The
2010-11 America East men's basketball season is finally here! Four teams
begin their seasons tonight and all nine open this weekend.
America
East will have the 2010-11 season covered from every angle. Visit
AmericaEast.com every gameday for game previews and recaps, scores,
statistics, videos and much more. Follow us on Twitter (@AmericaEast) for in-game updates and become a fan of us on Facebook for contests, polls and interaction with fellow fans. New to the fold this season, AExtra,
the conference's blog, will take you even closer to the action with
reports from student-media correspondents at all nine of our campuses.
Additonally, conference staffers will take you behind the scenes with
coach and player interviews, in-depth features and so much more. Be sure
to check out AExtra throughout opening week as America East interns Max
and Keith embark on the Tip-Off Take-Off, an eight-day, 12 game whirlwind with coverage from games in Albany to Baltimore to Philadelphia and back.
Now, sit back, relax and enjoy the coverage all season long.
Recent Results
Friday, November 12
Maine 71, Utah Valley University 66 -- Box Score
- Maine trailed for most of the second half before tying the game with four seconds remaining on a jumper by junior Raheem Singleton to force the overtime period.
- Singleton scored seven points in overtime as the Black Bears ran out to a 10-point lead in the extra period.
- Troy Barnies led the Black Bears with 16 points on the night.
Northeastern 66, Boston U. 64 -- Box Score
- Boston University outscored Northeastern, 35-25, in the second half, but could not overcome a 12 point halftime deficit.
- Senior forward John Holland, Boston U.'s leading scorer last season, paced the Terriers with 25 points.
- Freshman guard D.J. Irving dropped 14 points, including 2-3 from behind the arc, in his debut with Boston University.
- Junior forward Jake O'Brien, a pre-season America East All-Conference selection along with Holland, scored 11 points and added eight boards for the Terriers.
- Boston U. shot just 7-22 from behind the three-point line while Northeastern shot 7-16 from behind the arc.
Cornell 65, Albany 61 -- Box Score
- Albany shot 52.1 percent from the field and 33.3 percent from three against the Big Red, but could not get past Cornell at home.
- Senior guard Tim Ambrose scored 20 points off the bench on 8-12 shooting from the field to lead all scorers.
- Albany had four players score in double digits, with Ambrose, Logan Aronhalt (13 points), Mike Black (10 points) and Luke Devlin (10 points) scoring at least 10 points.
Connecticut 79, Stony Brook 52 -- Box Score
- Stony Brook trailed by just eight points at the break, but shot 5-33 from the field in the second half while Connecticut shot 45.7 percent after the intermission.
- The Seawolves made five three-pointers in the first half, but missed all six of their attempts from behind the arc in the second half.
- Brian Dougher led Stony Brook in scoring with 19 points in 28 minutes. Chris Martin added 12 points for the Seawolves.