Score: Austin Peay 74, UAlbany 59
Location: Ocean Center in Daytona Beach, Fla.
Records: UAlbany (2-4, 0-0 America East) | Austin Peay (3-2, 0-0 ASUN)
Short Story: The University at Albany men’s basketball team dropped the first game of the Greenlight Sunshine Slam to Austin Peay, 74-59. In a game that featured 14 lead changes, the Governors were able to pull away in the final minutes thanks to a 13-0 scoring run. With the loss, the Great Danes will now play at 8:30 p.m. tomorrow night against the loser of the Bucknell vs. Presbyterian matchup.
Key Stat Lines
- Gerald Drumgoole Jr. and Da’Kquan Davis led the UAlbany offense with 13 points each. Drumgoole Jr. went 4-8 from the field and added two rebounds and two assists. Davis finished 2-7 from three and collected five rebounds.
- Tairi Ketner was a spark off the bench for UAlbany, finishing with nine points and a rebound.
- Freshman Jonathan Beagle ended the game with 10 points and four rebounds.
- Sarju Patel led the team in rebounds with six.
- UAlbany won the rebounding war, 31-30.
- UAlbany finished the game shooting 42% (20-48) from the field and 23% (5-22) from three. Austin Peay shot 49% (24-49) from the field and 23% (3-13) from three.
How it Happened:
- Austin Peay jumped out to a 9-5 lead by the first media TO. UAlbany went 2-2 from the field with buckets from Gerald Drumgoole Jr. and Aaron Reddish but was plagued by four early turnovers.
- UAlbany tied the score by the send media TO, 13-13. Reddish, Tairi Ketner, and Sarju Patel all had three points…
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