BURLINGTON, Vt. — The University at Albany has had a difficult time in road games.

The Great Danes played well enough to win on Thursday evening, but too many turnovers cost them a crucial America East game.

UAlbany turned the ball over 18 times, three coming in the final 90 seconds, as Vermont held on for a 73-69 victory at Patrick Gymnasium.

The Great Danes (4-3, 12-9) trailed just 68-67, following two free throws, with 1:47 remaining, but turned the ball over on three of their final five possessions. 

“Too anxious,” said UAlbany coach Will Brown. “That was our problem in the first half.”

The Catamounts (5-2, 11-10) were unable to pull away in the first half, but held the lead, due in part to 13 Great Danes turnovers.

Logan Aronhalt, who came into the game just three points shy of 1,000 points for his career, didn’t score in the first half.

In the second half, Aronhalt finished with 12 points and nearly brought the team back on his own.

He cracked the 1,000-point plateau on a 3-pointer, from the corner, midway through the second half.

Later, he hit another trey to put UAlbany up 67-66, with less than four minutes to play.

“I’m just happy that Logan’s had a chance to play the past two games, with what he’s been dealing with,” Brown said.

Aronhalt will return home to Ohio, on Friday, to be with his family after the passing of his grandfather.

“Our thoughts and prayers are with him and his family,” Brown said.

Following two Great Danes turnovers, Matt Glass canned a 3-pointer, with 31 seconds to play, putting Vermont up 71-67.

“I don’t know how we lost Glass on that three,” Brown said.

Gerardo Suero led the way for UAlbany, with 16 points, while Glass added 16 for Vermont.

The Great Danes dropped to 1-3, on the road, in America East Conference play and slides back into fifth place with their second straight defeat.

“We’ve lost three road games to teams in the league that I think are pretty good,” Brown said.

UAlbany has a week off before hosting Binghamton, on Wednesday, Jan. 25, at SEFCU Arena.