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.
Upcoming Action
Monday, December 28
St. Peter's at Stony Brook, 7 p.m.
- Stony Brook is a perfect 3-0 at Pritchard Gym this season and has won six of its last seven there overall.
- Muhammad El-Amin scored 16 of his 21 points in the second half in a loss to Sacred Heart on Dec. 21 and ranks eighth among league leaders with 14.5 points per game.
- Dallis Joyner recorded his second double-double of the season (15 points, 11 rebounds) and ranks seventh overall with 6.4 boards per contest.
- The Seawolves are one of the top defense teams in America East, leading in scoring defense (61.8 ppg) and field goal percentage defense (.397).
Vermont at Marist, 7:30 p.m.
- The Catamounts, who had their five-game win streak snapped by Dartmouth, were held to a season-low 50 points and just 3-of-20 shooting from 3-point territory.
- Evan Fjeld had a team-high 14 points and pulled down seven boards for the Catamounts in that contest
- Marqus Blakely continues to rank near the top of nearly every category. He leads the conference in steals (2.9 spg), blocks (2.3 bpg), ranks second in scoring (17.8 ppg), rebounding (8.8 rpg), field goal percentage (.555) and is fifth in assists (3.8 apg).