Box Score

ALBANY, N.Y. – Three-pointers again were key for Colgate as the Raiders drained four in a row with five minutes remaining to ultimately secure a 69-60 victory over Albany here Saturday night.

"We like to take what the defense gives us." Colgate head coach Matt Langel said. "Our whole coaching staff played the game and we believe it's about the players and putting them in a situation that's going to help them have success. We've obviously shot the ball well here early in the season and our guys have worked hard to get where we are.
 
"Albany plays a tough defense but sometimes they will go under ball screens. We were prepared for it and told our guys going in that that might be the best shot we get. We practice it a lot, we shoot a lot and when our guys are open we tell them to shoot the basketball."

After dropping its last three meetings to the Great Danes and its last two non-conference games, Colgate snapped a losing streak with a come from behind win in SEFCU Arena. The victory was also the first time in six meetings the Raiders recorded an away win against Albany.

The Raiders improved to 5-4 on the season after the needed win and saw three players hit double figures.

Murphy Burnatowski led the way with 19 points after going 5-of-7 from behind the arc. Austin Tillotson went 3-for-4 from long range for his 16 points, while Damon Sherman-Newsome added two and finished the night with 15 points. Tillotson went a perfect 5-for-5 from the floor and 3-for-3 from behind the arc in the second 20 minutes of action. Luke Roh led the team on the boards, pulling down seven rebounds and handing out five assists.

Colgate ended the night shooting 47.3 percent from the floor, hitting 26 of their 55 attempts. They also went 46.4 percent from downtown and missed only one free throw in the game. The Raiders' 13 treys was spread among five different players and marked the first time in three games that Colgate hit double-digit 3-pointers.

Albany (5-5) received a game-high performance from Sam Rowley, who posted 21 points and 11 rebounds. Gary Johnson also reached double-digits with 14 after going 6-of-8 from the floor, and D.J. Evans added 11 points to the Great Danes' final total.

Overall, Albany shot 43.3 percent from the floor and a mere 20 percent from long distance. Colgate held the hosts scoreless from downtown in the second 20 minutes after they missed all five of their attempts.

The Raiders started the game on a 10-0 run to take the early lead. Ethan Jacobs had five of his seven points during that stretch.

The Great Danes, however, answered with a run of their own over the next three minutes to take over the advantage at 12-10 with 13:30 left to play in the half.

Colgate would rally back, though, and retake the lead by as much as five, at 27-22 following a 3-pointer from Matt McMullen.

But again, Albany would fight back and end the half on a 4-0 run to take a 36-34 lead into halftime.

Out of the break Clayton Graham found Roh for an easy layup to knot the score at 41-all with less than 14 minutes to play. 

Despite Colgate holding the advantage over the next eight minutes, the Great Danes kept it a one-basket game until the Raiders nailed four straight from behind the arc to create a 10-point cushion with 3:11 left to play. During that 12-4 Raiders' run, two of those treys came from the hands of Tillotson.

Albany wasn't able to recover in the closing minutes and dropped a nine-point decision to Colgate.

The Raiders are back in action Dec. 22 when they host to Ursinus at 1 p.m. This will be the first ever meeting between these two programs and will be Colgate's final game before the holiday break.