Score: UAlbany 78, UMBC 74

Location: Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena | Baltimore, Md.

Records: UAlbany (15-14, 7-7 America East), UMBC (13-17, 5-10 America East)

Short Story: The University at Albany men's basketball program defeated UMBC on the road 78-74.

Coach Dwayne Killings: "We're getting better in some different ways. I think mentally, the last time we played, we were losing a lead, and we panicked. This time, we got where we started to lose the lead, and our guys knew we were winning the game, and it came down to winning plays.

Key Stats:

• Byron Joshua led UAlbany with 22 points, shooting 7-13 (53.8%), 4-8 (50.0%) from the three, and 4-5 (80.0%) from the line in 37 minutes of play.
• Justin Neely recorded a double-double with 13 points and 11 rebounds.
• Amar'e Marshall (11) and Kheni Briggs (10) both tallied double-digit points.
• Kacper Klaczek tallied nine points and 10 rebounds.
• Amar'e Marshall and Langford Jr. recorded two steals each.
• Marshall and Klaczek made four assists each as UAlbany finished with 16 total assists.
• The Great Danes went 28-61 (45.9%) from the field, 10-24 (41.7%) from the three-point line, and 12-18 (66.7%) from the free-throw line.

 
How it Happened:

• UAlbany started off the contest with a 9-4 run led by four points from Bautista Giralt.
• The Great Danes' next three makes would come from beyond the three to stay ahead 18-13 with 13:36 to play in the first with two of the three threes coming from Kheni Briggs.
• The third three came from Neely and sparked an 11-6 run and a 26-19 lead over the Retrievers.
• A 10-4 run by UMBC throughout three minutes would make it a one-point UAlbany lead, 30-29.
• The Great Danes closed out the first with a 13-7, highlighted by nine points from Byron Joshua to put UAlbany ahead 43-36 entering the half.
• A dunk from Giralt would start the second half as the Purple and Gold propelled to a 50-40 lead, with the help of a three from Amar'e Marshall five minutes in.
• UMBC would find their way back into the game, going on a 10-3 run throughout 2:30 as UAlbany led 53-50 with 12:19 to play.
• UAlbany and UMBC would keep pace with one another as a three from Amar'e Marshall and a dunk from Kacper Klaczek helped the Great Danes keep a 63-58 lead.
• With four minutes left in the game, UAlbany pulled ahead 73-64.
• The Retrievers fought their way back, tying the game 74-74 with 43 seconds to play.
• DeMarr Langford Jr., Joshua, and Klaczek helped close out the game as the pair combined for four free throws to give UAlbany the 78-74 win.

 
UP NEXT: UAlbany's men's basketball team will travel to Newark, New Jersey, and take on NJIT on Saturday, March 1, with tip-off scheduled for 2:00 pm. 

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