Monmouth Hawks (2-4) vs. Albany Great Danes (6-0)
Monday, November 27, 2017 | 7:00pm ET
OceanFirst Bank Center, West Long Branch, NJ
 
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MEDIA INFORMATION
TV
ESPN3/Watch ESPN
Play-by-Play: Eddy Occhipinti
Analyst: Steve Bazaz
RADIO
WMCX 88.9

LONGEST GAME IN MONMOUTH HISTORY
Monmouth played the longest game in program history on Saturday night against Penn, playing four overtimes in the defeat. MU last played a three overtime contest in 1983 against Massachusetts, falling 87-85 in the program's final season before going to Division I.

FOUR OVERTIME FACTS
-The game was the longest in the MAAC since Siena beat Youngstown State in four overtimes on December 14, 2004.
-The contest was the longest in college basketball since February 7, 2017 when Alabama beat South Carolina in four OT's.
-It was the first four overtime game in Monmouth history.
-It marked the second four OT game in Penn history and the first since March 13, 1920, a 26-23 win over Princeton.
-The game lasted 2 hours, 32 minutes.
-It marked just the second multi-OT game in King Rice's career at MU (2/16/14 vs. Marist, 2OT).

TILGHMAN LOVES THE BUZZER
MU senior guard Austin Tilghman made two buzzer beaters in the game against Penn, banking in a runner at the regulation horn to force overtime before hitting a long three at the conclusion of the third overtime to extend it to a fourth session. Last season, Tilghman found himself on ESPN SportsCenter's Top 10 plays after hitting a half-court shot to end the first half against Niagara at home.

ALMOST A TRIPLE-DOUBLE
Tilghman became the closest Hawk to a triple double against Penn since John Bunch picked up the only triple-double in MU history on 2/3/07 against St. Francis NY. Tilghman finished with 19 points, a career-high 12 rebounds, and eight assists for the second time this season. In '07, Bunch totaled 11 points, 11 rebounds and 10 blocks. Justin Robinson last season put together a game with 21 points, 11 assists and five rebounds at Niagara on 1/14.

BIG NIGHT FOR MARTIN
Melik Martin played 50 of the 60 minutes in Monmouth's game against Penn, becoming the first Hawk to play 50 minutes in a game since Andrew Nicholas on 2/16/14 against Marist, a double overtime affair. The freshman was 5-for-7 from the field and scored a career-best 13 points to go along with five boards and two steals.

IT'S BEEN A WHILE
Saturday night's loss snapped two incredible streaks that both date back to the same game. It had been 1,063 days since Monmouth was two games under .500 and that same amount of time since MU lost a non-conference home game in the regular season. Both remarkable runs date back to a buzzer-beating loss to Rutgers on 12/28/14.

PAPAS WORKING RIGHT IN
Monmouth freshman George Papas had his best game yet against Penn, finishing with 16 points in 40 minutes played. He hit a clutch three with 36.8 seconds to go that he was fouled on, and though he missed the foul shot, he made two immediately thereafter to tie the game after a Penn technical foul. Papas has now hit a three in four of six games.

TRAORE PLAYING WELL
Mustapha Traore, who made his first career start at Virginia and has now started three in a row, netted a career-high 13 points against Penn in addition to eight rebounds on 5-8 shooting. He played a career-high 33 minutes in the game.

MIXING UP THE STARTING FIVE
Nine Hawks have made starts through five games, the most Hawks to start in a game over the course of a season in two years. King Rice has started five different lineups through six games, with Diago Quinn the only Hawk to start all five contests to this point.