#AEToday: UMass Lowell, Stony Brook, UVM win Saturday

#AEToday: UMass Lowell, Stony Brook, UVM win Saturday

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Saturday's Results
UMass Lowell 95, at UMBC 89 (OT) - Box Score | Highlights

  • UMass Lowell overcame a 10-point second-half deficit to pick up its second conference win.
  • The River Hawks shot 54.4 percent from the field overall, including 67.7 percent in the second half.
  • Matt Harris scored a career high 32 points off the bench for UMass Lowell while Jairus Lyles had 29 for UMBC.

Stony Brook 80, at New Hampshire 50 - Box Score | Highlights

  • Stony Brook held New Hampshire to 32 percent shooting en route to its ninth-straight win.
  • Ahmad Walker led four Seawolves in twin figures with 19 points and added seven rebounds and four assists.
  • Jacoby Armstrong paced UNH with 14 points and nine boards off the bench.

Vermont 83, at Hartford 68 - Box Score | Highlights

  • Vermont outscored Hartford by 18 in the second half on way to its second league win. 
  • Ethan O'Day scored a season-high 24 points on 10-of-13 shooting and added 10 rebounds and six blocks.
  • Pancake Thomas had 29 points to lead Hartford.

Friday's Results
at Maine 81, Albany 79 - Box Score | Highlights

  • Maine shot 56.9 percent from the field en route to its first win over Albany in its last seven meetings.
  • Playing in his first game since Nov. 25, Issac Vann scored a team-high 19 points on 8-of-9 shooting off the bench.
  • Peter Hooley scored a season-high 29 points for Albany, which had its seven-game win streak snapped.

Need to Know

  • Maine's six wins double its total from 2014-15.
  • Stony Brook is one of just two teams (Hawaii) to lead its conference in both scoring offense and defense. 
  • America East ranks 23rd out of 32 Division I conferences in RPI, according to the Jan. 4 College Basketball News RPI Report, a four-spot improvement from this time last year.
  • Stony Brook (80) and Albany (93) both had top-100 RPIs entering the week. It’s the first time America East has had two top-100 RPI teams after the first week of conference games since 2009 when both Binghamton and Vermont finished the season in the top 100. 
  • America East teams combined for 55 regular-season non-conference wins, the most since the 2012-13 season and 11 more than a year ago.

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