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Men's Basketball Hosts UMass Lowell Saturday

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Setting the Scene - The Yellow Jackets host a Northeast-10 doubleheader today at Butova Gymnasium against the UMass Lowell River Hawks. The men's game will get under way at 3:30 p.m.

About AIC - The Yellow Jackets are coming off a heart-breaking 87-81 double-overtime loss at No. 22 Bentley University Tuesday night. Junior forward Isiah Wallace leads the team in scoring and is second in rebounding with 17.8 points and 7,8 rebounds per game. Senior guard Allen Aragbaye is second in scoring with 16.9 points per game and is averaging 5.3 rebounds per contest. Sophomore guard Ricky Hudson is averaging 11.2 points per game off the bench this season. AIC is averaging 69.6 points per game while shooting 43 percent from the field, while its opponents are averaging 64.7 points per game and shooting 38 percent from the floor.

Wallace Climbing Scoring List - Junior forward Isiah Wallace is quickly moving up AIC's career scoring list. He is currently 21st with 1,138 career points, just four back of Roscoe Patterson (1989-91) for 20th. Errol Jones (1991-95) is next on the list with 1,183 career points.

Last Time Out - No. 22 Bentley University closed the game with a 6-0 run to record an 87-81 double-overtime win over AIC Tuesday night in a Northeast-10 contest in Waltham. Senior forward Brian Tracey scored a game-high 27 points on 10-of-16 shooting from the field and a 6-for-6 performance from the free throw line to lead Bentley. Senior guard Allen Aragbaye and junior forward Isiah Wallace scored 20 points each for the Yellow Jackets.

About UMass Lowell - The River Hawks come into today's contest with an overall record of 10-4 and are 6-4 in the Northeast-10 following a 60-55 win over Adelphi University Thursday night, marking the team's sixth win in eight games. Akeem Williams leads the team in scoring with 17.4 points per game and is second on the team with 41 assists. Matt Welch is averaging 13.1 points and 4.2 rebounds per contest, while Romeo Diaz is averaging 10.9 points and 6.3 rebounds per game. UMass Lowell is averaging 71.1 points per game while shooting 42 percent from the field, while its opponents are averaging 66.9 points per game and shooting 40 percent from the floor.

Next Up - AIC will ba back in action at home Wednesday for a Northeast-10 doubleheader against Stonehill College, with the men's game starting at 7:30 p.m.
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