Great Danes reach 6-0, Cremo a milestone in 78-62 win
WORCESTER, Mass. -- Joe Cremo scored 30 points with seven 3-pointers and Albany defeated Holy Cross 78-62 on Saturday to remain unbeaten in six games, its best start to a season in 32 years.
Cremo's 30 points on 10-for-17 shooting, 7-for-10 from 3-point range, was not only a career high, but pushed the 6-foot-4 junior over 1,000 points for his career, just the 10th player in Albany's Division I history to get there. Cremo crossed the scoring threshold with just about a minute left in the game. He made one free throw but missed the second. Holy Cross controlled the rebound, but David Nichols stole the ball back and fed Cremo for a layup, who scored his 1,001st point.
Nicholls added 14 points and six assists and three steals, Travis Charles scored 15 points.
Karl Charles paced Holy Cross (2-3) with 16 points, Patrick Benzan added 13. The Crusaders shot 50 percent (24-for-48) and Albany 53 percent from the floor (31-for-58).
Game Information
- Referees:
- Matt Smith
- Jim Oswalt
- Evon Burroughs
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 Patriot League Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Colgate | 16-2 | - | 25-10 |
American University | 10-8 | 6 | 16-16 |
Boston University | 10-8 | 6 | 16-17 |
Bucknell | 10-8 | 6 | 14-19 |
Lafayette | 10-8 | 6 | 11-21 |
Lehigh | 9-9 | 7 | 14-18 |
Navy | 8-10 | 8 | 13-18 |
Army | 6-12 | 10 | 10-22 |
Holy Cross | 6-12 | 10 | 10-23 |
Loyola Maryland | 5-13 | 11 | 7-25 |