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UMBC at Albany, 4:30 PM Eastern, Time Warner SportsChannel-New York, free streaming at americaeast.tv
The UTR Game of the Day heads to Albany, New York today, home of Bob and Ron’s Fish Fry, and more importantly for our purposes, home of the America East-leading Albany Great Danes. UAlbany enters today’s game at 6-0 in conference play and 11-7 overall. They have moved into sole possession of first place following Vermont’s upset loss at New Hampshire earlier this week. The Great Danes have won nine of their last ten games and should be able to stretch that out to 10 of 111 this afternoon. Sam Rowley has reached double digits in scoring 14 times this season, including a 22 point effort in a huge road win at Hartford earlier this week. If he continues to play at this level, he and his Great Danes could be in prime position for the top seed in the America East tournament and home court advantage throughout same.
As well as UAlbany has been playing lately, the same cannot be said of the Maryland-Baltimore County Retrievers. UMBC is only 3-16 overall and 1-5 in America East play, having picked up their lone conference victory earlier this week against Maine. Cody Joyce is one of the few bright spots for the struggling Retrievers, especially after getting 28 points and 8 rebounds against Maine. A win in Albany this afternoon would be an upset, and a chance for the Retrievers to begin turning their season around.