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Doles carries Albany over NJIT 76-66

AP
Feb 27, 2021

WEST HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) Jarvis Doles scored a career-high 21 points as Albany Great Danes beat NJIT 76-66 in an opening-round game of the America East Conference Tournament on Saturday.

Albany advances to play No. 4-seed Hartford on Sunday.

CJ Kelly added 20 points with six rebounds for the No. 5-seed Great Danes (7-8). Chuck Champion scored 14 and Jamel Horton scored 12 with seven assists and six rebounds.

Zach Cooks scored a season-high 26 points for the eighth-seeded Highlanders (7-12) who ended their season losing four straight.

The Great Danes went undefeated in three games against the Highlanders this season. Albany most recently defeated NJIT 83-71 on Jan. 17.

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1st Half
NJIT
Highlanders
23
UALB
Great Danes
39

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Highlanders gains possession)
19:49		Souleymane Diakite personal foul
19:39		Mekhi Gray blocks Jarvis Doles's two point layup
19:37		Great Danes offensive rebound
19:33	+2	Kellon Taylor makes two point jump shot	0-2
19:10		Souleymane Diakite misses two point hook shot
19:08		Kellon Taylor defensive rebound
18:56		Antwuan Butler personal foul (Antonio Rizzuto draws the foul)
18:47		Jamel Horton misses three point jump shot
18:45		Antwuan Butler defensive rebound
18:34		Antonio Rizzuto personal foul
18:06		Kellon Taylor blocks Mekhi Gray's two point layup
18:06		Kellon Taylor defensive rebound
18:06		Kellon Taylor turnover (lost ball) (Mekhi Gray steals)
18:06		Zach Cooks turnover (bad pass) (Jarvis Doles steals)
17:58		Antonio Rizzuto misses three point jump shot
17:56		Highlanders defensive rebound
17:31		Souleymane Diakite misses two point hook shot
17:29		Mekhi Gray offensive rebound
17:09		San Antonio Brinson misses three point jump shot
17:07		Jamel Horton defensive rebound
16:59		Souleymane Diakite blocks Jamel Horton's two point layup
16:57		Great Danes offensive rebound
16:43		Mekhi Gray personal foul (CJ Kelly draws the foul)
16:31		Kellon Taylor turnover (traveling)
16:11		Mekhi Gray misses three point jump shot
16:09		Antwuan Butler offensive rebound
16:00		Antwuan Butler misses two point jump shot
15:58		Jarvis Doles defensive rebound
15:52	+2	Jamel Horton makes two point layup (Kellon Taylor assists)	0-4
15:28		Zach Cooks misses three point jump shot
15:26		Antonio Rizzuto defensive rebound
15:19	+3	CJ Kelly makes three point jump shot (Jamel Horton assists)	0-7
15:00		Mekhi Gray turnover (bad pass) (CJ Kelly steals)
14:54		CJ Kelly misses two point layup
14:53		Antonio Rizzuto offensive rebound
14:51		Antonio Rizzuto misses two point layup
14:50		Antwuan Butler defensive rebound
14:49	+2	Zach Cooks makes two point layup	2-7
14:27	+2	Jamel Horton makes two point layup	2-9
13:54		Antwuan Butler misses three point jump shot
13:52		Jamel Horton defensive rebound
13:35	+2	Jarvis Doles makes two point layup (Jamel Horton assists)	2-11
13:19		Kellon Taylor personal foul
13:19		TV timeout
13:09	+2	Souleymane Diakite makes two point jump shot (Mekhi Gray assists)	4-11
12:45		CJ Kelly misses three point jump shot
12:43		Souleymane Diakite defensive rebound
12:18	+2	Zach Cooks makes two point jump shot (Souleymane Diakite assists)	6-11
12:03		Zach Cooks personal foul
11:54		Zach Cooks personal foul (Antonio Rizzuto draws the foul)
11:54		TV timeout
11:53		Antonio Rizzuto misses two point layup
11:51		Chuck Champion offensive rebound
11:38	+2	Adam Lulka makes two point layup (Kellon Taylor assists)	6-13
