The Vermont Catamounts (9-7) will have their chance to bring down the America East’s best team when they take on the Albany Great Danes (12-4) at Roy L Patrick Gymnasium. The game gets underway at 12:00 pm ET on Saturday, Jan. 9 and will air on ES3.
The Catamounts won big over Maine 90-72 on Wednesday. Trae Bell-Haynes was the game’s high scorer with 27 points on 10-for-14 shooting. The Great Danes, meanwhile, are coming off a 73-59 win over UMBC on Wednesday. Evan Singletary played well, accumulating 14 points, six rebounds, and six assists.
Notes
In its last game, Vermont won by a margin of 18 points. Albany is 4-0 in games decided by a margin of 18 points or more. Vermont has a 4-4 record in blowouts.
Ranked 83rd, the Albany Great Danes have an offensive rating of 110.6. The Vermont Catamounts rank 196th with a defensive rating of just 102.8.
The Vermont Catamounts average a field goal percentage of 45.4% this season. The Albany Great Danes have a losing record of 1-3 when opponents have a FG% of 45.4% or greater.
The Vermont Catamounts and the Albany Great Danes both rank higher in average field goal percentage when compared to their effective field goal percentages. Vermont is 119th and 110th in the nation for eFG% and FG% respectively, while Albany ranks 169th and 102nd in these categories.
On average, Vermont makes 6.1 steals per game. Albany has a stellar 7-1 record when it gives up at least 6 steals.
