VESTAL, N.Y. (AP) - Sam Rowley turned in his first double-double with career highs of 21 points and 13 rebounds as Albany (N.Y.) defeated Binghamton 71-59 Monday night in America East Conference action.
The double-figure scoring performance was the third this year for Rowley, who is averaging 6.6 points and 5.1 rebounds per game. The 6-foot-8 sophomore from Sydney was 8 of 9 from the field and also dished out four assists.
Binghamton (2-13, 0-2) led 13-8 when Rowley and Luke Devlin combined to bring the Great Danes (13-4, 2-1) back. Devlin hit a jumper, a layup and a free throw consecutively and Rowley followed with two lay-ins for a 17-13 lead. Albany never trailed again and led 32-21 at halftime, with Rowley accounting for 11 points and Devlin seven of his 12.
Albany has won nine of its past 10.
Taylor Johnston led Binghamton with a career-high 22 points on 7-of-11 shooting.
| Scoreboard | |||
| Final | 1 | 2 | T |
| Albany (13-4) « | 32 | 39 | 71 |
| Binghamton (2-13) | 21 | 38 | 59 |
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| Albany Great Danes | |||||||
| STARTERS | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| S. Rowley, F | 33 | 8-9 | 5-5 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 21 |
| J. Puk, C | 16 | 6-6 | 1-1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 13 |
| J. Iati, G | 36 | 1-7 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| M. Black, G | 35 | 2-15 | 4-4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
| P. Hooley, G | 31 | 4-8 | 2-2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 10 |
| BENCH | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| L. Devlin | 16 | 5-7 | 2-3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 |
| B. Metcalf | 16 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| D. Evans | 10 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| J. Guerrier | 7 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Totals | 28-59 | 14-17 | 41 | 15 | 18 | 71 | |
| 47.5% | 82.4% | ||||||
| Binghamton Bearcats | |||||||
| STARTERS | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| T. Johnston, F | 30 | 7-11 | 3-4 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 22 |
| R. Brown, C | 18 | 0-3 | 1-3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| J. Gray, G | 40 | 5-15 | 0-0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 15 |
| J. Reed, G | 34 | 5-14 | 3-5 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 13 |
| M. Horn, G | 25 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BENCH | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| J. Williams | 15 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| J. Ralling | 11 | 1-3 | 2-3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| B. Freeman | 10 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| K. Waller | 8 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A. Ogundadegbe | 5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C. Rice | 4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 20-59 | 9-16 | 36 | 6 | 16 | 59 | |
| 33.9% | 56.3% | ||||||
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