11:26		Kellon Taylor personal foul (San Antonio Brinson draws the foul)
11:11	+3	Zach Cooks makes three point jump shot	9-13
10:50	+2	Chuck Champion makes two point layup (Jarvis Doles assists)	9-15
10:18		Antonio Rizzuto personal foul (Souleymane Diakite draws the foul)
10:03	+2	Kjell de Graaf makes two point layup (Antwuan Butler assists)	11-15
10:03		Cameron Healy shooting foul (Kjell de Graaf draws the foul)
10:03		Kjell de Graaf misses regular free throw 1 of 1
10:03		Adam Lulka defensive rebound
9:34	+2	Chuck Champion makes two point jump shot	11-17
8:57		Highlanders turnover (shot clock violation)
8:43		Diego Willis shooting foul (CJ Kelly draws the foul)
8:43	+1	CJ Kelly makes regular free throw 1 of 2	11-18
8:43	+1	CJ Kelly makes regular free throw 2 of 2	11-19
8:24	+2	Zach Cooks makes two point jump shot	13-19
7:56	+3	CJ Kelly makes three point jump shot (Adam Lulka assists)	13-22
7:44		Chuck Champion personal foul (Kjell de Graaf draws the foul)
7:44		TV timeout
7:44	+1	Kjell de Graaf makes regular free throw 1 of 2	14-22
7:44		Kjell de Graaf misses regular free throw 2 of 2
7:44		CJ Kelly defensive rebound
7:24		Adam Lulka misses two point layup
7:22		San Antonio Brinson defensive rebound
7:12		San Antonio Brinson offensive foul
7:12		San Antonio Brinson turnover
6:49		Kjell de Graaf blocks Chuck Champion's two point jump shot
6:47		Souleymane Diakite defensive rebound
6:34	+2	Antwuan Butler makes two point layup	16-22
6:19	+3	CJ Kelly makes three point jump shot (Adam Lulka assists)	16-25
5:40		Mekhi Gray misses two point layup
5:38		CJ Kelly defensive rebound
5:37	+2	Chuck Champion makes two point layup (CJ Kelly assists)	16-27
5:37		Antwuan Butler shooting foul (Chuck Champion draws the foul)
5:35	+1	Chuck Champion makes regular free throw 1 of 1	16-28
5:25		Jamel Horton personal foul (Zach Cooks draws the foul)
5:25	+1	Zach Cooks makes regular free throw 1 of 2	17-28
5:25	+1	Zach Cooks makes regular free throw 2 of 2	18-28
5:01		Jamel Horton misses two point jump shot
4:59		Souleymane Diakite defensive rebound
4:40		Zach Cooks turnover (bad pass)
4:22	+2	Jarvis Doles makes two point layup (Jamel Horton assists)	18-30
3:53		Mekhi Gray misses three point jump shot
3:51		Great Danes defensive rebound
3:51		TV timeout
3:33	+2	Adam Lulka makes two point layup (Jamel Horton assists)	18-32
3:33		Antwuan Butler shooting foul (Adam Lulka draws the foul)
3:33		Adam Lulka misses regular free throw 1 of 1
3:33		Jarvis Doles offensive rebound
3:11		Jarvis Doles turnover (traveling)
3:11		Souleymane Diakite misses two point layup
3:09		Adam Lulka defensive rebound
2:52	+3	Jarvis Doles makes three point jump shot (Jamel Horton assists)	18-35
2:43	+2	Mekhi Gray makes two point layup	20-35
2:43		CJ Kelly shooting foul
2:43	+1	Mekhi Gray makes regular free throw 1 of 1	21-35
2:27		Jamel Horton misses three point jump shot
2:25		Zach Cooks defensive rebound
2:20	+2	Mekhi Gray makes two point layup (Zach Cooks assists)	23-35
2:00	+1	Jarvis Doles makes regular free throw 1 of 2	23-36
2:00		San Antonio Brinson personal foul (Jarvis Doles draws the foul)
2:00	+1	Jarvis Doles makes regular free throw 1 of 2	23-36
2:00	+1	Jarvis Doles makes regular free throw 2 of 2	23-37
1:38		Diego Willis misses three point jump shot
1:36		CJ Kelly defensive rebound
1:05		Great Danes turnover (shot clock violation)
0:50		Souleymane Diakite misses two point hook shot
0:48		Jarvis Doles defensive rebound
0:01		Mekhi Gray offensive rebound
0:24	+2	Jamel Horton makes two point jump shot	23-39
0:03		Zach Cooks misses three point jump shot
0:01		Mekhi Gray offensive rebound
0:01		Mekhi Gray misses two point layup
0:00		Adam Lulka defensive rebound

