Score: UAlbany 106, Paul Smith's 57

Location: Broadview Center | Albany, N.Y.
 
Records: UAlbany (2-3, 0-0 America East), PSC (1-6, 0-0 YSCC)

Short Story: The University at Albany men's basketball team dominantly took the win over Paul Smith's College on Tuesday, November 18, at Broadview Center.
 
Coach Dwayne Killings: "I thought there were some positive things. I don't know that we took the game with the maturity that I was looking for, but it was really good to get some guys some minutes of play, some different lineups, obviously having not shot the ball the way we did, having Chris [Okechukwu Okeke] be able to score the ball in the paint the way that he did, and then getting really positive minutes from Miles and Isaac. And in the fashion that we did, we shot the ball better in the second half."
 
Key Stats:

• Nasir Muhammad led all scorers with 21 points.
• Okechukwu Okeke recorded a double-double with 20 points and ten rebounds.
• Three other Great Danes scored double-digit points: Ife West-Ingram (18), Miles Rose (10), and Isaac Abidde (10).
• Rose led the team in assists with six, while Abidde led the team with three blocks.
• UAlbany shot 63.5% (47-74) from the field and 28.6% (6-21) from beyond the arc.
• The Great Danes outrebounded the Bobcats 44-22.

 
How it Happened:

• Yaya Keita opened scoring less than 30 seconds into the game, followed shortly after by Okechukwu Okeke with a dunk at 18:23 to give the Great Danes a 4-0 lead.
• PSC finally found an answer almost two minutes into the game when they were able to sink a three-pointer.
• UAlbany responded with a seven-point run to extend its lead to eight points, 11-3.
• The Bobcats scored five points in less than a minute to put the score at 11-8, still favoring the Great Danes with 15:16 left on the clock.
• From 14:55 to 11:16, UAlbany went on a ten-point run, which gave them a 13-point lead over Paul Smith's.
• Over the next eight minutes, both teams traded baskets back and forth with the Bobcats just barely outscoring the Great Danes 17-16. UAlbany remained on top 37-25.
• The Great Danes finished the half strong by putting up 11 unanswered points to give them a 48-25 advantage going into the second half.
• In the first five minutes of the second half of play, UAlbany continued its dominance, outscoring Paul Smith's 12-4.
• Paul Smith's attempted to claw their way back, putting up seven points to the Great Danes' four, but UAlbany answered by outscoring them 17-4 between 12:42 and 10:08.
• The Great Danes maintained control of the game through the final buzzer, extending their lead with a 27-17 run to finish the game on top 106-57.

 
UP NEXT: UAlbany's men's basketball returns to action at MVP Arena in downtown Albany this Friday, November 21, for the Albany Cup. This matchup against crosstown rival Siena will tip off at 7:00 PM.
 
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