Every
gameday
throughout the 2009-10 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. Fans can also follow
basketball action throughout the season at the America East Facebook page, Twitter account and blog! For links to all the media coverage and live stats, visit the full men's basketball schedule.
Today's Action
Wednesday, December 1
Boston University at UConn, 7 p.m. (WCTX/SNY)
These New England rivals battle for the first time since 1998 in a series that dates back to 1930... UConn head coach Jim Calhoun won an America East record five league titles while at Northeastern in the 1980's... The game will be televised on WCTX in Connectcut, SNY in the New York-metro area and is available to ESPN Full Court subscribers... John Holland became the fourth active America East player to reach the 1,000-point mark in an overtime win over Northeastern on Nov. 25.
UMBC at Towson, 7 p.m.
The Retrievers seek their first win of the season when they take on their Baltimore rivals... Chris De La Rosa is one of two America East point guards averaging over six assists per game and ranks second with 6.4 dimes per contest... Marshall transfer Robbie Jackson is averaging 14.5 points and 9.0 rebounds per contest over his last two games.
Stony Brook at St. John's, 7 p.m. (SNY)
The Seawolves try to earn their first victory in its eighth all-time meeting against the Red Storm... The contestwill be televised on SNY in New York and is available to ESPN Full Court subscribers... America East has posted one win over the Big East in four games to date with Vermont downing Rutgers at the RAC on Nov. 22... Stony Brook ranks 11th in the country in scoring defense, allowing just 55.2 points per game and 16th in field goal percentage defense, holding opponents to just 36.2 percent shooting.
Yale at Hartford, 7 p.m.
The Hawks look for their third straight win at Chase Arena... Andres Torres is seventh in the nation in assists per game with 6.7 and among the Top 30 in assist-to-turnover with (3.64)... The Hawks are the lone team in America East with five players averaging in double figures: Joe Zeglinski (14.2 ppg), Joel Barkers (14.0), Morgan Sabia (12.0), Milton Burton (10.8) and Andres Torres (10.3).
Yesterday's Results
Tuesday, December 1
Vermont 63, at Dartmouth 58
The Catamounts won for the 10th time in its last 11 meetings with the Big Green... Joey Accaoui scored a career-high 17 points in just 24 minutes off the bench on 7-of-8 shooting from the floor and a perfect 4-of-4 at the free throw line... Maurice Joseph added 15 and has scored in twin figures in all but one game this season... Marqus Blakely added his league-best fourth double-double of the season with 10 points and 12 rebounds.