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
Saturday, November 22
St. Peter's at Boston University, 1 p.m.
The
two teams meet in a return game from last year's BracketBusters pool...
Corey Lowe scored 22 points to pace the Terriers to a 67-64 win at St.
Peter's last February.
Maine at Providence, 2 p.m.
Maine has held opponents to 36 percent shooting en route to its 3-0 start.
St. Francis (N.Y.) at Hartford, 2 p.m.
Hartford
dropped its season opner to St. Francis in Brooklyn 62-59 last
season... Michael Turner had a double-double of 10 points and 10
rebounds.
Wagner at Stony Brook, 2 p.m.
The Seawolves look for their second straight home win after downing Maryland Eastern Shore 60-44 in their opener last Friday.
UMBC at Columbia, 8 p.m. (Tyler Ugolyn Classic)
The Retrievers face the host Lions in the championship game of the Tyler Ugolyn Classic after both teams posted first-round wins on Friday.
Central Connecticut State at Albany, 7 p.m.
After
three road games to start the season, the Great Danes host the Blue
Devils in their home opener at SEFCU Arena, site of the 2009 America
East Men's Basketball Championship.
Sunday, November 23
New Hampshire at Penn State, 2 p.m. (Big Ten)
The Wildcats and Nittany Lions tilt will be televised on the Big Ten network... UNH is the second straight America East opponent Penn State is facing... The Nittany Lions upended Hartford on Thursday.
Recent Results
Friday, November 21
UMBC 76, Quinnipiac 71 (Tyler Ugolyn Classic)
Darryl Proctor led five Retrievers in twin figures with a double-double of 25 points and 11 rebounds to lead UMBC to a win at the Tyler Ugolyn Classic.. Jay Greene tallied a double-double of his own with 10 points and 10 assists... Matt Spadafora poured in 15 points, Justin Fry contributed 11 and Rich Flemming added 10.
Vermont 89, at Maryland 74 (OT) (CSN - Mid Atlantic)
Greivis Vasquez hit a three-pointer with six seconds remaining to force overtime and the Terrapins outscored the Catamounts 17-2 in the extra session... Marqus Blakely scored a team-high 23 points and tallied game-highs with 11 rebounds, four blocks and four steals... Mike Trimboli added 17 points, while Colin McIntosh racked up 11.
Thursday, November 20
Hartford at Penn State, 7 p.m.
The
Nittany Lions tied a school record with 15 thriee-pointers on way to
victory over the Hawks... Joe Zeglinski led Hartford with 16 points...
Morgan Sabia added 13 on 5-of-8 shooting.
Wednesday, November 19
Albany 71, at Bryant 57
Tim
Ambrose tied a career-high with 24 points and grabbed eight rebounds to
pace Albany to its first victory of the season at Bryant... The game
was Bryant's first in its four-year transition to Division I... The
Great Danes host Bulldogs in the back end of the home-and-home series
on Dec. 1.
Maine 58, at Princeton 55 (OT)
Junior
Bernal converted a pair of free throws with 1:31 remaining to break a
55-55 tie and help the Black Bears move to 3-0 on the season... Bernal
had 10 points and five rebounds... Kaimondre Owes led Maine with 11 off
the bench.
Harvard 80, at New Hampshire 69
The Crimson
shot 61 percent from the floor to down the Wildcats... UNH's Tyrone
Conley scored a game-high 21 points... Tyrece Gibbs added 12, while
Alvin Abreu had 11.
at George Washington 71, Binghamton 57
The
Colonials held the Bearcats to 31 percent shooting en route to the
win... D.J. Rivera tallied his second straight double-double with 20
points and 10 rebounds... Dwayne Jackson had 20 points and seven
rebounds off the bench.