New York, N.Y. - John Holland had 19 of his 25 points in the second half in leading Boston University to a 63-44 America East Conference victory over UAlbany in the Big Apple Battle on Thursday, Feb. 10 in America East Conference play. The contest was the second half of a college basketball doubleheader at Madison Square Garden.
      Boston U. (13-13, AE 8-4) led 40-36 in the final period, but then held UAlbany (12-15, AE 5-7) scoreless for more than 10 minutes. The Terriers, who posted their third straight win, reeled 17 unanswered in that stretch. Holland, a 6-foot-5 senior, had eight of his team's next 10 points. Freshman D.J. Irving drilled a three-point field goal for a 53-40 lead.
      The Great Danes, who were down 12 early in the final period, tried to claw their way back into the fray. Tim Ambrose sank a three-pointer following an offensive rebound to slice the deficit to 37-33. Boston U.'s Dom Morris answered with a triple from right of the key, before Logan Aronhalt countered with a 3-pointer from the left corner. However, UAlbany could not buy a basket after that point and shot 34 percent overall.
     "You can't go scoreless for long stretches against a team of that caliber," UAlbany coach Will Brown said. "They hurt us on the glass and (John) Holland and (Darryl) Partin are as good as anyone in our league on the perimeter."
      The Terriers, who shot 52.4 percent from the field in the first half, used a 9-0 run to push out to a 22-12 lead. La Salle transfer Darryl Partin scored seven consecutive points, including a three-pointer and a baseline jumper.
      UAlbany closed within 24-20 on a conventional three-point play by Luke Devlin and Ambrose's 3-point shot. But Partin, a 6'6" junior who had all 14 of his points in the period, helped his team pull away again with five straight and Holland canned a long-range jumper for a 32-21 halftime cushion.
      "We couldn"t make a shot," said UAlbany's Aronhalt, who had 12 points. "Scoring 44 points won't get it done. We know we have to get on a roll going into the (conference) tournament."
      The Terriers moved into a tie for second place in the conference standings with Maine. Ambrose finished with 13 points for the Great Danes, who were making their first-ever Madison Square Garden appearance.

Paw Prints:  Boston University has won five straight in this series, including the first meeting of the season, a 70-67 come-from-behind decision on Jan. 15 at SEFCU Arena ... UAlbany last defeated the Terriers on Jan. 8, 2009 ... St. John's upended No. 9 Connecticut, 89-72, in the first game of the Madison Square Garden twinbill ... the Great Danes, who had won four of their previous six outings, fell into a tie for fifth place in the America East standings ... Boston U. climbed into a tie for second place with Maine.

Boston U. 63, UAlbany 44 (2/10/11 at Madison Square Garden, New York, N.Y.)

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Box Score

Albany vs Boston U.
2/10/11 9:30 pm at Madison Square Garden, New York, NY

 Albany 44

			Total	3-point		Rebounds
##	Player	p	fgm-fga	fgm-fga	ftm-fta	off-def	tot	pf	tp	a	to	blk	stl	min
11	Devlin, Luke	f	3-7	0-1	1-1	4-1	5	2	7	1	1	0	0	35
23	Ambrose, Tim	f	5-13	3-7	0-0	0-2	2	2	13	0	1	0	3	35
44	Puk, John	f	0-0	0-0	0-0	1-2	3	2	0	1	1	1	0	17
02	Aronhalt, Logan	g	4-15	1-8	3-5	3-3	6	1	12	1	1	0	1	37
10	Black, Mike	g	3-8	1-4	1-3	1-1	2	4	8	3	3	0	1	32
00	Iati, Jacob	-	1-2	1-2	0-0	0-0	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	7
05	Tartt, Derrek	-	0-0	0-0	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
21	Metcalf, Blake	-	0-2	0-0	1-2	3-3	6	2	1	0	0	0	0	20
22	Watts, Ralph	-	0-1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	8
24	Lindfors, Jake	-	0-1	0-0	0-0	1-0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	4
33	Allen, Billy	-	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	3
TM	TEAM	-	-	-	-	1-2	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Totals..............	-	16-49	6-22	6-12	14-15	29	14	44	7	9	2	5	200
			32.7%	27.3%	50.0%
	Team summary:		FG	3FG	FT
	1st Half:		7-19	2-8	5-10
			36.8%	25.0%	50.0%
	2nd Half:		9-30	4-14	1-2
			30.0%	28.6%	50.0%

Boston U. 63

			Total	3-point		Rebounds
##	Player	p	fgm-fga	fgm-fga	ftm-fta	off-def	tot	pf	tp	a	to	blk	stl	min
15	Morris, Dom	f	2-5	1-2	0-0	0-1	1	2	5	1	1	0	0	21
23	Holland, John	f	8-14	3-4	6-7	2-2	4	2	25	1	1	0	0	29
25	Hazel, Patrick	f	2-2	0-0	0-0	3-5	8	1	4	1	2	1	0	30
01	Partin, Darryl	g	4-10	2-3	4-4	2-1	3	3	14	2	2	0	1	31
13	Irving, D.J.	g	1-5	1-3	0-0	0-3	3	5	3	4	2	0	0	33
02	Griffin, Matt	-	3-7	2-4	0-0	1-2	3	3	8	1	0	0	1	29
05	Terry Jr., Mike	-	2-3	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	1	4	0	1	0	0	10
24	Robinson, Travis	-	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5
32	Pelage, Jeff	-	0-0	0-0	0-0	1-1	2	1	0	1	0	1	0	11
43	Kurz, Chris	-	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
TM	TEAM	-	-	-	-	0-5	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Totals..............	-	22-46	9-16	10-11	9-21	30	18	63	11	9	2	2	200
			47.8%	56.3%	90.9%
	Team summary:		FG	3FG	FT
	1st Half:		11-21	6-9	4-4
			52.4%	66.7%	100 %
	2nd Half:		11-25	3-7	6-7
			44.0%	42.9%	85.7%

Score by Periods	1st	2nd	Total
Albany	21	23	44	Record: (12-15,5-7)
Boston U.	32	31	63	Record: (13-13,8-4)

Officials: Bob Adams, Dan Anderson, Paul Faia Technical fouls: Albany-None. Boston U.-None. Attendance: 13652

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