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Doles carries Albany over NJIT 76-66

WEST HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) Jarvis Doles scored a career-high 21 points as Albany beat NJIT 76-66 in an opening-round game of the America East Conference Tournament on Saturday.

Albany advances to play No. 4-seed Hartford on Sunday.

CJ Kelly added 20 points with six rebounds for the No. 5-seed Great Danes (7-8). Chuck Champion scored 14 and Jamel Horton scored 12 with seven assists and six rebounds.

Leaders
Points:	Z. Cooks	17.1
Rebounds:	Z. Cooks	4.9
Assists:	A. Butler	2.0
FG%:	Z. Cooks	41.1%
FT%:	Z. Cooks	71.8%
3P%:	Z. Cooks	33.7%
Steals:	Z. Cooks	2.2
Blocks:	S. Diakite	1.0

AP Rankings
Rank	School	Rec
1	Gonzaga	31-1
2	Illinois	24-7
3	Baylor	28-2
4	Michigan	23-5
5	Alabama	26-7
6	Houston	28-4
7	Ohio State	21-10
8	Iowa	22-9
9	Texas	19-8
10	Arkansas	25-7
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Coaches Rankings
Rank	School	Rec
1	Baylor	28-2
2	Gonzaga	31-1
3	Houston	28-4
4	Michigan	23-5
5	Alabama	26-7
6	Arkansas	25-7
7	UCLA	22-10
8	Illinois	24-7
9	USC	25-8
10	Florida State	18-7
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America East Standings
	Conference	Overall
	W-L	W-L
UMBC	10-4	14-6
Vermont	10-4	10-5
New Hampshire	9-6	10-9
Hartford	8-6	15-9
Albany	6-6	7-9
UMass Lowell	7-8	11-12
Stony Brook	7-9	9-14
NJIT	6-10	7-12
Binghamton	4-10	4-14
Maine	2-6	2-7
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Offense (Rank)
Points:	66.1 (292)
Rebounds:	8.9 (239)
Assists:	9.5 (344)
FG%:	40.4% (318)
FT%:	69.1% (232)
3P%:	30.5% (311)

Defense (Rank)
Points:	70.2 (180)
Rebounds:	22.5 (330)
Assists:	12.7 (155)
FG%:	46.4% (298)
FT%:	69.6% (112)
3P%:	33.2% (149)