ALBANY, N.Y. American International junior guard Bobby Harris (Berlin, N.J.) netted 21, but Saint Rose downed the Yellow Jackets in overtime, 78-74 in a Norheat-10 game at Daniel P. Nolan Gymnasium Saturday afternoon.
With the loss AIC falls to 4-7 and 2-4 in conference play, while with the loss the Golden Knights improve to 6-4 overall and 4-2 in the NE-10.
Down 68-66 with 1: 32 left in regulation, Yellow Jacket senior point-guard Spencer Braithwaite (Dorchester, Mass.) hit a go-ahead three to put his team up one late.
Golden Knight center Dominykas Milka went to the line on the ensuing possession and hit both to send it to overtime.
In the extra frame, Saint Rose went up 73-68 before Harris got AIC going with a jumper, but The Knights damage was done.
Also finishing in double figures for AIC was senior Mark Ellis Jr. (Stamford, Conn.) with 17, while Braithwaite finished with 13.
Junior forward Marcus Porter (New Castle, Del.) scored eight and grabbed a team-high seven boards.
Saint Rose's Tyler Sayre was too much for AIC, netting a game-high 31.
Each team battled inside with American International narrowly outscoring Saint Rose in the paint, 36-34.
Golden Knight center Milka notched a double-double with 24 and 17 rebounds.
AIC returns to action Friday, Dec. 20 when they host Post in a non-conference game slated to start at 4 p.m.