I haven't had too many interactions with Boston University men's basketball coach Dennis Wolff. 

What Wolff did on Thursday in his team's conference opener at the University at Albany though certainly showed his character and what he's made of. 

Wolff benched star player Corey Lowe because he had received two technicals in B.U.'s previous game against Holy Cross. 

Lowe was healthy, unlike Tyler Morris and Carlos Strong, two of the Terriers' top players, who had just recently suffered season-ending injuries. 

Even with the game still in doubt with seconds remaining, Wolff stuck by his principles and didn't put Lowe, who dressed and warmed up, into the game. 

Wolff again had his team selected as the top team in the conference heading into the season and again they have been hit with a slew of injuries. 

Nothing was keeping Lowe out of the game. In fact, Wolff certainly wouldn't have been criticized if he just brought Lowe off of the bench, or heck benched him for the first half. 

But that's the point. 

Too often coaches decision-making is skewed by W's and L's and not by what is right. 

Most coaches probably wouldn't have seen the need to take further action, especially against their best player because winning the game would be jeopardized. 

Not Wolff. In fact, he said it didn't even cross his mind whether to play Lowe. 

"You never know what the future holds in your coaching career," Wolff said following the game. "I've always tried to do what I think is the right thing."

Wolff's team may not have won the game on Thursday night, but the veteran coach is a winner in my book all the way. 

Overview: This game should be a good measuring stick for the Great Danes as they go up against the preseason No. 1 team in the America East Conference.

While UAlbany is 4-0 at home, they have lost two games in a row, including Saturday's conference opener at Hartford.

The Terriers meanwhile could be without star junior Corey Lowe, who could possible be benched by veteran coach Dennis Wolff after getting ejected from Boston U.'s last game, Friday, Jan. 2 agianst Holy Cross.

There are also rumors now that they could be without starter Tyler Morris and sixth man Carlos Strong for the remainder of the year.

We'll see if any or all of these players play this evening.

Records: UAlbany 0-1, 8-6. Boston U. 0-0, 5-7

The Series: The Terriers hold the all-time series 9-7. What's interesting though is Boston U. won the first eight from 2002-2005, while UAlbany has won seven of the last eight.

Player to Watch: Will Harris, junior UAlbany. Harris has played well so far this season, he's averaging 10.5 points and a team-best 5.1 rebounds, but hasn't been the game-changer that I think people were hoping for. In the team's first conference game against Hartford, Harris had 17 points and 10 rebounds and coach Will Brown says Harris has been a different player since having an extensive conversation with his mother over the Christmas holiday. We'll see if his good play becomes a trend or his play remains inconsistent tonight.

X-factor: Rebounding. Brown did my work for me when talking to him yesterday. In the three matchups from last year against the Terriers, the Great Danes won two. In those games they outrebounded Boston U. by an average of 14.5 per game. In the America East quarterfinals loss the Terriers had the rebounding edge, 37-31. This won't necessarily determine who wins, but it could be a huge factor.

Injury Report: For Boston U., look above, as both Morris and Strong could possibly be out this evening.

For UAlbany, Brian Connelly (heel) hasn't practiced since the Kansas game on Dec. 30, Harris has missed two of the last three days with a problem in the arch of his foot and senior Jimmie Covington (shoulder) is out as he still can't lift his arm above his head, also stemming from the Kansas game. Brown said he hopes Covington could practice by Saturday and be ready possibly for Wednesday's home game against Binghamton.

Prediction: UAlbany 68, Boston U. 61 (UAlbany is 4-0 at home. The Great Danes are trying to snap a two-game losing streak and I'm hoping to avoid my first losing skid of the year. My record is 11-3)