{"id":9102,"date":"2014-03-09T11:47:17","date_gmt":"2014-03-09T11:47:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.techiteens.com\/review\/hooleys-30-points-buries-shorthanded-umbc-86-56\/"},"modified":"2014-03-09T11:47:17","modified_gmt":"2014-03-09T11:47:17","slug":"hooleys-30-points-buries-shorthanded-umbc-86-56","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.techiteens.com\/review\/hooleys-30-points-buries-shorthanded-umbc-86-56\/","title":{"rendered":"Hooley\u2019s 30 Points Buries Shorthanded UMBC 86-56"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Hooley\u2019s 30 Points Buries Shorthanded UMBC 86-56<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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

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

POST GAME QUOTES<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

ALBANY, N.Y.<\/strong> \u2013 University at Albany men\u2019s basketball (16-14) came out swinging on Saturday night, downing the No. 5 seed UMBC 86-56 at SEFCU Arena in the America East Quarterfinals. Peter Hooley<\/a> scored 30 points on 12-for-16 shooting to lead the Great Danes.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Retrievers went 2-for-14 from the field in the opening eight minutes, while UAlbany went 3-for-3 from three, including two threes from Hooley. Dallas Ennema<\/a> extended UAlbany\u2019s lead to 15 points, 20-5, on a three soon after.<\/span><\/p>\n

Hooley had 10 points on 4-for-5 shooting before committing his second foul with 9:42 left in the first half. The sophomore would remain on the bench for the duration of the half.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Purple & Gold went on a 14-0 run mid-way through the first half. The Retrievers went scoreless for nearly seven minutes. At the under-eight media timeout, UMBC was just 4-for-22 (.182) from the field while the Great Danes were 10-for-17 (.589).<\/span><\/p>\n

America East Rookie of the Year Rodney Elliott wouldn\u2019t go away quietly, scoring five-straight points to narrow UAlbany\u2019s lead back to 15 with six minutes left in the half.<\/span><\/p>\n

Sam Rowley<\/a> responded with six points of his own. The junior was perfect on offense in the first half, going 5-for-5 from the field and 2-for-2 from the line for 12 points.<\/span><\/p>\n

John Puk<\/a> made his presence known in the low block to end the half, scoring four points to give UAlbany a 38-17 lead at the break.<\/span><\/p>\n

At the half, Rowley led UAlbany with 12 points. The Purple & Gold out-scored the Retrievers 22-4 in the paint in the opening 20 minutes.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Great Danes opened the second half in dramatic fashion, as DJ Evans<\/a> found Gary Johnson<\/a> on an alley-oop for Johnson\u2019s first points of the game. UAlbany went 7-for-8 (.875) from the field in the opening six minutes of the second half.<\/span><\/p>\n

With eight minutes left in the game, four Great Danes were in double figures, including Hooley (22), Rowley (15), Puk (11) and Evans (10).<\/span><\/p>\n

Hooley hit a three with 6:10 left to give UAlbany a 76-43 lead and tally his 30th point. With the basket, he became the seventh Division I Great Dane to score 30 points in a single game. A UAlbany player has scored more than 30 points in a single game just eight times. The sophomore is also the first America East player to score 30 points in a tournament game in three years. Hooley played just 20 minutes of the game, having sat out most of the first half with foul trouble.<\/span><\/p>\n

UMBC only dressed seven players for the America East Quarterfinal match-up against UAlbany.<\/span><\/p>\n

Five UAlbany players ended the game in double figures, Hooley (30), Rowley (15), Puk (11), Anders Haas<\/a> (11) and Evans (10). Haas and Hooley recorded career highs in points.<\/span><\/p>\n

With the win, UAlbany will face off against familiar America East foe Vermont (22-9) in the league semifinals tomorrow at 5:00 p.m., at SEFCU Arena.<\/span><\/p>\n

AMERICA EAST TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Saturday, March 8 \u2013 Quarterfinals<\/strong>\u2028<\/span>
No. 1 Vermont 77,\u00a0No. 8 New Hampshire 60<\/span>
No. 4 UAlbany 86, No. 5 UMBC 56<\/span>
No. 2 Stony Brook vs. No. 7 Maine, 6:00 p.m. \u2013 ESPN3\u2028<\/span>
No. 3 Hartford vs. No. 6 Binghamton, 30 mins following \u2013 ESPN3\u2028\u2028<\/span><\/p>\n

Sunday, March 9 \u2013 Semifinals<\/strong>\u2028<\/span>
Semifinal #1, No. 1 Vermont vs. No. 4 UAlbany, 5:00 p.m. \u2013 ESPN3<\/span>
Semifinal #2, 30 mins following \u2013 ESPN3\u2028\u2028<\/span><\/p>\n

Saturday, March 15 \u2013 Title Game<\/strong>\u2028<\/span>
Semifinal Winners \u2013 11:30 a.m. \u2013 ESPN2<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n


ALBANY
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