Score: Vermont 73, UAlbany 61

Location: Patrick Gymnasium in Burlington, Vermont
 
Records: UAlbany (9-12, 5-4 America East) | Vermont (16-4, 8-0 America East)
 
Short Story: The University at Albany men's basketball team fought hard against the first place Vermont Catamounts in Burlington on Monday night, but fell in Burlington by a score of 73-61.
 
Key Stat Lines

• UAlbany shot 43.1% (22-51) from the field and 50% (11-22) from three-point range. Vermont shot 56.9% (29-51) from the field and 40.9% (9-22) from three.
• Vermont won the rebounding war 28-24.
• Vermont finished with 17 assists, UAlbany finished with 9.  
• Matt Cerruti led the way with 22 points, going 4-7 from three-point range.
• Chuck Champion and Jamel Horton both finished with 11 points. Champion had two rebounds, two assists, and a steal. Horton had a team-high four assists and two steals.
• Trey Hutcheson finished with three three-pointers and nine points.

Head Coach Dwayne Killings: "We're close, really close. We just have to double-down and dig a little deeper. But we're close to being the team we want to be. We believe it, we were right there. We just didn't execute enough… They're [Vermont] a really good team, and they make you pay for your mistakes."

How it Happened:

• Both teams started out 2-4 from the field, scoring five each. Jamel Horton scored the first bucket of the game for UAlbany, followed by a three from Matt Cerruti.
• The score was tied at 11 by the first media timeout. UAlbany started 3-4 from beyond the arc, UVM started just 1-4.  
• Cerruti (11) and Horton (5) scored all of UAlbany's first 16 points.  
• By the 4:24 mark of the first half, UAlbany pulled back to within two points, 24-22. Rebounds proved to be a big helper, with the Great Danes holding a 14-9 advantage.
• The Great Danes tied the game up at 24 with 3:03 left in the half thanks to a Justin Neely basket in the paint.
• UVM went on a 10-5 scoring run to re-take the lead, going into the locker room with a 34-29 advantage.
• UAlbany shot 41.7% (10-24) from the field and 46.2% (6-13) from three-point range. UVM shot 50% (13-26) from the field and 40% (6-15) from three-point range.
• UAlbany held a 14-13 rebounding advantage in the first half, with both teams collecting three offensive boards.
• The largest lead UVM held in the opening frame was eight points, right before a Trey Hutcheson three-pointer closed out the first half to bring the Great Danes within five.
• UAlbany had six turnovers at halftime, UVM had three.
• UAlbany came out of the locker room hot, going on a 10-4 run to take a 39-38 advantage. Chuck Champion hit two threes to lead the charge. In that span, the defense forced five UVM turnovers.
• By the 10:32 mark the score was still tied, this time at 49. UAlbany went 4-6 from three in the front half of the second frame.
• The Catamounts used a 6-0 run to re-take the lead before timeout was called at the 6:52 mark. Vermont's Shungu and Davis both had totaled 13 points.
• UVM continued the run out of the timeout, increasing it to 10-0 before a Horton jumper ended the run.
• By the final media timeout at 1:27, Vermont held a 10-point advantage - 69-59.
• In the second half, UAlbany shot 44.4% (12-27) from the field and 55.6% (5-9) from three. Vermont shot 64% (16-25) from the field and 43.9% (3-7) from three.

 
Next: The Great Danes come back home on Wednesday night when the team hosts UMBC, completing the season series with the Retrievers. Tipoff is set for 7:00 p.m. Stay up to date with UAlbany men's basketball by following the team on Twitter (@UAlbanyMBB) and Instagram (@ualbany_mbb) for all of the latest news and highlights throughout the season.