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This game may not be vital for the University at Albany, in the America East Conference standings, but after blowing a 17-point lead to Boston University, on Monday, tonight's game is crucial.

The Great Danes are out to snap a two-game losing streak, when they face New Hampshire, on Thursday evening.

UAlbany sits in fourth place in the league standings, but they need to make sure there is no carryover effect from a very difficult loss, just three days ago.

The Great Danes are also 7-0 against teams below them in the standings and they'd like to make sure that continues.

The Wildcats have lost five of their last seven games and lost to UAlbany by 23 points, in January, at SEFCU.

UAlbany needs this game in the win column, more so for confidence, than anything else.

UALBANY AT NEW HAMPSHIRE

When: Tonight, 7 p.m. Where: Lundholm Gymnasium (3,000), Durham, N.H.  
Internet: ESPN3.com 
Radio: WOFX 980-AM2011-12 Records: UAlbany (7-5, 15-11) New Hampshire (3-8, 8-14)
Last Meeting: UAlbany 86, New Hampshire 63, at SEFCU Arena, Albany, on Jan. 11, 2012 — UAlbany leads the all-time series 13-11

PROBABLE STARTING LINEUPS
NEW HAMPSHIRE

No./Name    Pos.    Yr.    Ht.     Avg.
25    Alvin Abreu    G    Sr.     6-2     13.4 
3    Chandler Rhoads    G    Jr.    6-4    11.9 
14    Patrick Konan    F    So.    6-6    10.0  
15    Ferg Myrick     F    Jr.    6-6    7.2
34    Brian Benson, F, Sr., 6-9, 7.0 

UALBANY

No./Name    Pos.    Yr.    Ht.    Avg.
10    Mike Black    G    Jr.    6-0    13.0
2    Logan Aronhalt     G    Jr.    6-3    15.6
20    Gerardo Suero    G    Jr.    6-4    21.8
11    Luke Devlin    F    So.     6-8    6.2
21    Blake Metcalf    C    Jr.     6-8    4.5

AMERICA EAST STANDINGS

School, Conference, Overall
Stony Brook, 11-1, 16-7
Vermont, 10-2, 16-10
 Boston U., 9-3, 13-13
UAlbany, 7-5, 15-11 
Maine, 5-6, 11-11
Hartford, 5-7, 5-19
New Hampshire, 3-8, 8-14
UMBC, 2-9, 3-20
Binghamton, 0-11, 0-23  

Today’s Games

Maine at Boston U., 7 p.m.
UAlbany at New Hampshire, 7 p.m.
UMBC at Stony Brook, 7 p.m.