ALBANY, NY – The East Kentucky Miners continued their high-scoring ways in New York on Sunday, defeating American Conference rival Albany 129-112.

CBA All-Stars Boo Jackson and Mike Dean led East Kentucky with 26 points apiece. The East Kentucky duo shared game-high scoring honors.

Jackson recorded a double-double, pulling down 16 rebounds to go along with his game-high scoring total.

Josh Pace, another CBA All-Star, added 25 points for the Miners. Jason McLeish scored 21 points and Steve Thomas added a double-double of 15 points and 12 rebounds for visiting East Kentucky.

The Miners dominated in the quarter points department, winning 6.5-.5.

East Kentucky improved to 21-20 after registering the conference victory.

The Miners edged Albany 25-24 in the opening period and continued to stay out in front at the end of the three remaining quarters. East Kentucky owned a 10-point scoring advantage (41-31) over Albany in the second quarter and took a 66-55 lead into halftime.

Nat Burton and DayShawn Wright led Albany with 25 points apiece.

Lucious Jordan added 24 points for the host Patroons.

East Kentucky finished on a strong note in the fourth quarter, outscoring Albany 30-24.

The Miners owned an advantage in several categories, outrebounding the Patroons 49-23.

Albany was limited to six offensive rebounds.

From the free throw line, East Kentucky connected on 30-of-35 attempts.

Albany slipped to 19-17 after suffering the loss.

East Kentucky has won three of its last four games. The Miners will return to action on Friday in Pittsburgh versus the Xplosion in another key conference contest. Tip-off for the East Kentucky-Pittsburgh game is set for 7:05 p.m.

Seven regular-season games remain in the East Kentucky professional basketball team’s debut campaign.