored again for Misericordia, but Lilley’s layup and two free throws from Gallagher kept the margin. Quigley added a jumper, Townsend hit a 3-pointer, and Lemond made a layup before Peyton added another layup to push the lead to 59-47. Lemond made a free throw, Nasuti hit a 3-pointer for Misericordia and Peyton answered with a jumper. Townsend made a free throw, Lemond made a free throw and Quigley hit a 3-pointer to make it 66-51. Lilley made two free throws, Lemond made a jumper, and Aydin Scott scored a layup for Misericordia. Kelsey made a layup, Peyton hit a 3-pointer and Kelsey added another layup to make it 77-53. Aiden Atkinson hit a 3-pointer for Misericordia, but Lemond made two free throws and Peyton made two free throws. Mason Senna scored a jumper and Terron Davis made two free throws for Misericordia, but Binghamton closed with Stephan Snagg’s layup, Joul Karram’s dunk and Snagg’s dunk. Davis made a late layup for Misericordia. The decisive stretch was Binghamton’s second-half work inside and its ability to answer every Misericordia basket with a run of its own.

Binghamton finished with 38 points in the paint to Misericordia’s 24, 16 points off turnovers to 7, and 6 fastbreak points to 4. The Bearcats had 9 offensive rebounds, 9 assists and 2 blocks while committing 12 turnovers and 23 fouls. Binghamton’s efficiency came from its work inside and its ability to turn the second half into a series of quick scoring chances. Misericordia could not match that production after halftime, when Binghamton scored 51 points. The Bearcats also made the most of their limited extra possessions, finishing with 9 offensive rebounds and 9 assists while keeping Misericordia from building a second-half comeback. Binghamton’s defensive pressure contributed to 16 points off turnovers, and its transition game added six fastbreak points.

Lilley, a 6-foot-9 forward from Philadelphia, was Binghamton’s top star with 11 points, 19 rebounds and four assists in 28 minutes. Kelsey added 12 points, eight rebounds, four assists and one block in 32 minutes. Lemond scored 15 points with four rebounds and four assists in 32 minutes, while Peyton had 14 points, three rebounds and one assist in 24 minutes. Quigley contributed 14 points, one rebound and six assists in 31 minutes. Godfrey scored nine points in 15 minutes, Blackburn had six points in 14 minutes, Karram added two points, three rebounds and one block in eight minutes, Snagg scored four points in seven minutes, and Konstantin Popovic had one assist in five minutes. Lilley’s rebounding helped Binghamton control the glass, while Quigley and Lemond combined to create offense from the backcourt. Kelsey’s all-around line and Peyton’s scoring gave the Bearcats additional balance.

Binghamton is scheduled to visit Duquesne next. No game simulator projection, point spread, betting line or over-under was available for the non-divisional matchup.