{"id":7402,"date":"2013-12-09T21:46:03","date_gmt":"2013-12-09T21:46:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.techiteens.com\/review\/mens-basketball-concludes-four-game-road-trip-at-brown-on-tuesday-night\/"},"modified":"2013-12-09T21:46:03","modified_gmt":"2013-12-09T21:46:03","slug":"mens-basketball-concludes-four-game-road-trip-at-brown-on-tuesday-night","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.techiteens.com\/review\/mens-basketball-concludes-four-game-road-trip-at-brown-on-tuesday-night\/","title":{"rendered":"Men\u2019s Basketball Concludes Four-Game Road Trip at Brown on Tuesday Night"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Men\u2019s Basketball Concludes Four-Game Road Trip at Brown on Tuesday Night<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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ALBANY, N.Y.<\/strong> \u2013 University at Albany men\u2019s basketball (4-4) wraps up a nonconference road trip at Brown (6-2) this Tuesday night at 7 p.m. \u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

UAlbany led by as many as 10, but fell 62-57 to Holy Cross in Worcester, Mass., last Wednesday. Peter Hooley<\/a> led the Great Danes with 19 points, including 17 in the second half. Sam Rowley<\/a> led UAlbany in rebounding with seven boards.<\/span><\/p>\n

In the loss, John Puk<\/a> had three blocks to become the program\u2019s Division I leader in career blocks with 77. The senior center passed former teammate Blake Metcalf<\/a> with two blocks at NJIT on Dec. 1, and has at least one block in five of eight games so far this season.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Great Danes scored a season-low 57 points, and are now 1-4 when scoring 69 points or less.<\/span><\/p>\n

WHAT CAN BROWN DO FOR YOU?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

The Great Danes are 4-0 against the Bears, making Brown the only team on the nonconference schedule they have not lost to in previous meetings.<\/span><\/p>\n

In their meeting last season, UAlbany claimed a 57-50 win at SEFCU Arena. In that game, Luke Devlin<\/a> went 7-for-7 from the charity stripe and 4-for-8 from the field for 15 points. He is the top returning scorer from the game last year. John Puk<\/a>, Peter Hooley<\/a> and Sam Rowley<\/a> also saw time against the Bears in 2012. With a start on Tuesday night, John Puk<\/a> will have three career starts against Brown.<\/span><\/p>\n

BROWN VS. THE IVIES<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Head coach Will Brown<\/a> is most successful against the Ivy League school that shares his last name at 4-0. Will Brown<\/a> did not face an Ivy League opponent in his first two years as head coach, but went on a 10-game winning streak against the Ivy League from 2005-10. The streak was broken in a 65-61 loss to Cornell on Nov. 11, 2010. Coach Brown is 2-0 against Dartmouth, 2-2 against Cornell, 1-1 against Yale, 2-0 against Penn, 2-0 against Columbia and 1-1 against Harvard.<\/span><\/p>\n

LIVE FREE OR DIE<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

For the third time this season, UAlbany did not make more free throws than its opponent attempted at Holy Cross. The other two times were in a 79-69 loss at Quinnipiac, where the Bobcats took 14 free throws and the Great Danes made 11; and in a 70-59 loss at Duquesne, when the Dukes took 15 free throws and UAlbany shot a season-low 57.9% from the line (11-19). The only time UAlbany attempted more free throws and still lost this season was against Bucknell.<\/span><\/p>\n

UAlbany continues to rank among the nation\u2019s and league\u2019s leaders in free throw percentage. The Great Danes top the America East in free throw percentage (.782, 140-179) and rank 16th in the country in the category.<\/span><\/p>\n

Peter Hooley<\/a> (4th, 45-50, .900), Mike Rowley<\/a> (1st, 6-6. 1.000) and John Puk<\/a> (10th, 9-11, .818) all rank among the league\u2019s top free throw shooters. Hartford is the only other team in the league to have three players in the top-10 in the league.<\/span><\/p>\n

SENIOR REBOUNDING<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Luke Devlin<\/a> and John Puk<\/a> are climbing the program Division I career leaderboard in rebounding. Devlin ranks sixth with 441 career rebounds, while Puk ranks ninth with 390. Devlin is also third in Division I program history in offensive rebounds with 153.<\/span><\/p>\n

JOHNSON & JOHNSON & JOHNSON<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Gary Johnson<\/a> returned to the line-up last week against NJIT, and is the only player averaging 25 minutes or more with single-digit turnovers. The senior has five turnovers for the entire season, and has never committed more than one in a single game. Johnson averaging 9.5 ppg and 4.5 rpg on 56.8% from the field (21-37).<\/span><\/p>\n

SCOUTING BROWN<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\u2022 The Bears are out to a 6-2 start behind wins against Binghamton, Sacred Heart, UMass Lowell, Longwood, Central Connecticut and American.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2022 Brown is 4-2 on the road and undefeated (2-0) at home. Mike Martin\u2019s only two losses came against Providence at the Dunkin Donuts Center on Nov. 13 by four points (73-69) and at Bryant by three points (70-67).<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2022 Martin returns three starters from last year\u2019s game against UAlbany, including Cedric Kuakumensah, Rafael Maia and Sean McGonagill.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2022 McGonagill is averaging 19.4 points per game in 37.0 minutes played per game to top the Ivy League in scoring.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2022 Maia is also averaging double digits in scoring (11.7 ppg) and 7.9 rebounds per game. Nearly 1\/3 of his total rebounds this season are on the offensive glass (18 offensive, 40 defensive).<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2022 The Bears were picked to finish fifth in the Ivy League preseason poll, behind preseason favorite Harvard (1), Penn (2), Yale (3) and Princeton (4).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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