Score: UAlbany 86, LIU 69
Location: Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York
Records: UAlbany (8-6, 0-0 America East) | LIU (1-11, 0-0 NEC)
Short Story: The University at Albany men’s basketball team rode a second half wave to take down LIU 86-69 at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. Sebastian Thomas scored a career-high 32 points and Jonathan Beagle recorded another double-double in the win.
Key Stat Lines
- Sebastian Thomas dropped 32 points, going 10-18 from the field and 2-6 from three. He had a team-high four steals.
- Jonathan Beagle finished with his second-straight double-double, dropping 21 points and 12 rebounds while also leading the team in assists with six.
- Amar’e Marshall scored 12 points, blocking two shots.
- Aaron Reddish recorded 11 points, going 2-2 from beyond the three-point line.
- UAlbany shot 51.8% (29-56) from the field and 33.3% (5-15) from three.
How it Happened:
- LIU shot out to an early 8-2 advantage before a foul in the lane brought Jonathan Beagle to the line, where he sank both shots.
- By the first media timeout, LIU held a 12-10 advantage. Beagle and Sebastian Thomas led the Great Danes with four points each.
- The scoreboard read an even 18-18 by the second media timeout with 10:59 remaining in the first half. UAlbany shot 50% (6-12) from the field to start the game, going 5-6 from the charity stripe.
- Thomas scored six straight for UAlbany, trailing by one with 8:30 remaining.
- After trading baskets, the Sharks led 34-33 with 3:58 remaining. The Great Danes as a team compiled six total steals, two each from Beagle,…
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