UMBC Retrievers vs. Albany Great Danes

Jan 31, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
UMBC	27	41	68
ALB	28	37	65

Game Recap

Ace Valentine helps UMBC fend off Albany 68-65. Ace Valentine scored 15 points to help UMBC hold off Albany 68-65 on Saturday.

Player Stats

UMBC	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
14Jose Roberto Tanchyn	29	3-7	0-1	3-4	10	2	3	0	1	3	9
2Josh Odunowo	19	1-2	0-0	4-5	2	1	1	1	0	2	6
4Jah'Likai King	29	1-6	0-3	2-2	2	1	0	0	3	1	4
3DJ Armstrong Jr.	36	3-10	3-8	4-4	5	4	2	0	2	1	13
1Ace Valentine	34	5-8	2-3	3-4	3	1	1	0	2	0	15
23Riley Jacobs	10	1-3	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
10Paul Greene	1	1-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	1	2
5Daylon Dickerson	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
11Caden Diggs	24	3-6	0-1	4-6	2	0	1	0	1	1	10
21Cougar Downing	15	2-2	1-1	2-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	7
TOTAL	-	20-4544.4%	6-1735.3%	22-2781.5%	25	9	8	1	9	10	68

ALBANY	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
13Ma'Kye Taylor	22	3-7	0-1	0-2	4	4	1	1	2	4	6
24Tarique Foster	12	0-5	0-4	0-0	2	0	0	0	1	3	0
5Isaac Abidde	26	8-11	4-7	0-0	4	0	1	1	1	5	20
11Jaden Kempson	40	2-8	1-5	3-4	6	5	2	0	1	4	8
2Amir Lindsey	39	3-13	3-9	0-0	1	6	2	0	2	1	9
00Okechukwu Okeke	31	9-11	0-0	1-2	10	0	2	1	3	1	19
4Miles Rose	30	1-5	1-1	0-0	5	0	0	0	1	1	3



