Albany keeps Hartford at bay with 69-63 win behind Cremo
HARTFORD, Conn. -- Joe Cremo scored 21 points, Travis Charles had 14 and nine rebounds and Albany beat Harford 69-63 on Sunday.
David Nichols also scored 14 points, Costa Anderson 11 and Greg Stire grabbed 11 rebounds for the Great Danes (19-8, 7-5 America East) who have won three of their last four contests. Cremo made 11 of Albany's 21 free throws.
Albany led 32-28 at halftime before Hartford rallied to tie it at 39 with John Carroll's layup. Cremo later scored six points during an 8-0 run for a 50-42 lead. Carroll's two foul shots reduced the deficit to 55-54 with 3:12 left before Nichols followed with a 3. Albany made 8 of 12 foul shots in the last minute to secure the win.
J.R. Lynch led Hartford (14-11, 7-4) with 19 points, Carroll scored 16 and Travis Weatherington 10. The Hawks were just 4 of 18 from distance.
Game Information
- Referees:
- Larry Scirotto
- Paul Faia
- Anthony Burris
2023-24 America East Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Vermont | 15-1 | - | 28-7 |
UMass Lowell | 11-5 | 4 | 22-10 |
Bryant | 11-5 | 4 | 20-13 |
New Hampshire | 7-9 | 8 | 16-15 |
Binghamton | 7-9 | 8 | 15-15 |
Maine | 7-9 | 8 | 15-17 |
UMBC | 6-10 | 9 | 11-21 |
UAlbany | 5-11 | 10 | 13-19 |
NJIT | 3-13 | 12 | 7-21 |
2023-24 Non-NCAA Division I Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Crown College | 0-0 | - | 0-0 |
Medgar Evers | 0-0 | - | 0-0 |
Molloy | 0-0 | - | 0-0 |
Elizabeth City State | 0-0 |