Clark's career-best 30 points leads Albany over Canisius
BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Ahmad Clark set career highs with 30 points and seven assists, Devonte Campbell added 15 points and Albany beat Canisius 75-66 on Saturday.
Cameron Healy scored 14 points and Adam Lulka grabbed a career-best 10 rebounds for the Great Danes (1-2), who shot 53 percent to the Griffins' 38 percent but gave up 16 points on 18 turnovers.
Clark's 3 capped a 7-0 run for a 42-35 Albany lead with 12:10 to play, but the Griffins stayed close and closed to 37-35 on Kendall Lauderdale's jumper before the Great Danes again pulled away. Canisus closed to 58-51 in Jonathan Sanks' jumper with 3:58 to go, but Clark scored five straight and Albany led by 10 on Devonte Campbell's layup with 1:30 to play and held on.
Albany closed the first half on a 13-4 run capped by Takal Molson's layup and led 26-22 at halftime after shooting just 38 percent from the field to the Griffins' 33 percent.
Molson scored 24 points and Scott Hitchon added a career-high 10 for the Griffins (1-1).
Game Information
- Referees:
- Kevin O'Connell
- John Garbinski
- Kevin Ferguson
2024-25 America East Conference Standings
| Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| UMass Lowell | 0-0 | - | 10-4 |
| Binghamton | 0-0 | - | 8-6 |
| Maine | 0-0 | - | 8-6 |
| UAlbany | 0-0 | - | 7-7 |
| UMBC | 0-0 | - | 7-7 |
| Bryant | 0-0 | - | 6-8 |
| Vermont | 0-0 | - | 6-8 |
| NJIT | 0-0 | - | 2-11 |
| New Hampshire | 0-0 | - | 2-12 |
2024-25 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Standings
| Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marist | 2-0 | - | 8-2 |
| Quinnipiac | 2-0 | - | 5-7 |
| Merrimack | 2-0 | - | 5-8 |
| Mount St. Mary's | 1-1 | 1 | 8-4 |
| Manhattan | 1-1 | 1 | 6-5 |
| Niagara | 1-1 | 1 | 5-7 |
| Fairfield | 1-1 | 1 | 5-7 |
| Siena | 1-1 | 1 | 5-7 |
| Sacred Heart | 1-1 | 1 | 4-8 |
| Iona | 1-1 | 1 | 4-8 |
| Saint Peter's | 0-2 | 2 | 5-5 |
| Rider | 0-2 | 2 | 4-9 |
| Canisius | 0-2 | 2 | 0-13 |
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