Score: Siena 75, UAlbany 62

Location: MVP Arena in Albany, N.Y.
 
Records: UAlbany (1-2, 0-0 America East) | Siena (2-0, 0-0 MAAC)
 
Short Story: The shooting went cold for the University at Albany men's basketball team in the second half, as the Great Danes fell to Siena in the latest edition of the Albany Cup matchup. UAlbany was able to build a 16-point lead early in in the second half, but an 18-0 scoring run for Siena put the crosstown rivals up for good. The Great Danes were held to 28% from the field in the second frame.
 
Head Coach Dwayne Killings
"Today was unbelievable. I really want to thank the community for supporting our program, [Deputy Athletic Director] Vic Cegles and our [Director of Athletics] Mark Benson for setting up an unbelievable opportunity for our kids… Both teams really wanted to win, we were fighting. We were able to get out to a really strong lead in the second half… I really want to thank the community for coming out, both sides, for making this an unbelievable atmosphere."
 
Key Stat Lines

• Gerald Drumgoole Jr. led all scorers with 22 points. He led the team in field goals (6-12), threes (5-9) and tied for free throws (5-7).
• Da'Kquan Davis led the UAlbany offense early with eight of the team's first 12 points. The grad student finished with 10, also dishing out two assists and collecting four rebounds.
• Freshman Jonathan Beagle led the team with eight rebounds. The Glens Falls native finished with nine points and went 5-7 from the charity stripe.
• UAlbany finished the game 38.9% (21-54) from the field and 36.4% (8-22) from beyond the arc. Siena shot 42.6% (23-54) from the field and 52.9% (9-17) from deep.
• Siena won the rebounding battle, 42-30.
• UAlbany finished with 27 personal fouls, 17b of which came in the first half. Siena finished with 18 in total.

How it Happened:

• Trey Hutcheson, Sarju Patel, Da'Kquan Davis, Gerald Drumgoole Jr., and Jonathan Beagle started for the Great Danes.
• Hutcheson scored the first points of the night for UAlbany, hitting a pair from the line.
• UAlbany took a 6-2 lead into the first media timeout thanks to back-to-back buckets from Davis.
• Siena responded with a 7-0 run coming out of the timeout.
• UAlbany's Justin Neely, the 2022-23 America East Rookie of the Year, exited the game at the 12:39 mark with an injury.
• Da'Kquan Davis was responsible for eight of UAlbany's first 12 points.
• By the U-8 media timeout, Siena led by a score of 16-15.
• Gerald Drumgoole Jr. went on a run midway through the first half, sinking three-straight from beyond the arc.
• Thanks to a three from Trey Hutcheson as time expired, UAlbany brought a 38-27 lead into the locker room.
• UAlbany shot 48.3% (14-29) from the field and 46.2% (6-13) from three in the first half. Siena shot 27.3% (6-22) from the field and 50% (2-4) from three.
• UAlbany had 17 personal fouls in the first half, Siena had just 7.
• The Great Danes extended the lead to 50-36 within the first five minutes of the second half. Jonathan Beagle and Gerald Drumgoole Jr. both energized the crowd and bench with and-ones.
• Siena responded with a 10-5 run to bring the score back within 10 points by the 11:50 mark.
• Siena extended its run, scoring 18-straight to take a 59-55 lead by the U-8 media timeout. The run spanned 6:31.
• By the two-minute warning, the Great Danes found themselves in a seven-point hole.
• UAlbany shot just 28.0% (7-25) from the field and 22.2% (2-9) from three in the second half. Siena shot 53.1% (17-32) from the field and 53.8% (7-13) from deep.

 
Next: The Great Danes host Union on Monday night for the team's 2022-23 home opener. Tipoff is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. from the McDonough Sports Complex on the campus of Hudson Valley Community College. 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.