ALBANY - The UAlbany players and coaches knew what Colgate was going to do on Saturday evening. They just couldn't stop them.

The Raiders knocked down 13 3-pointers, leaving the Capital District with a 69-60 victory. Colgate shot 13-for-28 (46.4%) from beyond the arc and got treys from six different players.

What it means: UAlbany better not run into too many more good shooting teams. In their last two home games, they've allowed 27 3-pointers -- way to many.

It also means that this team hasn't quite figured everything out. They didn't score a lot and they didn't get to the free throw line nearly as much as they did against Brown, just four days ago. 

Player of the game: Murphy Burnatowski knows UAlbany from his Maine days and he made the Great Danes pay. While Austin Tillotson was the team's leading scorer, it was Burnatowski who hit five 3-pointers and led the way with 19 points.

UAlbany player of the game: Sam Rowley incredibly airballed a free throw, something coach Will Brown said he had never see the junior do, even in practice. But still Rowley put up good numbers, scoring a game-high 21 points and grabbing 11 rebounds for his second double-double of the season. He wasn't his best, but he was still the reason the Great Danes had a chance at the end.

Play of the game: More than one play. Colgate hit four consecutive three's late in the game, to turn a 54-52 lead into a 66-56 advantage. Triples from Tillotson, Burnatowski, Damon Sherman-Newsome and Tillotson again put the game out of reach.

Injury update: UAlbany lost more than a game on Saturday evening. Coach Brown said that Levan Shengelia had dislocated his shoulder on Thursday, resulting in a torn labrum. He may be able to play through the pain, but also may end up being shut down. Also, Luke Devlin's back is so bad that he basically can only play one shift in the first half and that's it. Finally, Anthony Odunsi still has yet to be cleared to play, after suffering a concussion in practice. He may also be shut down for the year, if he can't get cleared to play relatively soon. 

Up next: The Great Danes are off until next Friday, when they host Yale at SEFCU Arena. The team is 1-2 this season at home and will have to start some steam, as conference play grows near.

ALBANY - For the second straight home game, the University at Albany allowed a team to make 3-pointers at will.

Colgate knocked down 13 3-pointers on the way to a 69-60 victory at SEFCU Arena on Saturday evening.

The Raiders shot 13-28 (46.4%) from beyond the arc and were led by Murphy Burnatowski, who hit five 3-pointers and finished with 19 points.

Sam Rowley scored a game-high 21 points and grabbed 11 rebounds for the Great Danes, while Gary Johnson added 14 points, five rebounds and four assists.

ALBANY - Things didn't start great for UAlbany on Saturday evening. 

Colgate went up 10-0, and in the process Sam Rowley turned the ball over, after a timeout, by running the baseline, when he wasn't allowed to.

The Great Danes didn't look ready to play, but they emerged from the first 20 minutes with a 36-34 lead, in their first home games in three weeks.

The Raiders hit six 3-pointers, which is about the average for the team that makes the most three's in the country per game, They shot 6-for-14 (42.9%) from beyond the arc. 

Sam Rowley led the way for UAlbany, with 12 points, while DJ Evans added nine and Gary Johnson chipped in eight, including a big dunk, following a turnover.

Colgate was led by Maine transfer Murphy Burnatowski, who has 10 points in the first half. 

University at Albany sophomore guard Peter Hooley talks in advance of the game against Colgate.

Below is UAlbany coach Will Brown, talking about his team's 87-63 victory over Colgate, on Wednesday.

ALBANY - There was no fold in the University at Albany on this night.

Colgate did cut the score to 10, 69-59, but a Logan Aronhalt jumper and another basket pushed the lead up and the Great Danes won comfortably.

Gerardo Suero led the way with 29 points and the Great Danes (5-4) shot 65.5 percent (36-55) for the game. 

Mike Black and Logan Aronhalt added 16 points apiece for UAlbany.

The Raiders were led by Pat Moore, who finished with 18 points and Mitch Rolls finished with 16.

The 87 points are a season-high for UAlbany, which next plays at Cornell, on Saturday, Dec. 17.

ALBANY - The University at Albany is putting up the offense tonight.

But just like Monday night, they've allowed Colgate to hang around.

The Great Danes went up by as many as 19 points, on three different occasions in the first half, but allowed the Raiders to sneak back in.

A bright spot is that Gerardo Suero is much more involved offensively. Suero has a game-high 19 points so far.

The UAlbany team started 17-for-21 (81 percent) from the floor and they were hitting everything in sight. 

Logan Aronhalt, who has 10 points, is also shooting much better than he did Monday.

Colgate is led by Pat Moore, who has 10 points and Mitch Rolls, who has nine.

The Great Danes are on pace to set a season-high for scoring. They scored 85, earlier in the year against Monmouth.

J.S. Carras/The Record

This is a very important game for UAlbany.

They must bounce back from the disappointing loss to Siena on Monday and handle their business at home, where they are 2-0 this season.

They will certainly be the more talented team on the floor Wednesday evening, at least on paper. They must come out and play hard.

Gerardo Suero (right) needs to continue attacking the glass and someone needs to put out an APB on Luke Devlin.

The Great Danes need their all-rookie selection to turn things around. Devlin has really only had one real solid game and that was the home-opener against Navy.

Here is a link to a short game advance that ran in Wednesday's paper.

Great Danes look to bounce back vs. Colgate - The Record

COLGATE AT UALBANY

When: Tonight 7 p.m.
Where: SEFCU Arena, Albany
TV: Time Warner-3 (Rodger Wyland, John Quattrocchi)
Radio: WOFX 980-AM (Zach Bye)
Records: Colgate (3-4). UAlbany (4-4). 
Last Meeting: UAlbany 63, Colgate 61 at Cotterell Court, Hamilton on Dec. 22, 2010 — Colgate leads the all-time series 13-3.

PROBABLE STARTING LINEUPS
COLGATE

No/Name     Pos.    Yr.     Ht.     Ppg.
2    Mitch Rolls    G    Jr.     6-0    9.7
12    Mike Venezia    G    Sr.    6-1    11.3
21    Sterling Melville    F     Sr.    6-4    9.1
5    Pat Moore     G    So.    6-5    11.6
1    Nick Pascale     C    Sr.     6-10     6.6

UALBANY

No/Name    Pos.    Yr.     Ht.    Ppg.
10    Mike Black    G    Jr.    6-0    10.6
2    Logan Aronhalt    G     Jr.     6-3    14.8
20    Gerardo Suero    G     Jr.    6-4    19.9 
11    Luke Devlin    F    So.     6-8    3.5 
21    Blake Metcalf    F    Jr.    6-9    3.9

Here is the final play of Saturday's Colgate/UAlbany football game.

While the shot is from far away and in the second row of the pressbox at Andy Kerr Stadium, you can see Nate Eachus fall into the endzone and the Colgate players come out to celebrate.

UAlbany sophomore guard Mike Black talks about the Great Danes' upcoming game against Colgate and how he thinks his team is playing right now.

ALBANY - The Great Danes players thought they were done final exams for the semester and they are - sort of.

On Tuesday, UAlbany coach Will Brown said his team has one more test before Christmas and that's playing against Colgate on Wednesday.

The Raiders are 0-9 and they lost to Syracuse 100-43 and to Duke 110-58, but Brown is still interested to see how much intensity his team will come out with.

“We want to really play well in these last three games as we head into league play,” he said.

Brown says even though his team has won five of its last six games, they have to remain humble and respect each and every team they play.

“I don’t want anybody to create any unrealistic expectations or think that we’re the greatest thing since sliced bread,” he said.