Score: UAlbany 65, Bryant 63 

Location: Chace Athletic Center | Smithfield, R.I.   

Records: UAlbany (8-16, 4-5 America East), Bryant (7-16, 3-6 America East)  

Short Story: The University at Albany men's basketball team battled down to the wire to earn the win over Bryant Thursday night.  

Coach Killings: "It was a super resilient road win for our team, and it really showed how much this group still believes in itself. We made a lineup change by giving Bauti [Bautista Giralt] the start since Chris [Okechukwu Okeke] was late to a team meeting, and I thought everyone stepped up in their own way. Isaac Abbide was terrific, he battled for 50–50 balls, knocked down a big three, and gave us great energy, while Jaden Kempson showed tremendous poise by hitting the go-ahead bucket. Down ten points on the road, we executed well down the stretch, tightened up defensively in the final few minutes, and earned a really important come-from-behind win." 

Key Stats:  

• Isaac Abidde led the team with 19 points, followed by Amir Lindsey with 15, and Jaden Kempson with 13, who rounded out the trio of double-digit scorers. 
• Abidde and Lindsey also led the team with three steals each, while Lindsey contributed the team-high seven assists.  
• Okekchukwu Okeke dominated the court with five blocks.  
• Jaden Kempson grabbed a team-high boards with seven rebounds.  
• The Great Danes shot 27-56 (.482) in the paint, 8-20 (.400) from beyond the arc, and 3-5 (.600) from the line.  
• Bryant went 24-48 (.500) from the field, 11-24 (.458) on threes, and 4-5 (.800) on free throws, while also outrebounding UAlbany 30-26.  

How it Happened:  

• After nearly two minutes of scoreless play, Bryant got on the board first with two points from free throws.  
• At 17:15, Isaac Abidde struck first for the Great Danes with two points of his own.  
• Over the next two minutes, the Bulldogs went on a seven-point run to take a 9-2 lead.  
• From 14:47 to 8:55, both teams traded points back and forth, with UAlbany just outscoring Bryant 12-8 to cut the Bulldog's lead to 17-14.  
• In the following five and a half minutes, Bryant outscored the Great Danes 13-8 to extend their lead to 30-22.  
• During the last three minutes of the half, UAlbany put up eight points to the Bulldog's five points, which cut Bryant's lead to five points entering halftime.  
• The Great Danes came out of halftime swinging, cutting the Bulldogs' lead to just two points by 17:55.  
• Bryant responded strongly by sinking four three-pointers in just over three minutes to UAlbany's two layups, which gave the Bulldogs a ten-point lead at 14:19.  
• From 12:50 to 8:20, the Great Danes began working their way back, scoring eight points to Bryant's four.  
• After almost two minutes of scoreless play, UAlbany spent the next six minutes outscoring the Bulldogs 14-8 to tie the game at 63 points each with two minutes left in the game.  
• With 20 seconds left in the game, Jaden Kempson gave the Great Danes their first lead of the night and the win by a score of 65-63. 

UP NEXT:  UAlbany's men's basketball is back in action at home when they take on UMass Lowell this Saturday night. Tipoff is set for 7:00 pm.  

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