Score: UMass Lowell 66, UAlbany 50

Location: Costello Athletic Center in Lowell, Mass.
 
Records: UAlbany (6-18, 1-8 America East) | UMass Lowell (18-6, 6-4 America East)
 
Short Story: The University at Albany men's basketball team fell on the road to UMass Lowell on Wednesday night by a score of 66-50.

Head Coach Dwayne Killings: "I think we've hit a little bit of a wall, it's a long season… We have to get ready for a huge matchup against a really good Vermont basketball program. But, all credit to UMass Lowell tonight."

Key Stat Lines

• Gerald Drumgoole Jr. led the Great Danes with 18 points, going 5-14 from the field and 6-11 from the charity stripe. He also had a team-high three assists in 37 minutes of action.
• Sarju Patel finished with 12 points on 5-9 shooting, going 2-2 from beyond the arc.
• Marcus Jackson led the team in rebounds (8), assists (3), and blocks (1).
• Da'Kquan Davis went 3-7 from beyond the arc, finishing with nine points.
• UAlbany shot 31.5% (17-54) from the field and 42.1% (8-19) from three. UMass Lowell shot 41.1% (23-56) from the field and went just 6-23 from three.
• UMass Lowell out-rebounded UAlbany 44-29.
• UAlbany finished with 14 turnovers, UMass Lowell had 13.

How it Happened:

• The game got off to a fast start, with the first whistle not coming until the 15:19 mark after Dwayne Killings called a TO. UMass Lowell held a 13-5 advantage at that point, going 5-10 from the field and 3-6 from three to build a quick cushion.
• The lead was pushed to 10 points by the U12 media TO with the River Hawks ahead 17-7 thanks to a 10-2 scoring run.
• Back-to-back three points from Da'Kquan Davis got the offense rolling, but the Great Danes still found themselves behind 26-13 with 7:59 remaining in the first half.
• By the final TO of the first half, the scoreboard read 33-16. With his back-to-back threes, Davis led all UAlbany scorers with six points.
• UAlbany would fail to score for the rest of the half, with UMass Lowell taking a 39-16 advantage into the locker room.
• UAlbany shot just 22.2% (6-27) from the field and 33.3% (3-9) from three in the first half. UMass Lowell shot 44.8% (13-29) from the field and went 4-11 from three.
• UAlbany scored the first four points of the second half, layups from Sarju Patel and Marcus Jackson, to force an early TO from UMass Lowell.
• Three pointers from Patel and Gerald Drumgoole Jr., along with another layup from Jackson, capped a 12-3 UAlbany run to start the second half. UMass Lowell led 42-28 with 15 minutes of play remaining.
• UAlbany's Jackson picked up his fourth personal foul a minute later, forcing him to the sidelines.
• The River Hawks were able to go on a 6-0 run, pushing the lead back to 20 at the U12 media TO.
• By the game's final stop in play for media, UMass Lowell held a 60-38 advantage.
• UMass Lowell's Yuri Covington fouled out of the game with 2:05 remaining.
• UAlbany shot 40.7% (11-27) from the field and went 5-10 from three in the second half. UMass Lowell shot 37.0% (10-27) from the field and went 2-12 from three.

 
Next: The Great Danes return home on Saturday afternoon against Vermont in this year's edition of the Big Purple Growl. Tipoff is scheduled for 3:00 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.