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Men’s Basketball Falls to UMass Lowell

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Score: UMass Lowell 66, UAlbany 50

Location: Costello Athletic Center in Lowell, Mass.

 

Records: UAlbany (6-18, 1-8 America East) | UMass Lowell (18-6, 6-4 America East)

 

Short Story: The University at Albany men’s basketball team fell on the road to UMass Lowell on Wednesday night by a score of 66-50.

Head Coach Dwayne Killings: “I think we’ve hit a little bit of a wall, it’s a long season… We have to get ready for a huge matchup against a really good Vermont basketball program. But, all credit to UMass Lowell tonight.”

Key Stat Lines

  • Gerald Drumgoole Jr. led the Great Danes with 18 points, going 5-14 from the field and 6-11 from the charity stripe. He also had a team-high three assists in 37 minutes of action.
  • Sarju Patel finished with 12 points on 5-9 shooting, going 2-2 from beyond the arc.
  • Marcus Jackson led the team in rebounds (8), assists (3), and blocks (1).
  • Da’Kquan Davis went 3-7 from beyond the arc, finishing with nine points.
  • UAlbany shot 31.5% (17-54) from the field and 42.1% (8-19) from three. UMass Lowell shot 41.1% (23-56) from the field and went just 6-23 from three.
  • UMass Lowell out-rebounded UAlbany 44-29.
  • UAlbany finished with 14 turnovers, UMass Lowell had 13.

How it Happened:

  • The game got off to a fast start, with the first whistle not coming until the 15:19 mark after Dwayne Killings called a TO. UMass Lowell held a 13-5 advantage at that point, going 5-10 from the field and 3-6 from three to build a quick cushion.
  • The lead was pushed to 10 points by the U12 media TO with the River Hawks ahead 17-7 thanks to…

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