It was just a day at the office for Yale Tuesday night at John J. Lee Amphitheater.
The Bulldogs started strong, grabbed a 30-19 lead over Albany at intermission and never looked back en route to a 71-52 win.
Yale (6-5) led at one point by 56-31. Albany (1-7) did go on a 13-0 run to narrow the deficit a bit.
Even with the easy win, coach James Jones found ample room for improvement.
”I didn’t think we were very sharp,” the Albany alumnus said.
But if sharp is defined by stats, then the Bulldogs were very sharp.
Yale outrebounded the Great Danes, 40-33, and dished 15 assists on 23 made baskets. The Bulldogs forced 19 Albany turnovers.
The Bulldogs were led in scoring by senior guard Azar Swain with 21 points. Junior guard Matt Cotton and sophomore guard August Mahoney, who adeptly handled the point, both posted 13 points. Jamel Horton pitched in 11 for the visitors.
Junior forward EJ Jarvis suffered a head injury in the first half and did not return to the game.