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
Tuesday, January 12
UMBC at Boston University, 7 p.m. Live Stats | Live Video | Boston U. Radio | UMBC Radio
- Boston University took both regular-season contests last season, but UMBC upset the Terriers in the America East quarterfinals, 79-75 in overtime, en route to its second straight title game appearance.
- Corey Lowe earned Player of the Week honors after averaging 29.5 points, 5.5 rebounds and 3.5 assists in victories over New Hampshire and Hartford last week.
- Lowe (31) and teammate, John Holland (32), combined for 63 points in the Terriers' win at Hartford Saturday. They are the first AE teammates to each score at least 30 points in a game since Vermont greats Taylor Coppenrath and T.J. Sorrentine accomplished the feat on Jan. 10, 2005 against Dartmouth.
- UMBC's Chris De La Rosa scored a career-high 28 points in his team's loss to Penn last Wednesday. He has reached double-figures in seven of his last nine games and is averaging 10.1 points per game to go with a league-best 5.2 assists per contest.
- Robbie Jackson ranks fifth in rebounding (6.8 rpg) and third in blocked shots (1.3 bpg).
Stony Brook at Binghamton, 7 p.m. Live Stats | Live Video | Binghamton Radio | Stony Brook Radio
- The Bearcats, who are attracting a league-best 3,254 fans per game at the Events Center, have won their last five meetings with the Seawolves.
- Moussa Camara, who was coming off a career-best 24 points in a win at Albany Thursday, had his second straight strong effort with 18 points in Sunday's loss to Maine.
- Stony Brook upended UNH Sunday to improve to 11-5 overall, its best start since the 1991-92 season, and 3-0 in America East for the first time since joining the league in 2001.
- Muhammad El-Amin led all scorers with 20 points, while Tommy Brenton had 13 points and nine boards.
- Bryan Dougher has canned an astounding 70.8 percent (17-of-24) of his 3-point tries during his team's current four-game win streak.
Recent Results
Sunday, January 10
Maine 66, at Binghamton 61 (OT) Box Score | Maine Story | Binghamton Story
- Maine,
winners in four of its last five games, downed Binghamton for the first
time in its last six tries and earned its first league win.
- The Black Bears' bench outscored the Bearcats' reserves 39-8 led by 22 points from Terrance Mitchell
- Freshman Mike Allison added a career-best 15 points and five boards
- Moussa Camara, who had a career-high 24 points in Thursday's win at Albany, again led the way with 18 for the Bearcats.
- Greer Wright contributed a double-double of 13 points and 12 rebounds.
at Stony Brook 69, New Hampshire 63 Box Score | Stony Brook Story | UNH Story
- The Seawolves snapped a five-game losing streak to UNH for its fourth straight win.
- The win moves Stony Brook to 11-5 overall and 3-0 in America East for the first time since joining the league in 2001.
- Muhammad El-Amin led all scorers with 20 points, while Tommy Brenton had 13 points and nine boards.
- Tyrone Conley had a team-high 15 points for UNH and Alvin Abreu added 13.
Vermont 74, at Albany 52 Box Score | Vermont Story | Albany Story
- The
Catamounts downed the Great Danes for just the second time in their
last 10 meetings for their fifth straight win and 10th in their last 11
outings.
- Maurice Joseph paced all scorers with 19 points.
- Marqus Blakely contributed 14 points, nine rebounds, six assists and four blocks.
- Scotty McCrae and Tim Ambrose each had 16 points for Albany.