Score: UAlbany 115, SUNY Delhi 52
Location: Broadview Center | Albany, N.Y.
Records: UAlbany (1-2, 0-0 America East), SUNY Delhi (0-3, 0-0 NAC – Division III)
Short Story: The University at Albany men's basketball team cruised to a 115-52 win over Division III SUNY Delhi on Tuesday night, marking the first game of the 2025-26 season played at the Broadview Center. The score marked a new program record for points scored in a single game, surpassing the previous record of 108, which had been achieved twice, in 2000 and 2016.
Coach Dwayne Killings: "It was a good night for us, obviously. To play in front of our fans, our students, it's good to get that going. Hopefully we showed that we're an athletic team. We can shoot it, we can share it, we can play above the rim. I think we can be a really exciting team to watch this year, and I think our guys made a statement about it… I'm really proud of our guys, and we're looking forward to moving on to a huge opportunity to get to Rhode Island on Friday night."
Key Stats:
- Amir Lindsey led all scorers with 19 points, shooting 7-10 from the field and 4-7 from three. He added three rebounds and seven assists with a team-high 29 minutes of action.
- Zacharie Matulu followed close behind, going 7-10 from the field and 3-5 from deep for 17 points. He added three rebounds, two steals, and an assist.
- Isaac Abidde led the team in rebounds with nine, followed by Jaden Kempson and Ife West-Ingram with six each.
- 11 different Great Danes recorded at least one point scored.
- Overall, UAlbany shot 65.7% (46-70) from the field and 53.3% (16-30) from three.
- UAlbany out-rebounded Delhi 46-29.
How it Happened:
- Delhi scored the first bucket of the game before the Great Danes scored the next seven before the first media timeout. Amir Lindsey hit a three before back-to-back slams from Okechukwu Okeke and Jaden Kempson.
- The score moved to 23-9 in favor of UAlbany thanks to hot shooting and strong defense. The Great Danes went the first eight minutes shooting 71.4% (10-14) from the field while Delhi was limited to just 27.3% (3-11). Three of Delhi's first nine points came from the charity stripe.
- The Great Danes used another 12-5 run over the next four minutes to push the lead to 21 points, 35-14, capped by a three from Okeke before the TV timeout.
- Zacharie Matulu continued his hot start over the next run, scoring eight points on a dunk and two three-pointers to help UAlbany push the score to 50-24.
- The scoreboard read 53-24 as both teams went to the locker room at the half. UAlbany shot 57.1% (20-35) from the field and 52.9% (9-17) from three in the first half. Delhi shot 27.3% (9-33) and went 0-6 from deep.
- The Broncos started the second half with two quick buckets, but the Great Danes responded with nine straight points from Amir Lindsey on an and-one and two three-pointers.
- Back-to-back dunks from Matulu and Kempson forced Delhi timeout with 15:51 on the clock, 68-30.
- Delhi went on a 10-7 run over the next four minutes to bring the score to 74-40 on two threes, a jumper, and a layup.
- The score read 88-46 in favor of UAlbany with under seven minutes remaining as Dwayne Killings continued to dig deep into the bench.
- UAlbany reached 100 points on a three from Isaac Abidde with just under five minutes remaining.
- The Great Danes shot 74.3% (26-35) from the field and 53.8% (7-13) from beyond the arc in the second half. Delhi shot 31.4% (11-35) from the field and went 2-10 from deep.
UP NEXT: UAlbany's men's basketball is back on the road when they head to Kingston, Rhode Island and face the Rams on Friday, November 14. Tipoff is set for 7:00 pm. Social Central Stay up to date with UAlbany men's basketball by following the team on X (
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