Final
Coverage: ESPN3
7:30 PM ET, January 26, 2013
SEFCU Arena, Albany, NY
ALBANY, N.Y. -- Clancy Rugg went 6 of 8 from the field and finished with game-highs of 14 points and 10 rebounds as Vermont pulled away to beat Albany 50-43 Saturday night.
Ethan O'Day and Sandro Carissimo scored 13 points each and Candon Rusin chipped in 10 to help Vermont (13-7, 6-2 America East Conference) win four of its last five games.Trailing 33-22 with 11:35 to play, Albany went on a 17-5 run to take a 39-38 lead with 4:10 on the clock. Mike Black capped the run with a 3-pointer then a three-point play.The Great Danes then went cold from the floor and the Catamounts pulled away with nine straight points- four from Clancy -- to go on top 49-37 with 30 seconds left.Albany went 3:18 without a point until Black converted a free throw with 24 seconds remaining.Black led the Great Danes with 13 points (16-6, 5-3).UVM | ALBY | |
|---|---|---|
| Points | 50 | 43 |
| FG Made-Attempted | 19-39 (.487) | 16-54 (.296) |
| 3P Made-Attempted | 3-10 (.300) | 3-18 (.167) |
| FT Made-Attempted | 9-13 (.692) | 8-12 (.667) |
| Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) | 17 (0/0) | 17 (0/0) |
| Largest Lead | 8 | 0 |
| TEAM | CONF W-L | TOTAL W-L |
|---|---|---|
| Stony Brook | 14-2 | 24-7 |
| Albany | 9-7 | 24-10 |
| Vermont | 11-5 | 21-11 |
| Boston University | 11-5 | 17-12 |
| Hartford | 10-6 | 17-13 |
| Maine | 6-10 | 11-19 |
| New Hampshire | 5-11 | 9-20 |
| UMBC | 5-11 | 8-23 |
| Binghamton | 1-15 | 3-27 |
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