Score: UAlbany 61, New Hampshire 57
Location: Lundholm Gymnasium | Durham, N.H.
Records: UAlbany (9-8, 1-1 America East), UNH (2-15, 0-2 America East)
Short Story: The University at Albany men’s basketball program took on New Hampshire Saturday night coming away with a 61-57 win against the Wildcats.
Coach Dwayne Killings: “There’s 3 min and 53 seconds to go, and just like, “Hey, man, we’re right here now. We got to execute.” We get to the free-throw line right away at that next possession, Amari makes free throws, Dame [Damon Strand] made a big 3, I think DeMarr made some big plays, they responded, but we found a way to win the game…it’s a really good road win for us.”
Key Stats:
- DeMarr Langford Jr. led the Great Danes offense with a career-high 23 points, shooting 9-12 (75.0%) while going 5-6 (83.3%) at the line and a career-high 11 rebounds (4 off – 7 def) with two steals and one block.
- Amir Lindsey went 2-3 beyond the arc.
- Amar’e Marshall tied Langford Jr. for a team-high 5-6 at the free throw line.
- Kacper Klaczek was a problem for the Wildcats blocking three shots!
- UAlbany shot 22-52 (42.3%) from the field, recorded three shots beyond the arc, and 14 -18 (77.8%) at the charity line.
How it Happened:
- New Hampshire (UNH) recorded the first basket of the game 45 seconds in to take a 2-0 lead.
- UAlbany would then follow up with a 10-4 run and lead 10-6 at the 15:57 mark thanks to four points from Amar’e Marshall.
- UNH would answer with a 6-2 run making it 12-10 at 12:11.
- As the Great Danes led 15-10, a 14-2 run by the…
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