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
Sunday, January 24
Albany at Stony Brook, 12 p.m. Live Stats | AmericaEast.tv | Stony Brook Radio | Albany Radio
- The Great Danes are 33-16 all-time against the Seawolves, who they will
face for the 50th time on Sunday in a game that will be televised on
MSG+, ESPN Full Court, ESPN 360 and AmericaEast.tv.
- SBU swept a pair of games from Albany by an average of 12 points last season.
- Tim Ambrose was the lone Great Dane in twin figures in Thursday's loss to Maine and finished with game-highs of 24 points and eight rebounds.
- The Great Danes lead the league shooting 75.2 percent from the free throw line as a team.
- The Seawolves won for the first time in nine trips to Patrick Gym and snapped UVM's seven-game win streak Thursday
- Bryan Dougher led SBU with 20 points and hit 5-of-6 attempts from three-point land.
- Dougher is averaging 18.8 ppg and shooting 61.9 percent (39-63) from deep over his last nine games
after giving 11.9 ppg and shooting 29.4 percent (25-85) on threes in his first 11.
Boston U. at UMBC, 1 p.m. Live Stats | Live Video | UMBC Radio | Boston U. Radio
- Boston U., the league's highest scoring team averaging 70.2 ppg,
avenged last season's AE championship loss to UMBC with a 73-65
victory. Holland (25 pts), Corey Lowe (20) and Jake O'Brien (20) became
the first Terrier trio to all reach 20 points in the same game.
- Boston University hit a school-record 16 three-pointers to beat Albany Wednesday and earn its fifth win in six games.
- Carlos Strong had a season-high 18 points on 6-of-8 from deep and added seven assists.
- John Holland scored a game-high 21 points and leads the league with 19.3 points per contest.
- Chauncey Gilliam paced three Retrievers in double figures with 16 points in Thursday's loss to UNH.
- Robbie Jackson added 13 points off the bench, while Chris De La Rosa had 10.
- Jake Wasco recorded his first career double-double in the two team's first meeting on Jan. 12. The sophomore forward finished with career-highs of 12 points and 13 rebounds.
Vermont at Binghamton, 2 p.m. Live Stats | Live Video | Binghamton Radio | Vermont Radio
- The Catamounts shot just 2-of-16 from beyond the arc in Thursday's loss to the Seawolves.
- The loss snapped Vermont's seven game win streak and was its first conference defeat in 12 games. Still, UVM has won seven of eight and 12 of 13.
- Marqus Blakely had a double-double of 17 points and 11 rebounds Thursday. He is the only player in the country to rank among his league's Top 5 in scoring (17.8 ppg), rebounding (9.2 rpg), assists (3.9 apg), steals (2.8 spg) and blocks (2.4 bpg) and is the only player to lead his team in all those categories.
- The Bearcats shot 50.9 percent from the field and led by 10 with under five minutes to go, but made just 1-of-5 attempts and turned the ball over twice down the stretch.
- Greer Wright paced Binghamton with 17 points, six rebounds and five assists off the bench. He ranks sixth with 17.0 ppg in five league games and is tied for fourth th with 8.0 rpg.
- Dylan Talley, the league's top rookie scorer at 10.8 ppg, had 17 points on perfect 7-of-7 shooting from the floor in his return to the lineup after missing five games due to a leg injury.