Score: UAlbany 87, Dartmouth 73
 
Location: Leede Arena | Hanover, N.H.
 
Records: UAlbany 2-1 (0-0 America East), Dartmouth (2-1, 0-0 Ivy League)
 
Short Story: The University at Albany men's basketball team handed the Big Green its first loss of the season on the road, 87-73.
 
Coach Dwayne Killings: "I thought we did some good things in the second half. Our defensive intensity was a little bit better, and we rebounded the ball a little bit better. I thought Byron and DeMarr played a little bit frustrated at [at first] because I don't think the game went the way they wanted it to offensively. We told them to stay with the game and the opportunities will come for him. DeMarr makes a couple of plays early in the second half and Byron makes some plays early and late in the second half. [Kheni] Briggs was good through the stretch of the game. I thought Amir Lindsey buried a big three and then, obviously Justin Neely's minutes, both rebounding defensively and scoring the ball, were really impressive. I thought it was a big step of growth for the team to take the win and run away with it."
 
 
Key Stats:

• Kheni Briggs recorded 19 points going 5-8 from the three-point line and 7-12 from the field overall with seven rebounds, one assist, and two steals.
• Byron Joshua reached 19 points off eight field goals and one three while going 2-3 at the line along with two rebounds, four assists, and two steals.
• Justin Neely reached 18 points shooting 6-8 from the field, 1-2 from beyond the arc, and 5-6 at the line. He grabbed six rebounds with two steals.
• Sully Adewale also tied Briggs for a team-high seven rebounds.\Amir Lindsey recorded UAlbany's only block of the contest.
• UAlbany went 33-74 (44.6%) from the field, 10-31 (32.3%) from the arc, and 11-14 (78.6% from the line.
• There were a total of nine lead changes in the game with UAlbany scoring 22 points off turnovers.

 
How it Happened:

• Ryan Cornish of Dartmouth started with the first point of the game off a jumper to give the Big Green a 2-0 lead.
• Sully Adewale answered back to tie it at 2-2 at 18:41 in the first.
• A 6-0 run by Dartmouth would push them ahead 11-4 with 16:25 remaining in the first.
• Back-to-back threes from Kheni Briggs and Amir Lindsey would bring the Great Danes to within 1, 13-12, with 14:10 left in the half.
• DeMarr Langford Jr.'s layup at 10:14 gave UAlbany its first lead of the game, 19-18.
• Briggs would hit two more threes in a row to put the Purple and Gold ahead 34-32 as 4:21 remained in the half.
• As the clock ticked down in the final minute of the first, Briggs knocked down his fourth three of the game with 41 seconds to go giving the Great Danes another lead at 41-40.
• Byron Joshua's jumper with three seconds to go gave the Great Danes a 43-40 lead after 20 minutes of play.
• Following a bucket from Langford Jr., Briggs picked up where he left off hitting his fifth three of the contest 39 seconds into the second half putting UAlbany up 48-40.
• With 12:55 remaining, the Big Green fought back bringing its deficit to three points, 55-52.
• A 9-3 run increased UAlbany's lead to 64-55, highlighted by Joshua scoring all nine points.
• Six unanswered points by Neely put the Great Danes ahead by 10, 74-64
• Amir Lindsey called game knocking down the final points for UAlbany off a three giving the Purple and Gold an 87-73 victory over the Big Green

 
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