ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) -Tim Ambrose had 20 points, Will Harris added 18 points and 10 rebounds, and Albany beat Binghamton 72-66 on Wednesday night in a matchup between the top two teams in the America East Conference.
The win moved the Great Danes (11-6, 3-1 America East) into a first-place tie with Binghamton (10-6, 3-1), which is off to its best start as a Division I program.
D.J. Rivera led Binghamton with 16 points, Dwayne Jackson had 14, and Reggie Fuller had 15 rebounds.
Albany, which outscored Binghamton 23-14 at the foul line, led 35-24 at the break and held on for the win despite giving up 10 3-pointers to the Bearcats.
