Every day throughout the 2007-08
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. Click here for the complete Daily Update in PDF format.
Recent Results:
Wednesday, February 27
*Albany 74, at Binghamton 62
The
Great Danes shot a season-best 55.8 percent from the field to improve
to 9-6 in conference play... Jon Iati led the way with 18 points on
5-of-7 shooting off the bench... Brian Lillis added 17, while Brent
Wilson provided 12... Mike Gordon led three Bearcats in twin figures
with 11 points... Lazar Trifunovic and Reggie Fuller each added 10.
Saturday, February 23
Binghamton 66, at Manhattan 56
The
Bearcats held the Jaspers to just 33 percent shooting to earn a
non-conference win... Richard Forbes tied his career high with 27
points... Mike Gordon added 20 points on 6-of-9 shooting, including
3-of-4 from beyond the arc.
Boston University 67, at St. Peter's 64
The
Terriers overcame an 11-point deficit with 9:46 to play en route to the
non-conference win... Corey Lowe scored a team-high 22 points and
canned six three-pointers... John Holland had 18 points for Boston U.,
which has won seven of its last eight.
at Canisius 64, Albany 60
The
Great Danes led by 18 midway through the first half, but the Golden
Griffins trimmed the margin to six by halftime and shot 54 percent in
the second stanza to complete the comeback... Brian Lillis and Brent
Wilson each scored 15 points for Albany.
*at UMBC 71, New Hampshire 68 (OT)
The
Retrievers trailed by seven points with under five minutes to go in the
second half but battled back to force overtime and held off the
Wildcats in the extra session... With the win, UMBC and has won eight
straight and has clinched their first-ever men's basketball
regular-season title... Ray Barbosa led UMBC with 21 points... Tyrece
Gibbs paced UNH with a game-high 22 points.
*Stony Brook 56 at Maine 51
Mitchell
Beauford converted a conventional three-point play with 2:19 remaining
to highlight a 17-4 Stony Brook run to close the game and help give the
Seawolves their second win in three games... Beauford scored 13 points
in all coming off the bench... Mark Socoby scored a game-high 14 for
the Black Bears.
Vermont 84 at UNC Wilmington 73
The
Catamounts shot 57 percent in the second half and outscored the
Seahawks 46-35... Marqus Blakely led five 'Cats in double figures with
19 points and also grabbed 19 rebounds to record his his 10th straight
double-double.
*America East Conference game
Upcoming Action:
Thursday, February 28
*Hartford at Boston University, 7 p.m.
The Terriers and Hawks are two of the hottest teams in the league, combining to win 12 of their last 14 games... With a win, Hartford can clinch at least a tie for second place... Boston U. has won six of their last seven.
*UMBC at Maine, 7 p.m.
The Retrievers have already locked up the top seed for the conference tournament... The Black Bears dealt UMBC its last loss, downing the Retrievers 77-74 on January 12.
*Vermont at New Hampshire, 7 p.m. (CN8)
The Catamounts took the first meeting, 64-61, on Jan. 12... UVM's Marqus Blakely has double-doubles in 10 straight games... UNH's Mike Christensen grabbed his 500th rebound and dished out his 200th assist at UMBC.
Saturday, March 1
*Binghamton at Stony Brook, 2 p.m. (MSG)
The Bearcats and Seawolves will meet in the final game of the regular season for both teams... The game will be televised on MSG in New York... With a win, Binghamton could finished as high as third in the conference standings... The Seawolves will end up either eighth or ninth and play in the first round of the America East Championship on Friday, March 7 at 7 p.m.
*America East Conference game