2nd Half
NJIT
Highlanders
43
UALB
Great Danes
37

Time		Play	Score
19:49		Antonio Rizzuto personal foul (Zach Cooks draws the foul)
19:34		Antwuan Butler turnover (bad pass) (CJ Kelly steals)
19:17	+3	CJ Kelly makes three point jump shot	23-42
19:00		Antwuan Butler misses two point layup
18:58		Jamel Horton defensive rebound
18:58		Antwuan Butler personal foul
18:48		Chuck Champion misses two point jump shot
18:46		Zach Cooks defensive rebound
18:31	+2	Zach Cooks makes two point layup	25-42
18:20		Chuck Champion turnover (traveling)
18:11	+2	Zach Cooks makes two point jump shot	27-42
17:51		Jamel Horton turnover (lost ball) (Zach Cooks steals)
17:33		Mekhi Gray turnover (lost ball) (Chuck Champion steals)
17:26	+2	Chuck Champion makes two point jump shot	27-44
17:02		Brian Kennedy technical foul
17:02		Highlanders turnover
17:02	+1	CJ Kelly makes technical free throw 1 of 2	27-45
17:02	+1	CJ Kelly makes technical free throw 2 of 2	27-46
16:53		San Antonio Brinson misses three point jump shot
16:51		Chuck Champion defensive rebound
16:42		Chuck Champion turnover (lost ball) (Diego Willis steals)
16:42		San Antonio Brinson turnover (lost ball) (Chuck Champion steals)
16:09		Chuck Champion turnover (lost ball) (Souleymane Diakite steals)
16:09		San Antonio Brinson misses three point jump shot
16:07		Diego Willis offensive rebound
16:00	+3	Zach Cooks makes three point jump shot	30-46
15:43	+2	CJ Kelly makes two point layup	30-48
15:31		Zach Cooks misses two point jump shot
15:29		Jamel Horton defensive rebound
15:02		Kellon Taylor misses three point jump shot
15:00		Souleymane Diakite defensive rebound
14:43		Souleymane Diakite turnover (CJ Kelly steals)
14:38		CJ Kelly offensive foul
14:38		CJ Kelly turnover
14:38		TV timeout
14:24	+2	Souleymane Diakite makes two point layup (San Antonio Brinson assists)	32-48
13:57		Kellon Taylor misses two point jump shot
13:55		San Antonio Brinson defensive rebound
13:39		Diego Willis misses two point jump shot
13:37		CJ Kelly defensive rebound
13:13	+2	CJ Kelly makes two point layup	32-50
12:51		Trey Hutcheson blocks Diego Willis's three point jump shot
12:49		Jamel Horton defensive rebound
12:48		Souleymane Diakite shooting foul (Trey Hutcheson draws the foul)
12:48	+1	Trey Hutcheson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	32-51
12:48		Trey Hutcheson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
12:48		Antwuan Butler defensive rebound
12:31		Trey Hutcheson blocks Antwuan Butler's two point layup
12:29		Adam Lulka defensive rebound
12:04		Souleymane Diakite blocks Trey Hutcheson's two point layup
12:02		Diego Willis defensive rebound
11:56	+2	Zach Cooks makes two point layup (Diego Willis assists)	34-51
11:29		Antonio Rizzuto offensive foul
11:29		Antonio Rizzuto turnover
11:29		TV timeout
11:14		Adam Lulka shooting foul (Zach Cooks draws the foul)
11:14	+1	Zach Cooks makes regular free throw 1 of 2	35-51
11:14	+1	Zach Cooks makes regular free throw 2 of 2	36-51
10:54	+2	Jamel Horton makes two point layup	36-53
10:33		Kellon Taylor personal foul (Kjell de Graaf draws the foul)
10:28		Diego Willis misses two point jump shot
10:26		Great Danes defensive rebound
10:26		Kjell de Graaf personal foul
10:03		Kjell de Graaf shooting foul (Jarvis Doles draws the foul)
10:02	+1	Jarvis Doles makes regular free throw 1 of 2	36-54
10:02		Jarvis Doles misses regular free throw 2 of 2
10:02		Kjell de Graaf defensive rebound
9:51	+2	Zach Cooks makes two point layup	38-54
9:22	+3	Jarvis Doles makes three point jump shot (Jamel Horton assists)	38-57
8:57		Jarvis Doles shooting foul (Souleymane Diakite draws the foul)
8:57	+1	Souleymane Diakite makes regular free throw 1 of 2	39-57
8:57	+1	Souleymane Diakite makes regular free throw 2 of 2	40-57
8:38		Chuck Champion misses three point jump shot
8:36		Highlanders defensive rebound
8:21		CJ Kelly shooting foul (Souleymane Diakite draws the foul)
8:21	+1	Souleymane Diakite makes regular free throw 1 of 2	41-57
8:21	+1	Souleymane Diakite makes regular free throw 2 of 2	42-57
7:59		Adetokunbo Bakare personal foul
