FAIRFIELD, Conn. – A cold second half led the Sacred Heart University men's basketball team to a 72-60 decision against Binghamton in its first home game of the season. The Pioneers drop to 1-2 to start the year.  
 
Records:
Sacred Heart: 1-2
Binghamton: 1-1
 
Top Performers:
Tyler Thomas (SHU): 23 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal, 1 block
Mike Sixsmith (SHU): 10 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal
Alex Watson (SHU): 10 points, 2 steals
 
Up Next:
The Pioneers welcome Division III Fisher to the William H. Pitt Center for a midweek tilt on Tuesday, November 16 at 7 p.m. 
 
Of Note:
Coming out of a timeout with 5:38 remaining in the first half, Binghamton erupted for a 14-0 run to take the lead at the end of the half, 33-28. The run trickled into the start of the second for a total of 18 unanswered points that SHU could not recover from.
 
The Pioneers grew cold in the second half shooting one-for-11 from behind the three-point line while the Bearcats were five-of-nine. Sacred Heart was able to round up 11 of its 32 points from the charity stripe in the second half, but it wasn't enough to compete with Binghamton's 60% shooting from the field (15-25) during the final 20 minutes. 
 
Junior Tyler Thomas did it all for the Pioneers as he posted a team-high 23 points and six rebounds. Graduate student Alex Watson accompanied Thomas in securing their third-consecutive double-digit scoring performance with 10. Sophomore Mike Sixsmith matched Watson for a season high. 
 
 The Pioneers drop to 1-5 all-time against the Bearcats.