Score:  UAlbany 84, New Hampshire 61 

Location:  Broadview Center| Albany, N.Y.   

Records:  UAlbany (11-19, 7-8 America East), New Hampshire (8-20, 4-11 America East)   

Short Story:  The University at Albany men's basketball team came up big against New Hampshire on senior night, ending their regular season home stand with a win.  

Coach Killings:  "I thought our guys responded really well after a tough loss on Thursday. I wasn't happy with our effort or focus in that game, but we bounced back today, and a big part of that was Zach Matulu. He brought swagger and grit both in preparation and on the floor, and even though he was on a 15 to 20 minute restriction, we kept him just under 15 and he played extremely well with great energy and aggression. Our two seniors also stepped up, Chris was strong on the glass with some big late plays, and while it wasn't Isaac's best game, he still contributed. Overall, it was a great team response, and Miles Rose made a big impact as well, stepping up in extended minutes." 

Key Stats:

• Okechukwu Okeke and Miles Rose both recorded a team-high 16 points each.  
• Okeke dominated off the glass and led the team with 12 rebounds for his America East tying eighth double-double of the season.
• Amir Lindsey tallied a team-high seven assists.  
• The Great Danes out rebounded New Hampshire 40-31.  
• The Wildcats went 20-57 from the field (35.1%), 8-31 from three (25.8%), and 13-25 on free throws (52%).  
• As a team, UAlbany went 34-61 from the field (55.7%), 9-22 from three (40.9%), and 7-11 on free throws (63.6%).  

How it Happened:  

• New Hampshire got the game rolling with a three, and outscored the Great Danes in the first 1:32 of the game, 6-2.  
• Great Danes took control of the game with a nine-point run from 17:45 – 15:55. Four of those points were scored on vicious dunks from Okechukwu Okeke and Issac Abidde, which brought the score to 11-6. 
• UAlbany continued to dominate the game with an unanswered 16 points from 13:30 - 7:42, pushing their lead to 28-7.  
• In the last three minutes of the first half, the Wildcats and Great Danes went an even 6-6, which made the score 40-16 in favor of UAlbany going into halftime.  
• Coming out of the break, both teams tallied five points in the first minute of the half to push the score to 45-21, still in favor of the Great Danes. 
• Following a jumper by the Wildcats at 15:33, UAlbany's Amir Linsey answered back with two go to baskets to lead the Great Danes to a 13-7 run from 15:08 – 12:05.
• After an abundance of free throws from both teams with 11 minutes left in the half, an 8-8 run went on for three minutes, which made the score 78-52.  
• With the final three minutes of the half, New Hampshire goes on a 9-6 run and with 23 seconds left on the clock they put up a last minute prayer that just wasn't enough to overcome UAlbany's advantage. The Great Danes took a dominant 84-61 win.  

UP NEXT:  UAlbany's men's basketball team travels to Burlington, Vermont on Tuesday, March 3, to take on the Catamounts in their final regular season game of the season.  

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