Albany takes on Maine in America East Tournament
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2:42 AM on Monday, March 10
By The Associated Press
Maine Black Bears (15-15, 10-7 America East) at Albany Great Danes (25-5, 15-2 America East)
Albany, New York; Monday, 6:30 p.m. EDT
BOTTOM LINE: Albany plays in the America East Tournament against Maine.
The Great Danes are 15-2 against America East opponents and 10-3 in non-conference play. Albany averages 12.0 turnovers per game and is 20-2 when it wins the turnover battle.
The Black Bears are 10-7 in America East play. Maine is 8-13 against opponents with a winning record.
Albany scores 64.6 points, 5.8 more per game than the 58.8 Maine allows. Maine averages 8.0 made 3-pointers per game this season, 3.3 more made shots on average than the 4.7 per game Albany gives up.
The teams did not meet during the regular season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Kayla Cooper is averaging 17.3 points, 6.7 rebounds, 3.4 assists and 1.6 steals for the Great Danes. Jessica Tomasetti is averaging 11.7 points and 5.4 rebounds while shooting 50.0% over the past 10 games.
Olivia Rockwood averages 1.6 made 3-pointers per game for the Black Bears, scoring 6.2 points while shooting 40.5% from beyond the arc. Caroline Bornemann is averaging 11.4 points, 7.5 rebounds and 3.1 assists over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Great Danes: 9-1, averaging 62.7 points, 27.3 rebounds, 14.0 assists, 7.1 steals and 2.9 blocks per game while shooting 48.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 50.4 points per game.
Black Bears: 5-5, averaging 53.1 points, 26.8 rebounds, 12.8 assists, 7.2 steals and 1.2 blocks per game while shooting 38.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 56.6 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
