Score:  UAlbany 56, Vermont 69 

Location: Patrick Gymnasium | Burlington, Vt .  

Records:  UAlbany (11-20, 7-9 America East), Vermont (20-11, 12-4 America East)  

Short Story:  The University at Albany men's basketball team concluded regular season play with a loss to the Vermont Catamounts.  

Coach  Killings:  "I thought we played hard and came in prepared, but they were better than us today. Gus had a big game, they shot well from three, and their eight offensive rebounds led to 10 second-chance points. The bench made an impact, and they capitalized on our 13 turnovers for 19 points. We showed resilience during our run, but when they pushed back, we didn't have enough left. There's a lot to learn from this as we shift our focus to being mentally ready for the playoffs." 

Key Stats:  

• Amir Lindsey led all scorers with 23 points, Isaac Abidde and Zach Matulu followed with ten points each.  
• Lindsey also contributed a team-high five assists.  
• Okechukwu Okeke tallied the most rebounds (ten) and blocks (two).  
• The Great Danes went 20-46 (.435) from the field, 7-22 (.318) on threes, and 5-7 (.714) from the line.  
• Vermont shot 42.0% in the paint, 37.5% from beyond the arc, and 73.3% from the charity stripe.  
• UAlbany outrebounded the Catamounts 29-27.  

How it Happened:  

• The Great Danes got out to an early start on offense, putting up six points in under three minutes. Their momentum was kickstarted by Zach Matulu, who scored the first two points of the game.  
• After UAlbany's initial offensive push, both teams traded points back-and-forth from 17:29 to 13:26, with the Great Danes just outscoring Vermont, 8-7, to keep a 14-7 advantage.  
• Over the next three minutes, the Catamounts found a nine-point run to eliminate their deficit and take a two-point lead.  
• From 10:10 to 5:24, UAlbany outscored Vermont 10-8, which evened the score at 24 points apiece.  
• In the final five minutes of the half, the Catamounts extended their lead, adding seven points to their tally, while the Great Danes added two, to make the score 31-26.  
• The first four minutes of the second half consisted of Vermont continuing to control the game, the Catamounts outscored UAlbany 10-7 to extend their lead, 41-33.  
• From 15:49 to 8:26, the Great Danes clawed their way back to put themselves within two points of Vermont after outscoring them 11-5.  
• The Catamounts proceeded to put up 11 unanswered points to re-extend their lead, going up 57-44 by 5:46.  
• In the final five and a half minutes of the regular season, both teams went point-for-point and put up a matching 12 points, which ended in a Vermont win, 69-56.   

UP NEXT:  UAlbany's men's basketball has secured the #5 seed in the America East tournament, which means they will travel to the #4 seed, UMass Lowell, in the first round of the 2026 Air Force Reserve America East Men's Basketball Playoffs this Saturday, March 7.  

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