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
Sunday, February 11
*Maine at Binghamton, 1 p.m.
The Bearcats look to snap a mini two-game skid as they welcome the Black Bears to the Events Center... Maine won the first regular-season meetings between the two, 69-64, back on January 13... With just four regular-season outings remaining, Binghamton hopes to move up from the ninth spot in the conference standings... Maine is currently one game up on UMBC for the fourth spot in the league rankings.
*Boston U. at New Hampshire, 1 p.m.
The Wildcats look to snap their five-game losing streak as they host the third-place Terriers... In the first meeting between the two this season, Boston U. held UNH to 29 points en route to a 24-point victory, 53-29... New Hampshire is tied for sixth in the league standings, one game out of fifth and one game up on eighth.
*Vermont at Albany, 2 p.m. (TW3)
Two conference heavyweights square off as the first-place Catamounts head to New York to take on the second-place Great Danes... UVM, winners of six in a row, look to sweep the crucial season series versus Albany, winners of eight-straight... Vermont topped Albany 75-66 at Patrick Gym back on January 13... The contest also marks a rematch of the 2006 America East title game.
*Hartford at Stony Brook, 2 p.m.
Coming off a 16-point victory over New Hampshire, while snapped a seven-game losing streak, the Hawks head to Stony Brook... Hartford is tied for sixth in America East, while the Seawolves are a half game back in eighth place... The Hawks won the first regular-season meeting between the two, 50-47, back on January 13.
RECENT RESULTS
Thursday, February 8
*at Boston U. 66, Binghamton 54
Freshman Carlos Strong poured in a career-high 30 points, including a school-record eight three pointers, to lead the Terriers to victory over the visiting Bearcats... Boston University now sits securely in third place in the league standings, with a game and a half lead over fourth-place Maine... Strong was an impressive 10-for-13 from the field and 8-for-10 from beyond the arc.
*at Hartford 62, New Hampshire 46
The Hawks snapped their seven-game losing skid as they stretched the Wildcats slide to five games... Hartford and New Hampshire are now tied for sixth in the conference standings with identical 4-8 records...The two have split the regular-season series as UNH won the first meeting, 72-59... Bo Taylor led all scorers with 18 points for the Hawks, while UNH was paced by Radar Onguetou's 15 points.
*at Vermont 66, UMBC 57
The first-place Catamounts won their sixth-straight as they completed the sweep of the regular-season series versus the Retrievers... UMBC's losing streak was extended to three games with the loss... Colin McIntosh came off the bench to lead Vermont with 14 points... Mike Housman netted a game-high 17 points with eight rebounds to lead UMBC... UVM's Chris Holm ripped down 14 rebounds for his eighth-straight double-digit rebounding performance and his 18th on the season.
Wednesday, February 7
*Albany 71, at Maine 55
The Great Danes extended their conference-best win streak to eight games with a victory over the Black Bears at Alfond Arena... The reigning Player of the Year Jamar Wilson poured in a game-high 24 points with eight rebounds and six assists... Albany's Brent Wilson tallied a double-double with 14 points and 10 rebounds... Maine was paced by Chris Bruff's 13 points, while Kevin Reed netted 12 points with eight rebounds.
Monday, February 5
*Albany 61, at Hartford 55
The Great Danes upped their win streak to a league-best seven games with their seventh road win of the season... Jason Siggers led the UAlbany charge with a game-high 18 points... Bo Taylor paced Hartford with 17 points... The Hawks held the reigning America East Player of the Year Jamar Wilson to just eight points in 38 minutes played... Hartford connected on 21-of 38 two-point field goal attempts (55.3 percent), while going 0-for-11 from three-point land... The Hawks have now dropped seven in a row.
*at Vermont 72, Boston U. 63
The Catamounts won their fifth-straight outing as they dominated the glass, outrebounding the Terriers 41-23... UVM's Mike Trimboli led all scorers with 20 points, while teammate Chris Holm pulled down 16 boards... Tyler Morris paced Boston U. with 19 points, while Corey Lowe returned to the lineup for the Terriers and poured in 18 points on 7-of-12 shooting from the field in 26 minutes played... Vermont trailed 33-28 at the half, but outscored Boston U. 44-30 in the second half to come away with the victory.