TOTAL	-	26-6043.3%	9-2733.3%	4-850.0%	32	15	8	3	11	19	65

Play-by-Play

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1st halfUMBCALB

(20:00) Start game.
(19:59) Jump Ball won by UMBC.
(19:59) Jump Ball lost by UAlbany.
(19:33) DJ Armstrong Jr. misses driving layup.
(19:30) Jose Roberto Tanchyn Offensive Rebound.
(19:27) Jah'Likai King misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot.
(19:24) Ma'Kye Taylor Defensive Rebound.
+3 (18:59) Amir Lindsey makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jaden Kempson assists).
03
(18:43) Jose Roberto Tanchyn misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(18:39) Tarique Foster Defensive Rebound.
+3 (18:28) Isaac Abidde makes 23-foot three point jumper (Amir Lindsey assists).
06
(18:00) Jah'Likai King bad pass turnover.
(18:00) Isaac Abidde Steal.
(17:35) Isaac Abidde misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(17:31) Ma'Kye Taylor Offensive Rebound.
(17:30) Foul on Josh Odunowo.
(17:30) Ma'Kye Taylor misses free throw 1 of 2.
(17:30) UAlbany Deadball Team Rebound.
(17:30) Ma'Kye Taylor misses free throw 2 of 2.
(17:29) Ace Valentine Defensive Rebound.
(17:29) Foul on Tarique Foster.
(17:11) DJ Armstrong Jr. bad pass turnover.
(17:11) Amir Lindsey Steal.
(16:54) Amir Lindsey bad pass turnover.
(16:54) Jose Roberto Tanchyn Steal.
(16:46) DJ Armstrong Jr. misses 14-foot pullup jump shot.
(16:43) Isaac Abidde Defensive Rebound.
(16:32) Tarique Foster misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(16:29) Jose Roberto Tanchyn Defensive Rebound.
(16:24) Ace Valentine bad pass turnover.
(16:24) Ma'Kye Taylor Steal.
(15:58) Jaden Kempson misses driving layup.
(15:54) Tarique Foster Offensive Rebound.
(15:54) Tarique Foster misses tip in layup.
(15:53) Jose Roberto Tanchyn Defensive Rebound.
+2 (15:49) Jah'Likai King makes 13-foot pullup jump shot.
26
+3 (15:19) Isaac Abidde makes 23-foot three point jumper (Amir Lindsey assists).
29
(15:07) Jah'Likai King misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(15:02) Josh Odunowo Offensive Rebound.
(15:02) Foul on Ma'Kye Taylor.
(14:48) Jose Roberto Tanchyn misses 8-foot hook shot.
(14:47) UAlbany Defensive Rebound.
(14:18) Miles Rose misses driving layup.
(14:15) DJ Armstrong Jr. Defensive Rebound.
+2 (14:07) Josh Odunowo makes layup (DJ Armstrong Jr. assists).
49
(14:07) Foul on Isaac Abidde.
+1 (14:07) Josh Odunowo makes free throw 1 of 1.
59
(13:38) Jaden Kempson misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot.
(13:35) DJ Armstrong Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(13:19) DJ Armstrong Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(13:16) Miles Rose Defensive Rebound.
(12:54) Jaden Kempson misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(12:50) Isaac Abidde Offensive Rebound.
+3 (12:44) Isaac Abidde makes 24-foot three point jumper (Amir Lindsey assists).
512
+2 (12:29) Caden Diggs makes driving layup.
712
(12:12) Isaac Abidde bad pass turnover.
(12:12) Caden Diggs Steal.
(12:06) Riley Jacobs misses layup.
(12:06) Isaac Abidde Block.
(12:05) UAlbany Defensive Rebound.
(11:36) Amir Lindsey misses 6-foot pullup jump shot.
(11:34) DJ Armstrong Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(11:27) Foul on Tarique Foster.
+1 (11:27) Jah'Likai King makes free throw 1 of 2.
812
+1 (11:27) Jah'Likai King makes free throw 2 of 2.
912
+3 (11:13) Jaden Kempson makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot.
915
(10:52) Caden Diggs misses driving layup.
(10:52) Okechukwu Okeke Block.
(10:49) Jaden Kempson Defensive Rebound.
+2 (10:32) Okechukwu Okeke makes 5-foot floating jump shot (Ma'Kye Taylor assists).
917
+3 (10:05) Cougar Downing makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jah'Likai King assists).
1217
(9:29) Ma'Kye Taylor misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(9:26) Jaden Kempson Offensive Rebound.
(9:24) Amir Lindsey misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(9:19) Okechukwu Okeke Offensive Rebound.
+2 (9:18) Okechukwu Okeke makes 0-foot tip in dunk.
