Every gameday throughout the 2008-09 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 day's action.
Upcoming Action
Thursday, November 20
Hartford at Penn State, 7 p.m.
The Hawks travel to Happy Valley to take on the Nittany Lions... Penn State edged Hartford 56-55 in their only prior meeting in 2006... Penn State is 2-0 to start the season after wins against William & Mary and New Jersey Tech.
Recent Results
Tuesday, November 18
Boston University 71, at Bucknell 68 (OT)
The Terriers fought back from 16 points down to force overtime and Corey Lowe nailed a jumper with 40 seconds left in the extra frame to break a 66-66 tie and give his team the lead for good... Lowe finished with 19 points... John Holland scored seven of his 12 points in overtime.
at Vermont 89, Yale 58
The Catamounts shot 66 percent in the first half and made 18 of their final 21 shots of the period to put the Bulldogs away early... Colin McIntosh and Maurice Joseph led four Cats in double figures with 17 points apiece... Mike Trimboli added 16 and seven assists, while Joey Accaoui canned both of his three-point tries and totaled 10 points.
at Lafayette 80, Stony Brook 71
The Leopards outscored the Seawolves 18-3 to start the game shot and 56 percent in the first half... In his collegiate debut, Muhammed El-Amin scored 15 points off the bench to lead the Seawolves... Dallis Joyner added 14 and Chris Martin tallied 11.
Monday, November 17
at Binghamton 80, Mansfield 62
St. Joseph's transfer D.J. Rivera recorded game-highs of 28 points and 10 rebounds to record a double-double in his Bearcat debut... Emanuel Mayben contributed 15 points, five rebounds and seven assists.
at No. 2 Connecticut 99, Hartford 56 (MyTV9/SNY)
The Hawks were within two at 47-45 with under 16 minutes left in the contest, but the second-ranked Huskies closed the game on a 52-11 run... Morgan Sabia led the Hawks with 15 points on 5-of-10 shooting.
at Morgan State 67, UMBC 60
The Bears used a 27-13 run to build a 16-point second-half lead and held on to down the Retrievers... Darryl Proctor led UMBC with 19 points and eight rebounds... Jay Greene, Matt Spadafora and Rich Flemming all added 11... Greene also had eight rebounds and seven assists.
at DePaul 75, Albany 64
Dar Tucker led four Blue Demons in double figures to lead his team over Albany in the first-ever meeting between the two teams...Mike Johnson led the Great Danes with 16 points, nine rebounds and seven assists.