For the only time this season, all nine America East men's basketball teams will be in action, including five at home and three on television. Six of the nine are coming off victories and will look to extend win streaks.
UNH (2-4) will kick things off against Brown at Lundholm Gym at 1 p.m. The game will be televised in the Boston and Manchester markets on WBIN and also on Fox College Sports. The Wildcats, the lone America East team with four players in twin figures, were within four of Connecticut in the final minute before falling, 61-53, their last time out.
Five teams play at 2 p.m., including Stony Brook (5-2), which will try to improved to 6-2 for just the second time in its Division I history at home against Eastern Illinois. The Seawolves lead the league in both scoring scoring (69.9 ppg), scoring defense (60.7 papg) and rebound margin (+8.9). Binghamton (2-5) hosts Mount St. Mary's and will go for its third win in five games, while Vermont (4-1) goes for its fourth straight win at Rhode Island, Maine (2-4) aims for its third consecutive victory at Duquesne and Boston U. (1-5) looks to make it back-to-back wins at St. Peter's.
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teams play tonight at 7 p.m., including Albany (5-2), which has matched
its best-ever seven-game start at the Division I level. The Great Danes, who are led by America East's leading scorer, Mike Black, will face crosstown-rival Siena in the Albany Cup. Also tonight, Hartford (3-3) tries to win its third straight when it hosts Holy Cross. The Hawks can climb over .500 for the first time since the 2007-08 season with a win. UMBC (1-5) faces rival Towson for the 54th time and goes for its second straight win in the series.
Upcoming Action - Saturday, December 1
Brown at New Hampshire, 1 p.m. (Fox College/WBIN) -- Live Stats | Video | Audio
Boston U. at St. Peter's, 2 p.m. -- Live Stats | Video | Audio
Eastern Illinois at Stony Brook, 2 p.m. -- Live Stats | Video | Audio
Maine at Duquesne, 2 p.m. -- Live Stats | Video | Audio
Mount St. Mary's at Binghamton, 2 p.m. -- Live Stats | Video | Audio
Vermont at Rhode Island, 2 p.m. (Cox) -- Live Stats | Video | Audio
Albany at Siena, 7 p.m. (Time Warner Sports) -- Live Stats | Video | Audio
Holy Cross at Hartford, 7 p.m. -- Live Stats | Video | Audio
Towson at UMBC, 7 p.m. -- Live Stats | Video | Audio