America East foes will lock horns when the Hartford Hawks (7-15) face off against the Albany Great Danes (16-6) at Chase Family Arena. Action begins at 7:00 pm ET on Saturday, Jan. 30.
The Hawks are hoping to rebound after their 105-100 loss to Maine on Wednesday. Despite the loss, Cleveland Thomas earned his third double-double this season with 29 points and 10 rebounds. The Great Danes, meanwhile, are coming off a 75-63 win against Massachusetts-Lowell on Wednesday. Evan Singletary was the game’s top scorer, registering 22 points on 8-for-16 shooting.
Thomas has taken his game to another level over the last five games for the Hawks. During that stretch, he has averaged 23.8 points, 7.0 rebounds, 2.6 assists, 2.0 steals, and 3.0 three-pointers.
The attacking Albany offense may see plenty of chances from the free throw line in this one. It ranks eighth in the nation at getting to the stripe (FTA rate of 48.0), while Hartford gets whistled quite a bit (giving up a 275th-ranked FTA rate of 41.1).
Notes
The Albany Great Danes have a defensive rating of 97.6 (ranked 70th), while the Hartford Hawks have an offensive rating of 98.6 (ranked 290th).
The Hartford Hawks average 72.0 possessions per game and .986 points per possession, while the Albany Great Danes earn fewer possessions (66.7) but more points per possession (1.103).
Hartford has an average effective field goal percentage of 48.3%. Albany is a winning 8-5 when opponents have a similar or higher effective field goal percentage.
On average, Hartford attempts 26.0 three pointers and Albany attempts 16.0. In games where they have 20 or more three point attempts, the Hartford Hawks have a 6-13 record while the Albany Great Danes have a solid 4-2 record.
On average, Hartford forces a turnover rate of 19.8%. When Albany turns over the ball at a similar or higher rate, the team has a winning 8-3 record.
