Score: UAlbany 70, Binghamton 65
Location: Dr. Bai Lee Court at Events Center | Vestal, N.Y.
Records: UAlbany (10-10, 2-3 America East), Binghamton (9-11, 1-4 America East)
Short Story: The University at Albany men’s basketball took on fellow America East and SUNY school Binghamton as the Great Danes took away the close 70-65 win against the Bearcats.
Coach Dwayne Killings: “I think you can feel our team more locked in than we’ve been over the last couple of games. I think the last couple of games, we were frustrated when it didn’t go our way. Today we got frustrated, but we fought through it, and we got a really good road win, and I’m proud of our guys.”
Key Stats:
- DeMarr Langford Jr. went a perfect 5-5 from the field in 37 minutes of play with five rebounds (3 off – 2 def), and five steals.
- Byron Joshua led the Great Danes in scoring with 15 points.
- Justin Neely, Byron Joshua, and Kacper Klaczek all recorded two assists.
- UAlbany outrebounded Binghamton 32-29.
- UAlbany went 22-51 (43.1%) from the field, 7-26 (26.9%) beyond the arc, and 19-25 (76.0%) from the free-throw line.
How it Happened:
- UAlbany and Binghamton started out exchanging threes as the Bearcats pulled ahead 6-3 1:10 into the contest with Byron Joshua hitting The Purple and Golds’ opening field goal.
- The Great Danes would go on a 7-0 run with 16:03 left in the half to lead 10-6, highlighted by four points from DeMarr Langford Jr. and a successful And-1 from Justin Neely.
- With three threes and two free throws, Binghamton would regain the lead 14-10 as 12:24 remained on the…
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