Score: UAlbany 79, Bryant 83

Location: Chace Athletic Center in Smithfield, R.I.
 
Records: UAlbany (13-18, 5-11 America East) | Bryant (19-12, 11-5 AE)
 
Short Story: The University at Albany men's basketball team fell on the road to Bryant, 83-79, to end the regular season. The Great Danes will enter the America East Playoffs as the conference's No. 8 seed, set to play Vermont this Saturday at 3:00 p.m.

Key Stat Lines

• Muneer Newton had a career night, finishing with a double-double of 20 points and 11 rebounds – both of which led the team.
• Sebastian Thomas followed with 19 points, collecting seven rebounds and dishing out four assists.
• Amar'e Marshall dropped 14 points, going 3-6 from beyond the arc. Tyler Bertram dropped 12, going 4-8 from deep.
• UAlbany shot 39.2% (31-79) from the field and 33.3% (9-27) from the three-point line. Bryant shot 51.7% (30-58) from the field and 45% (9-20) from three.  
• UAlbany out-rebounded Bryant, 43-41, thanks to 19 offensive rebounds.
• Bryant finished the game with 13 blocks to UAlbany's two.

 
Head Coach Dwayne Killings: "We're close. We played very two hard-fought games that came down to the final possession… We have our final test that we need to find a way to pass against the best team in the league on Saturday… I think we've improved, now we need to put it all together."

How it Happened:

• After falling behind, 5-7, UAlbany went on a 9-0 run to take a 14-7 advantage. The run was capped by a Tyler Bertram steal, thrown to a wide-open Amar'e Marshall for an open slam.
• Bryant fought back, but still found themselves down 22-18 at the under-12 media timeout. Sebastian Thomas led all UAlbany scorers early on, scoring 10 of the Great Danes' 22 points.
• With 3:51 remaining, the Bulldogs found themselves up 35-30. Bryant used a 7-0 run to take the lead, with UAlbany going over three minutes without scoring a point.
• Three-straight threes from Bertram (2) and Marshall (1) shot the Great Danes back into the lead, 39-35.
• The Great Danes went to the locker room at the half up four, 43-39, after a buzzer-beating layup from Marcus Filien.
• UAlbany shot 45.9% (17-37) from the field and 40% (6-15) from three in the first half. Bryant shot 48.4% (15-31) from the field and 50% (6-12) from three.
• Bryant stormed past UAlbany to take a 53-48 advantage by the first TV timeout in the second half thanks to a 14-5 run.
• At the halfway point of the second half, the Great Danes found themselves down 55-58 following a three from Aaron Reddish.
• Following a jumper from Ny'Mire little that fell, UAlbany cut the deficit back to four points, 66-70, with 5:51 remaining in the game.

 
Next: The America East Playoffs begin on Saturday, March 9. With the results of today's contests, UAlbany Will travel to face top seed Vermont for a 3:00 p.m. tip. Stay up to date with UAlbany men's basketball by following the team on X (@UAlbanyMBB) and Instagram (@ualbany_mbb) for all of the latest news and highlights throughout the year.