On Saturday, Albany travels to Alfond Arena to take on Maine. The game gets underway at 3 p.m. EST. The Great Danes defeated the Black Bears 76-63 on Jan. 12 and are 5-4 against them over the past four years.

Maine is in seventh place in the America East and Albany is in third place.

In a 79-56 dismantling of Maryland-Baltimore County on Feb. 6, Jacob Iati put up 14 points for the Great Danes. He tallies 12.7 points per game and also adds 2 rebounds per game. The Black Bears were defeated by Boston University 79-72 on Feb. 5 despite 20 points from Xavier Pollard. He averages 10.4 points per game in addition to a team-best 4.4 assists per game.

Maine StatSmack

  • Albany has a better record in close games than Maine this season (5-3 vs. 4-5).
  • It's only wins and losses, but Albany has a better overall record than Maine this season (18-7 vs. 8-15).
  • Albany has a better record on the road than Maine this season (9-2 vs. 2-12).
  • Albany players are more experienced than Maine players (14,127 minutes played vs. 9,139 minutes played).
  • Boom! Albany crushed Maine by 13 points the last time they played (Jan 12, 2013).
  • Albany is a better three-point shooting team (36.1 percent vs. 28.3 percent) than Maine this season.
  • Albany allows fewer rebounds (31.3 allowed per game vs. 36.0 allowed per game) than Maine this season.
  • Albany has a better conference record than Maine this season (7-4 vs. 3-7).
  • Albany is bigger. The average weight of the top 8 players on Albany is 211 lbs compared to 206 lbs for Maine.
  • The Albany basketball team finishes what they start, with a better graduation rate than Maine (90 percent vs. 78 percent).
  • Jacob Iati is ranked 8th in the America East in points and 12th nationally in three-pointers.