ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - Jacob Iati scored 21 points as Albany won its sixth straight game, beating South Carolina State 70-61 Wednesday night for a nonconference victory.
The win was Albany's second against the Bulldogs (4-6) this season after the Great Danes (9-2) took an 83-55 decision Nov. 20.
Iati was 7-of-13 shooting from 3-point range, setting a career high for attempts and tying his career best for makes. Mike Black backed the effort with 18 points, hitting 8 of 9 from the free-throw line.
Albany's six-game winning streak is the program's longest since the 2006-07 team won eight in a row.
The Bulldogs scored first and led until Iati hit a 3-pointer to put Albany up 34-33 with 18:13 left in the second half.
Peter Hooley's 3-pointer with 11:05 left sparked a 12-5 run to put Albany up 53-47. Iati's 3 and Black's two foul shots iced the victory in the final minute.
| Scoreboard | |||
| Final | 1 | 2 | T |
| South Carolina State (4-6) | 31 | 30 | 61 |
| Albany (9-2) « | 26 | 44 | 70 |
Louisville Cardinals 2013 NCAA Men's Basketball National Champs Locker Room Gear
Ge your now Shop Now
| South Carolina State Bulldogs | |||||||
| STARTERS | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| M. Hezekiah, F | 35 | 9-13 | 0-0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 18 |
| D. Palmer, F | 15 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| K. Toombs, G | 39 | 2-8 | 0-0 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 |
| A. Adams, G | 33 | 4-12 | 0-0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| P. Myers, G | 25 | 2-6 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| BENCH | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| S. Mitchell | 23 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| L. Radovic | 18 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| C. Campbell | 11 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 11 |
| D. Youmans | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 25-57 | 3-4 | 31 | 13 | 17 | 61 | |
| 43.9% | 75% | ||||||
| Albany Great Danes | |||||||
| STARTERS | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| B. Metcalf, F | 28 | 2-4 | 0-2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| J. Guerrier, F | 13 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| J. Puk, C | 33 | 4-9 | 1-2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| J. Iati, G | 38 | 7-14 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 21 |
| M. Black, G | 35 | 4-11 | 8-9 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 18 |
| BENCH | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| P. Hooley | 27 | 2-5 | 7-8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 12 |
| S. Rowley | 16 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| D. Evans | 7 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| L. Devlin | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 21-53 | 18-23 | 36 | 11 | 13 | 70 | |
| 39.6% | 78.3% | ||||||
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other games | |||||
|
