{"id":8434,"date":"2014-02-03T12:46:58","date_gmt":"2014-02-03T12:46:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.techiteens.com\/review\/mens-basketball-falls-55-45-to-vermont-to-end-home-winning-streak-5\/"},"modified":"2014-02-03T12:46:58","modified_gmt":"2014-02-03T12:46:58","slug":"mens-basketball-falls-55-45-to-vermont-to-end-home-winning-streak-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.techiteens.com\/review\/mens-basketball-falls-55-45-to-vermont-to-end-home-winning-streak-5\/","title":{"rendered":"Men\u2019s Basketball Falls 55-45 to Vermont to End Home Winning Streak"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Men\u2019s Basketball Falls 55-45 to Vermont to End Home Winning Streak<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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BOX SCORE<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

SEASON STATS<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

ALBANY, N.Y.<\/strong> \u2013 The University at Albany men\u2019s basketball team (11-11, 5-4 AE) fell victim to a shooting slump on Saturday night and lost 55-45 to Vermont (14-9, 8-1 AE) at SEFCU Arena.<\/span><\/p>\n

Despite a poor shooting night overall, Will Brown<\/a>\u2019s squad got out to a quick 6-0 lead. The Purple & Gold went 3-3 from the field to start with one basket from Gary Johnson<\/a> and four early points from Peter Hooley<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

But the Great Danes went on a five-minute scoring drought following their quick start, going 0-7 with just one turnover. Johnson broke the drought with 13:17 left in the half.<\/span><\/p>\n

UAlbany was scoreless for the next eight minutes after that, going 1-15 total from the field in a 13-minute span. The Purple & Gold also committed five turnovers in two minutes before the third media timeout of the half.<\/span><\/p>\n

Sam Rowley<\/a> hit an elbow jumper with five minutes left in the first half to give UAlbany some life. A pair of free throws from Ede Egharevba<\/a> brought the Purple & Gold within four points, 16-12 with five minutes left in the half. The Great Danes didn\u2019t score for the remainder of the half.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Great Danes shot a season-low 19.2% (5-26) from the field in the first half, and at one point in the game were 0-10 from the three-point arc. UAlbany finished the game 2-15 (.133) from three.<\/span><\/p>\n

Rowley and Luke Devlin<\/a> opened the second half with back-to-back baskets, but Vermont extended its lead to as many 13 points after Rowley picked up his third foul.<\/span><\/p>\n

John Puk<\/a> cut the lead back to single digits with 11 minutes left in the second half, but Vermont went 6-for-8 from the field in response. With 4:52 left, the Catamounts extended their lead to 16 points.<\/span><\/p>\n

Vermont went 10-12 from the free throw line in the final two minutes to put the game away.<\/span><\/p>\n

Hooley led the Great Danes with 11 points and four assists, while Johnson scored 10 to go with six rebounds. Sam Rowley<\/a> led the Purple & Gold with seven rebounds.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Catamounts also beat out UAlbany at the line, going 14-18 (.778), while the Great Danes went 7-12 (.583).<\/span><\/p>\n

The Purple & Gold host UMass Lowell (6-14, 5-4 AE) on Wednesday, Feb. 5 to conclude a three-game home stand. The game will also be broadcast on Time Warner Cable SportsChannel.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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