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
Saturday, December 5
Columbia at Stony Brook, 2 p.m. (MSG+)
Stony Brook held the Red Storm to 39 percent shooting, the fifth time in seven games opponents have shot under 40 percent... Bryan Dougher scored a team-best 13 points and is averaging 18.6 points and 4.0 rebounds per contest over his last three games... Stony Brook is allowing just 56.3 points per game and ranks 11th in the nation (according to NCAA stats updated 11/30)... Tommy Brenton is tied for 25th in the nation with 10.3 rebounds per contest.
UMBC at Toledo, 2 p.m.
Shawn Grant scored a career and game-high 28 points off the bench vs. Towson, the most for an America East player this season and best output for a rookie since John Holland poured in 38 in a win over Hartford two years ago... Chris De La Rosa is the only America East point guards averaging over six assists per game and is tied for ninth in nation with 6.5 dimes per contest... UMBC is the second America East opponent that the Rockets scheduled this season. Vermont downed Toledo 82-49 on Nov. 29.
Vermont at New Jersey Tech, 2 p.m.
The Catamounts won for the 10th time in their last 11 meetings with the Big Green behind Joey Accaoui's career-high 17 points 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. He ranks fifth in scoring (14.6 ppg) and leads the league in free throw shooting (96.4 percent)... Marqus Blakely added his league-best fourth double-double of the season and ranks among the conference Top 10 in scoring, rebounding, assists, blocks and steals.
Maine at #8/7 Syracuse, 7 p.m.
Terrance Mitchell poured in a career-best 24 points and hit 6-of-8 three-points attempts in the Black Bears' win Wednesday... Sean McNally nearly had a double-double with 20 points and nine boards. He is one of just four players among the Top 10 leaders in both scoring (13.8 ppg) and rebounding (9.0 rpg)... The Black Bears are 0-3 all-time against Syracuse and have not played the Orange since the 1996-97 campaign.
Albany at Siena, 7:30 p.m.
The Great Danes allowed FAU to shoot 51.7 percent from the field in Monday's loss, the highest clip for any opponent this season... Will Harris scored 20 points to lead UA and has eclipsed the mark in his last three games... The UAlbany-Siena rivalry has averaged 11,187 fans since the series was renewed eight years ago... Harris (16.0 ppg) and Tim Ambrose (15.8 ppg) are the league's third-leading scoring duo, ranking third and fourth, respectively.
Yesterday's Results
Friday, December 4
at Binghamton 64, Bucknell 60
Binghamton held
the Bison to six first-half field goals and built an 18-point
advantage... The win was the Bearcats' first over a Division I oppoent
this season and the program's 14th in its last 16 games at the Events
Center... Greer Wright scored 16 points and grabbed nine rebounds
against the Bison. He ranks 14th in the league in scoring (12.8 ppg)
and has averaged 18.0 ppg in Binghamton's three wins... Reigning
America East Rookie of the Week Dylan Talley had 13 points and six
rebounds.
at Pittsburgh 47, New Hampshire 32
The Wildcats held the Panthers to five first-half field goals and 15 points in the loss but could muster just seven points in the first half and 32 in the game... Freshman Ferg Myrick had a career-best 11 points on 5-of-8 shooting off the bench... Dane DiLiegro had six points and eight boards Friday and ranks among the Top 20 scoring leaders with 12.4 points and fourth with 8.6 boards per contest.