Score: UAlbany 88, Columbia 73
 
Location: Broadview Center | Albany, N.Y.
 
Records: UAlbany (6-3, 0-0 America East), Columbia (8-1, 0-0 Ivy League)
 
Short Story: UAlbany men's basketball team took care of business at home and beat the previously undefeated Columbia Lions 88-73.
 
Coach Dwayne Killings: "Columbia's a good team, coming in here being 8-0, we really focused on preparation. We also talked about how our team can win this league. … if you move the ball and you share the ball, we can be good… We walk out of here with a team that' was undefeated and beat Villanova, and we come out of here with 20 assists on 32 made field goals. And we have almost seven guys in double figures."
 
Justin Neely: "I still have the same excitement to play for Coach killings that I have now that I did when I first got here as a freshman. You know, that hasn't changed for me. And there's value in loyalty. So, I believe in this program. I believe what we're doing, and that we're an America East championship team this year, and we're going to get it done."
 
 
Key Stats:

• Justin Neely was the team's leading scorer with a double-double from 18 points and 13 rebounds, He shot 6-9 from the field, 2-2 on three pointers and 4-4 from the free throw line.
• Amar'e Marshall and Byron Joshua led the team with seven assists each.
• Five players recorded multiple steals, with both Joshua and Kacper Klaczek recording four apiece.
• As a team, UAlbany went 32-67 (47.8%) from the field, 15-33 (46%) on three pointers, and 9-12 (75.0%) from the free throw line.

 
How it Happened:

• Columbia got the scoring started when Kenny Noland made a layup on the first possession of the game.
• DeMarr Langford Jr. countered by scoring a layup for UAlbany to tie it up at 2-2 early in the first.
• Justin Neely hit a three pointer just over two and a half minutes into the game to give the Great Danes their first lead of the game, 7-4.
• The Great Danes went on a 20-7 run that started with 14:03 left in the half, which included back-to-back threes by Justin Neely and Kheni Briggs making the score 34-19.
• Both teams exchanged scores until Columbia was able to score nine unanswered and cut its deficit to 43-34.
• UAlbany answered back as the first half came to a close, outscoring the Lions 12-4 in the last three minutes to make it a 55-38 game.
• The second half started defensively, with neither team scoring for nearly three minutes. Columbia ended the stalemate when they made two free throws with 17:09 left in the contest.
• The Great Danes followed a slow start by outscoring the Lions 10-4 and made the score 65-46 with 12:46 to go.
• Columbia responded with a 7-2 offensive run to make it 67-53 with just under 10 minutes left in the game.
• Both teams traded points in the closing minutes as UAlbany walked away with an 88-73 win.

 
UP NEXT: UAlbany's men's basketball will head back on the road to take on the Boston University Terriers (3-5, 0-0 Patriot League) on Saturday, December 7^th, with tip-off set for 1:00 pm.    
 
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