Niagara Purple Eagles @ UAlbany Great Danes
Freshman Cremo scores 25 to lead Albany past Niagara 65-56
ALBANY, N.Y. -- Freshman Joe Cremo scored a season-high 25 points to help Albany beat Niagara 65-56 on Wednesday night.
Cremo was 9-of-12 shooting, including 3 of 3 from beyond the arc.
Evan Singletary had 10 assists and Greig Stire grabbed 10 rebounds for Albany (9-4).
The Great Danes led 32-24 at halftime behind Cremo's 11 points. They made 12 of their 24 field goals and held Niagara to 31 percent shooting.
Niagara went without a field goal for six-plus minutes early in the second half and trailed 44-27. Albany went on a 12-2 run during the Purple Eagles' field-goal drought, with four points apiece from Cremo and Dallas Ennema.
Ennema hit a 3-pointer from the wing in transition to push Albany's lead to 56-43 with 6:18 remaining.
Niagara (3-9) was paced by freshman Dominic Robb, who scored a season-high 19 points on 9-of-11 shooting.
Game Information
Albany, NY
Referee:Dwayne Gladden
Referee:John Garbinski
Referee:D.J. Carstensen
2025-26 Standings
| Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Merrimack | 17-3 | - | 23-11 |
| Saint Peter's | 14-6 | 3 | 17-12 |
| Siena | 13-7 | 4 | 23-12 |
| Marist | 12-8 | 5 | 19-12 |
| Quinnipiac | 12-8 | 5 | 19-13 |
| Fairfield | 11-9 | 6 | 21-13 |
| Mount St. Mary's | 11-9 | 6 | 15-17 |
| Iona | 10-10 | 7 | 18-14 |
| Sacred Heart | 9-11 | 8 | 14-19 |
| Manhattan | 8-12 | 9 | 12-20 |
| Canisius | 5-15 | 12 | 10-21 |
| Niagara | 5-15 | 12 | 8-22 |
| Rider | 3-17 | 14 | 4-25 |
| America East Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| UMBC | 14-2 | - | 24-9 |
| Vermont | 12-4 | 2 | 22-12 |
| NJIT | 10-6 | 4 | 16-17 |
| UMass Lowell | 9-7 | 5 | 15-18 |
| UAlbany | 7-9 | 7 | 11-21 |
| Maine | 6-10 | 8 | 8-24 |
| New Hampshire | 5-11 | 9 | 9-21 |
| Bryant | 5-11 | 9 | 9-22 |
| Binghamton | 4-12 | 10 | 8-23 |
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