Sharp-shooting Albany beats Siena 77-68
ALBANY, N.Y. -- Evan Singletary scored 21 points and Peter Hooley added 20 to lead Albany past Siena 77-68 Saturday night.
Singletary made 5 of 6 field goals, including 3 of 3 from 3-point range, and 8 of 8 free throws for Albany (3-6), which shot 54.1 percent (20 of 37) from the field, 50 percent (8 of 16) from behind the arc and 90.6 percent (29 of 32) from the free-throw line. Hooley made 4 of 9 3-pointers and 6 of 6 free throws.
A four-point play by Dallas Ennema pushed the Albany lead to 54-41 with 11 minutes left and a 3-pointer by Hooley about 4 minutes later gave the Great Danes their biggest lead of the night, 61-47.
Patrick Cole scored five points during a 9-2 run which pulled Siena (3-5) within 68-60 with 2:08 remaining, but Albany made 9 of 10 free throws down the stretch to seal it.
Game Information
- Referees:
- Guy Pagano
- Robert Riley
- Bob Adams
2022-23 America East Conference Standings
| Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vermont | 14-2 | - | 23-11 |
| UMass Lowell | 11-5 | 3 | 26-8 |
| New Hampshire | 9-7 | 5 | 15-15 |
| Bryant | 8-8 | 6 | 17-13 |
| UMBC | 8-8 | 6 | 18-14 |
| Binghamton | 8-8 | 6 | 13-18 |
| Maine | 7-9 | 7 | 13-17 |
| NJIT | 4-12 | 10 | 7-23 |
| UAlbany | 3-13 | 11 | 8-23 |
2022-23 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Standings
| Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iona | 17-3 | - | 27-8 |
| Rider | 13-7 | 4 | 16-14 |
| Quinnipiac | 11-9 | 6 | 20-12 |
| Siena | 11-9 | 6 | 17-15 |
| Niagara | 10-10 | 7 | 16-15 |
| Manhattan | 10-10 | 7 | 12-18 |
| Fairfield | 9-11 | 8 | 13-18 |
| Mount St. Mary's | 8-12 | 9 | 13-20 |
| Canisius | 8-12 | 9 | 10-20 |
| Saint Peter's | 7-13 | 10 | 14-18 |
| Marist | 6-14 | 11 | 13-20 |
Men's College Basketball News