1219
(9:09) Jah'Likai King bad pass turnover.
(9:09) Jaden Kempson Steal.
(9:05) Foul on Daylon Dickerson.
+1 (9:05) Jaden Kempson makes free throw 1 of 2.
1220
+1 (9:05) Jaden Kempson makes free throw 2 of 2.
1221
+2 (8:53) Cougar Downing makes layup (Jose Roberto Tanchyn assists).
1421
(8:35) Okechukwu Okeke bad pass turnover.
(8:35) Jose Roberto Tanchyn Steal.
+2 (8:26) Ace Valentine makes driving layup (DJ Armstrong Jr. assists).
1621
(8:26) Foul on Okechukwu Okeke.
(8:26) Ace Valentine misses free throw 1 of 1.
(8:25) Okechukwu Okeke Defensive Rebound.
(7:58) Okechukwu Okeke misses layup.
(7:58) Okechukwu Okeke Offensive Rebound.
+2 (7:57) Okechukwu Okeke makes 0-foot tip in layup.
1623
(7:57) Foul on Jose Roberto Tanchyn.
(7:57) Okechukwu Okeke misses free throw 1 of 1.
(7:56) Isaac Abidde Offensive Rebound.
(7:37) Amir Lindsey misses 15-foot pullup jump shot.
(7:34) UAlbany Deadball Team Rebound.
(7:34) Foul on Josh Odunowo.
(7:19) Okechukwu Okeke bad pass turnover.
(7:19) DJ Armstrong Jr. Steal.
(7:18) Foul on Jaden Kempson.
(6:58) Caden Diggs misses driving layup.
(6:56) Caden Diggs Offensive Rebound.
(6:48) Ace Valentine misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot.
(6:44) Amir Lindsey Defensive Rebound.
(6:40) Jaden Kempson bad pass turnover.
(6:40) Ace Valentine Steal.
(6:34) Foul on Amir Lindsey.
+1 (6:34) DJ Armstrong Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2.
1723
+1 (6:34) DJ Armstrong Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2.
1823
(6:04) team shot clock turnover .
(5:47) Ace Valentine bad pass turnover.
(5:47) Okechukwu Okeke Steal.
+2 (5:42) Okechukwu Okeke makes driving layup.
1825
(5:32) DJ Armstrong Jr. misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(5:29) Isaac Abidde Defensive Rebound.
(5:05) Miles Rose misses driving layup.
(5:02) Jah'Likai King Defensive Rebound.
(4:54) Caden Diggs misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(4:51) Okechukwu Okeke Defensive Rebound.
(4:37) Isaac Abidde misses 22-foot three point jumper.
(4:33) Jose Roberto Tanchyn Defensive Rebound.
(4:28) Jah'Likai King misses driving layup.
(4:26) Okechukwu Okeke Defensive Rebound.
(4:00) Amir Lindsey misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot.
(3:55) DJ Armstrong Jr. Defensive Rebound.
+3 (3:47) Ace Valentine makes 26-foot three point jumper (DJ Armstrong Jr. assists).
2125
(3:20) Jaden Kempson misses 23-foot three point pullup jump shot.
(3:16) Jose Roberto Tanchyn Defensive Rebound.
+2 (3:05) Caden Diggs makes driving layup.
2325
(2:44) Isaac Abidde misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(2:40) Jaden Kempson Offensive Rebound.
(2:38) Amir Lindsey misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(2:34) Jose Roberto Tanchyn Defensive Rebound.
(2:18) Ace Valentine misses driving layup.
(2:16) Okechukwu Okeke Defensive Rebound.
(1:46) Okechukwu Okeke misses 12-foot step back jumpshot.
(1:42) Jose Roberto Tanchyn Defensive Rebound.
(1:22) Foul on Isaac Abidde.
+1 (1:22) Caden Diggs makes free throw 1 of 2.
2425
+1 (1:22) Caden Diggs makes free throw 2 of 2.
2525
(1:06) Tarique Foster misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(1:03) Jah'Likai King Defensive Rebound.
(0:59) Riley Jacobs misses dunk.
(0:57) Okechukwu Okeke Defensive Rebound.
+2 (0:40) Okechukwu Okeke makes layup (Jaden Kempson assists).
2527
(0:40) Foul on Paul Greene.
+1 (0:40) Okechukwu Okeke makes free throw 1 of 1.
2528
+2 (0:22) Paul Greene makes layup (DJ Armstrong Jr. assists).
2728
(0:02) Amir Lindsey misses 9-foot turnaround jump shot.
(0:00) Paul Greene Defensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

UMBC

ALB

68Points65

20-45(44.4%)Field Goal(%)26-60(43.3%)

6-17(35.3%)3-Point(%)9-27(33.3%)

22-27(81.5%)Free Throw(%)4-8(50.0%)

27(5)Rebounds(Offensive)34(12)

9Assists15

8Steals8

1Blocks3

9Turnovers13

10(0)Fouls(Technical)19(0)

4Largest Lead9

Game Details

Saturday, January 31, 2026 · 7:00 PM

SEFCU Arena · Albany, NY

attendance: 2,201 (51.4%)

tv: ESPN+

spread: UMBC -1.5

over/under: 141.5