7:59		TV timeout
7:55		Official timeout
7:48		Kellon Taylor turnover (traveling)
7:30		Souleymane Diakite misses two point jump shot
7:28		CJ Kelly defensive rebound
7:11		Jump ball. (Great Danes gains possession)
7:03		Jamel Horton misses two point jump shot
7:01		Kellon Taylor offensive rebound
6:56	+2	Kellon Taylor makes two point layup	42-59
6:48		Adetokunbo Bakare misses three point jump shot
6:46		Great Danes defensive rebound
6:19		Jamel Horton misses three point jump shot
6:17		Jarvis Doles offensive rebound
6:12	+2	Jarvis Doles makes two point jump shot	42-61
6:03	+2	Mekhi Gray makes two point jump shot	44-61
5:48	+3	Jarvis Doles makes three point jump shot (Chuck Champion assists)	44-64
5:38	+2	Zach Cooks makes two point layup	46-64
5:38		Jamel Horton shooting foul (Zach Cooks draws the foul)
5:38		San Antonio Brinson turnover (lane violation)
5:06		Great Danes defensive rebound
4:44		Jamel Horton turnover (lost ball) (Mekhi Gray steals)
4:36		Zach Cooks misses three point jump shot
4:34		CJ Kelly defensive rebound
4:32		Souleymane Diakite blocks CJ Kelly's two point layup
4:30		Adetokunbo Bakare defensive rebound
4:25		Jarvis Doles blocks Zach Cooks's two point layup
4:23		Jamel Horton defensive rebound
4:19		Kellon Taylor turnover (traveling)
4:09	+2	Mekhi Gray makes two point layup	48-64
4:19		TV timeout
4:09	+2	Mekhi Gray makes two point layup	48-64
3:44	+3	Jarvis Doles makes three point jump shot (Jamel Horton assists)	48-67
3:30		CJ Kelly personal foul
3:30		TV timeout
3:30	+1	Antwuan Butler makes regular free throw 1 of 2	49-67
3:30	+1	Antwuan Butler makes regular free throw 2 of 2	50-67
2:44	+2	Chuck Champion makes two point layup	50-69
3:05		Jamel Horton misses three point jump shot
3:03		Mekhi Gray defensive rebound
2:49		Mekhi Gray turnover (lost ball) (Chuck Champion steals)
2:44	+2	Chuck Champion makes two point layup	50-69
2:34	+2	Jason Murphy makes two point jump shot	52-69
2:20		San Antonio Brinson personal foul (Chuck Champion draws the foul)
2:18		Chuck Champion misses regular free throw 1 of 1
2:18		Jason Murphy defensive rebound
2:08		Cameron Healy personal foul
2:08	+1	Antwuan Butler makes regular free throw 1 of 2	53-69
2:08	+1	Antwuan Butler makes regular free throw 2 of 2	54-69
2:03		Cameron Healy turnover (out of bounds)
1:57		Sam Shafer shooting foul (San Antonio Brinson draws the foul)
1:57	+1	San Antonio Brinson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	55-69
1:57	+1	San Antonio Brinson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	56-69
1:48		Mekhi Gray personal foul (Jamel Horton draws the foul)
1:48	+1	Jamel Horton makes regular free throw 1 of 2	56-70
1:48	+1	Jamel Horton makes regular free throw 2 of 2	56-71
1:37	+3	Antwuan Butler makes three point jump shot (Kjell de Graaf assists)	59-71
0:52		Highlanders 30 second timeout
1:06		Chuck Champion turnover (traveling)
0:59		Adetokunbo Bakare misses two point jump shot
0:57		Jason Murphy offensive rebound
0:52	+2	Jason Murphy makes two point layup	61-71
0:50		Adetokunbo Bakare personal foul
0:50		Adam Lulka misses regular free throw 1 of 1
0:50		Jason Murphy defensive rebound
0:39		Jason Murphy misses two point layup
0:37		Jason Murphy offensive rebound
0:37	+2	Jason Murphy makes two point layup	63-71
0:08		Chuck Champion defensive rebound
0:28	+2	Chuck Champion makes two point layup (Trey Hutcheson assists)	63-73
0:18	+3	Adetokunbo Bakare makes three point jump shot (Mekhi Gray assists)	66-73
0:16		Mekhi Gray personal foul (Jamel Horton draws the foul)
0:16	+1	Jamel Horton makes regular free throw 1 of 2	66-74
0:16	+1	Jamel Horton makes regular free throw 2 of 2	66-75
0:10		Antwuan Butler misses three point jump shot
0:08		Chuck Champion defensive rebound
0:08		Mekhi Gray personal foul (Chuck Champion draws the foul)
0:08		Chuck Champion misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:08	+1	Chuck Champion makes regular free throw 2 of 2	66-76
0:03		Adetokunbo Bakare misses three point jump shot
0:01		Jarvis Doles defensive rebound

Jarvis Doles defensive rebound