The UMass Lowell River Hawks travel to Washington, D.C., to face the American University Eagles in an NCAA men’s basketball non-conference game at Bender Arena. Bender Arena is a 4,500-seat on-campus venue that has hosted AU basketball and other events since opening in 1988. The matchup adds to the teams’ regular-season schedule, pitting America East against Patriot League programs on AU’s home court.