Every day throughout the 2006-07 season, America East will provide a men's basketball update that features notes on that day's matchups as well as recaps of the previous days' action. Be sure to download the PDF for complete daily update.
UPCOMING ACTION
Thursday, November 30
Long Island at Hartford, 7 p.m.
The Hawks hope to extend their league-best win streak to three games and get back to .500 on the season as they host Long Island... Over Hartford's current two-game surge, Bo Taylor is averaging a team-high 13.5 ppg and 9.0 rpg... Long Island defeated Binghamton earlier this season, 73-59, back on November 11.
Villanova at Stony Brook, 7 p.m. (MSG)
The Seawolves host the Wildcats in the most highly anticipated home game for Stony Brook in recent memory... Villanova is 4-1 on the young season and is on the cusp of being nationally ranked... The contest marks a homecoming of sorts for Villanova head coach Jay Wright, as it marks his first trip back to Long Island since leaving Hofstra, a former America East member, after the 2000-01 season... While at the helm of the Pride, Wright captured two America East titles and two America East Coach of the Year honors, while making an appearance in the NIT and two trips to the NCAA Tournament... The game can be seen live on MSG.
RECENT RESULTS
Wednesday, November 29
Maine 68, at Mount St. Mary's 65
The Black Bears improve to 3-4 on the season and have now won three of their last four outings... Jon Sheets knocked down 5-of-9 from beyond the arc, enroute to a game-high 19 points, to pace four Maine players in double figures... Junior Bernal (16 points), Kevin Reed (11) and Chris Bruff (10) also eclipsed the double-digit plateau for the Black Bears... Maine had more turnovers (18-12) and was outrebounded (32-33), but the Black Bears held The Mount to 37.5 percent shooting, compared to 52.3 percent for themselves... Binghamton also defeated Mount St. Mary's earlier this season, 66-59.
Harvard 83, at New Hampshire 81 (OT)
The Wildcats fell to 1-5 on the season as they lost a back-and-forth affair to the Crimson that featured 13 ties and 12 lead changes... Jermaine Anderson poured in a game-high 28 points with nine assists to lead UNH... Tyrece Gibbs also recorded his first career double-double for the Wildcats with 10 points and 10 rebounds... Preseason all-conference selection Blagoj Janev was plagued by foul trouble, scoring just four points in 11 minutes of action... The Crimson improved to 2-1 versus America East teams this season with wins over UNH and Maine and a loss to Boston U... Harvard also hosts Albany on December 12.
Tuesday, November 28
Hartford 63, at Cornell 61
The Hawks have put together back-to-back wins for the first time during the 2006-07 campaign under first-year head coach Dan Leibovitz... Freshman guard Joe Zeglinski led Hartford with 18 points and five rebounds, while Bo Taylor chipped in with 15 points and eight boards... Cornell is now 1-2 versus America East opponents on the season as the Big Red have lost to Hartford and Binghamton with a victory over Stony Brook.
UMES 64, at Stony Brook 58
The Seawolves dropped game one of their three-game homestand, which also features Villanova (Nov. 30) and Hofstra (Dec. 5)... Mike Popoko lead Stony Brook with 13 points, while Mitchell Beauford (11 points) and Brandon Hickson (10) also netted double-figures... The Seawolves dominated the glass, 41-30, but 17 turnovers and just 39.0 percent shooting proved to be too costly... SBU's Ricky Lucas did not play due to a sprained ankle.
Monday, November 27
UMBC 86, at Morgan State 72
Brian Hodges came off the bench to score a career-high 36 points in just 27 minutes played to lead the Retrievers to victory... UMBC evened its record at 3-3 as the Retrievers have now won three of their last four outings... On the back of Hodges, UMBC fought back from a nine-point deficit to earn its second non-conference road win of the season... The Retrievers won just one non-conference road game all of last season... Hodges’ 36 points marks the third-most prolific scoring game in UMBC’s 21-year Division I history... Hodges’ performance is the most since Derell Thompson scored a school-record 43 at Towson on February 15, 1992.
at Colgate 78, Binghamton 70
The Bearcats had their conference-best three-game win streak snapped by the Raiders... Binghamton led 41-37 four minutes into the second half before Colgate’s Jon Simon, who scored a game-high 23 points, reeled off nine-straight to give the Raiders the lead for good... Richard Forbes scored a team-high 19 points with six rebounds to pace the Bearcats... Colgate shot 54.0 percent from the field, compared to Binghamton’s 37.9 percent... Duane James (18 points) and Mike Gordon (13 points) also netted double-figures for the Bearcats.
at St. Joseph’s 55, Boston U. 39
The Terriers led by one, 26-25, at the half, but the Hawks held Boston to just 13 second-half points on 2-of-20 shooting to come away with the win... Corey Lowe netted 11 points to lead the Terrers as the only player to net double-figures... The Red Storm scored 29 points off Boston’s 26 turnovers... In a first half where neither team led by more than four points, the Terriers scored six of the final seven points before the break to take a slim 26-25 halftime lead... Ahmad Nivins led St. John’s with a game-high 12 points.