BOTTOM LINE: Albany (NY) hosts Maine after the Great Danes took down the UMass-Lowell River Hawks 90-88 in overtime.

Justin Neely scored 29 points as Albany beat Maine 79-68 on Thursday night. Neely had 11 rebounds and three steals for the Great Danes (14-13, 6-6 America East Conference). Amar'e Marshall added 18 points while going 5 of 13 from the floor,

Albany (NY) 4-14 (Marshall 2-4, Briggs 1-2, Lindsey 1-2, Klaczek 0-1, Neely 0-1, Joshua 0-4). Fouled Out_Clayton. Rebounds_Maine 24 (Steele 7), Albany (NY) 34 (Neely 11). Assists_Maine 12 (Clayton 7),

Maine jumped out to a 10-point lead in the first half but couldn't hang on and lost 79-68 to Albany in an America East men's basketball game Thursday in Albany, New York. Justin Neely scored 29 points and grabbed 11 rebounds for Albany (14-13,