Full Men's Basketball Slate on Tap for Saturday

Full Men's Basketball Slate on Tap for Saturday

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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. Additionally, conference staffers will take you behind the scenes with coach and player interviews, in-depth features and so much more. 


Upcoming Action

Saturday, January 29
Boston University at New Hampshire, 3 p.m. -- Live Stats | Live Video | UNH Radio | Boston U. Radio

  • Boston U. (10-12, 5-3 AE) and New Hampshire (8-12, 2-6 AE) meet at Lundholm Gym. The Terriers have won seven straight over the Wildcats, including a 61-54 victory earlier this season.
  • The Terriers held Binghamton scoreless for the final seven-plus minutes Wednesday and used an 11-0 run to improve to 7-2 at home.
  • Junior Darryl Partin scored 20 points and added eight rebounds. He ranks fifth among league leaders averaging 15.5 ppg in conference play.
  • Senior John Holland added 16 points and is 23 away from becoming the 13th player in America East history to reach the 2,000-point mark.
  • The Wildcats scored just 50 points and shot 34 percent from the field in falling at Maine Tuesda and have dropped seven of their last nine contests.
  • Senior Tyrone Conley ranks fourth among league leaders averaging 17.3 points per game in conference play.
  • UNH ranks 34th nationally, holding opponents to just 61.5 points per game.

Hartford at Stony Brook, 3 p.m. -- Live Stats | Live Video | Stony Brook Radio | Hartford Radio

  • Stony Brook (7-12. 2-5 AE) entertains Hartford (7-13, 4-3 AE) Saturday and has won four straight in the series.
  • In its last game, Stony Brook fell behind 25-6 to Maine and lost for the sixth time in seven games.
  • Sophomore Leonard Hayes scored a career-best 22 points on 8-of-11 shooting off the bench and added seven rebounds.
  • The Seawolves lead America East and rank 26th nationally in field goal percentage defense (.393).
  • Hartford allowed Vermont to shoot 54.2 percent in the second half and fell for just the third time in its last eight games Tuesday.
  • Senior Milton Burton had game-highs 17 points and five steals. He leads America East and ranks 15th nationally with 2.5 thefts per game.
  • Senior Joe Zeglinski moved into 16th place on the league's all-time scoring list with 1,864 career points.
  • Hartford ranks 15th nationally in 3-point field goals per game (8.8), 18th in turnover margin (+3.8) and also leads America East in steals (8.0 spg).

Maine at Binghamton, 7 p.m. -- Live Stats | Live Video | Binghamton Radio | Maine Radio

  • Maine (13-7, 7-1 AE) visits Binghamton (6-15, 3-5 AE) in search of season sweep of the Bearcats.
  • The Black Bears, winners of six straight and 11 of 13, improved to 7-1 in America East for the first time in program history with a win over UNH Tuesday.
  • Maine, which has held four straight opponents under 60 points, ranks 25th nationally by holding opponents to 39.3 percent shooting.
  • Senior Troy Barnies had a double-double of 20 points and 14 rebounds. He's averaging 18.4 points and 8.8 boards in league play.
  • The Bearcats went without a field goal for the final seven-plus minutes at Boston U. Wednesday and dropped their fifth straight game.
  • After running off three straight wins to open conference play, the Bearcats have dropped five straight and averaged just 53.4 points in those contests.
  • Senior Mahamoud Jabbi had a double-double of 22 points and 10 rebounds and is averaging 16.3 points, 11.0 boards and 2.7 blocks over his last three games.

Vermont at Albany, 7 p.m. -- Live Stats | Albany Radio | Vermont Radio 

  • Vermont (15-5, 6-2 AE), winner of three straight and eight of its last 10, goes for its fourth consecutive win over Albany (11-12, 4-4 AE) Saturday.
  • UVM shot 54.2 percent and outscored Hartford, 42-25, in the second half en route a win Tuesday.
  • Senior Evan Fjeld scored 16 points and grabbed nine rebounds. He ranks fourth and seventh among league leaders in those respective categories.
  • The Catamounts have dominated the boards this season, ranking 19th nationally as a team in rebound margin (+6.8).
  • The Great Danes shot a blistering 58 percent after halftime at UMBC Wednesday to overcome a 13-point deficit and reach the .500 mark in league play.
  • Sophomore Logan Aronhalt (28 points) and senior Tim Ambrose (25) combined for 53 points. The tandem ranks second among America East duos, averaging a combined 31.9 points per game. Ambrose (16.5 ppg) ranks third and Aronhalt (15.4 ppg) ranks fifth, respectively, among scoring leaders.

Recent Results

Wednesday, January 26
Albany 66, at UMBC 63 -- Box Score    

  • Albany (11-12, 4-4 AE) shot 57.7 percent from the field in the second half, including 5-for-9 from beyond the arc to come back from a 12-point deficit at the break against UMBC (3-18, 2-6 AE).
  • UMBC blocked seven Great Dane shots, paced by sophomore forward Adrian Satchell with three blocks.
  • Sophomore guard Logan Aronhalt poured in a game-high 28 points for Albany as he shot 10-for-16 from the field, 6-for-8 from long range and 2-for-2 from the free throw line. Aronhalt also grabbed seven rebounds. Senior guard Tim Ambrose added 25 points on 9-for-19 shooting from the floor.
  • UMBC junior guard Chris De La Rosa scored 15 points, dished out 10 assists and was just two assists shy of a triple-double. De La Rosa committed just one turnover for the game. Graduate forward Justin Fry and sophomore guard Brian Neller each added 13 points for the Retrievers.

at Boston U. 71, Binghamton 66 -- Box Score

  • Boston U. (10-12, 5-3 AE) went 4-for-4 from the line in the final 21 seconds as it dealt Binghamton (6-15, 3-5 AE) its fifth straight loss.
  • The Terriers shot 19-for-25 from the free throw line while the Bearcats went 9-for-13 from the stripe.
  • Junior guard Darryl Partin led the Terriers with 20 points, 13 of which came in the second half. Partin also grabbed a team-high eight rebounds. Senior forward John Holland scored 16 points, including a 9-for-10 performance from the free throw line, while freshman forward Dom Morris added 15 points.
  • Senior forward Mahamoud Jabbi scored 22 points on 9-for-14 shooting and pulled down 10 rebounds to lead the Bearcats in both categories. Senior forward Moussa Camara scored 15 points while junior center Kyrie Sutton added 12 points.