ALBANY, NY - East Kentucky dropped its second straight game Saturday night, falling to host Albany in overtime, 125-120.
Albany, playing on its home hardwood at Washington Avenue Armory, outscored the Miners 16-11 in the extra session. Albany improved to 5-3 after claiming its third straight win. East Kentucky, following the loss, fell to 5-6.
Albany slipped out of the first quarter ahead 28-26. The host Patroons clung to a 53-50 lead at halftime. It didn't take East Kentucky long to overcome the halftime deficit, though. The Miners outscored Albany 34-27 in the third quarter.
Guard Nat Burton paced Albany with a team-best 21 points. Forward Amal McCaskill turned in a double-double performance of 20 points and 14 rebounds for the Patroons. Chad Timberlake, who joins Burton in the Albany backcourt, also scored 20 points in a balanced Patroon offensive attack.
Josh Pace led East Kentucky with a game-high 29 points. Boo Jackson produced a double-double of 28 points and 14 rebounds for the Miners. New York native Jason McLeish added 19 points for the East Kentucky unit. Daniel Price added 12 points for East Kentucky in the road game.
East Kentucky will return to its home court Monday night when Minot visits. Tickets for the Continental Basketball Association Monday night game at the East Kentucky Expo Center in Pikeville remain available. Tip-off for the East Kentucky-Minot game is set for 7:05 p.m.
ALBANY 125, EAST KENTUCKY 120
EAST KENTUCKY (5-6)
Jackson 10-16 8-8 28, Logan 3-3 0-0 6, McLeish 8-12 3-4 19, Crain 2-7 3-6 8, Pace 11-23 7-11 29, Northern 3-12 2-3 9, Barnes 4-6 1-1 9, Heard 0-0 0-0 0, Price 4-8 3-5 12. Totals 45-87 27-38 120.
ALBANY (5-3)
Smith 3-7 1-3 7, Timberlake 8-16 1-2 20, Burton 7-12 5-7 21, Powel 3-10 9-10 15, McCaskill 10-15 2-2 20, Jordan 4-6 1-2 11, Williams 2-2 0-0 4, Bowers 1-3 0-0 2, Wright 5-7 2-2 14, Shackleford 4-8 1-2 11. Totals 47-86 22-30 125.
East Kentucky 26 24 34 25 11--120 (1)
Albany 28 25 27 29 16--125 (6)
3-point goals--East Kentucky 3-12 (Crain 1-2, Pace 0-1, Northern 1-6, Barnes 0-1, Price 1-2), Albany 9-16 (Timberlake 3-5, Burton 2-2, Powel 0-1, Jordan 2-3, Shackleford 2-5). Rebounds--East Kentucky 31 (Jackson 14), Albany 50 (McCaskill 14).
Assists--East Kentucky 9 (Pace 4), Albany 19 (McCaskill 5).
Total fouls--East Kentucky 22, Albany 21.
Technicals--Pace, McCaskill. A--1,029.