UMBC Retrievers vs. Albany Great Danes: How to watch live stream, TV channel, NCAA Basketball start time

How to watch UMBC vs. Albany basketball game

By Scout Staff

Feb 17, 2024 at 1:50 pm ET • 2 min read

Halftime Report

Only one more half stands between UMBC and the win they were favored to collect coming into this afternoon. A win is still up for grabs for either team after one quarter, but UMBC is up 39-36 over the Great Danes.

If UMBC keeps playing like this, they'll bump their record up to 9-18 in no time. On the other hand, Albany will have to make due with a 12-14 record unless they turn things around (and fast).

Who's Playing

Albany Great Danes @ UMBC Retrievers

Current Records: Albany 12-13, UMBC 8-18

How To Watch

When: Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 1 p.m. ET
Where: Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena -- Baltimore, Maryland
Follow: CBS Sports App
Online Streaming: Catch select College Basketball matches on Fubo (Try for free. Regional restrictions may apply.)
Ticket Cost: $21.00

What to Know

We've got another exciting America East matchup on schedule as the UMBC Retrievers and the Albany Great Danes are set to tip at 1:00 p.m. ET on February 17th at Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.

Binghamton typically has all the answers at home, but on Thursday UMBC proved too difficult a challenge. They walked away with an 89-78 victory over the Bearcats. Winning is a bit easier when you make seven more threes than your opponent, as UMBC did.

Meanwhile, Albany came into Thursday's matchup having lost three straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. Everything went their way against the Highlanders on Thursday as the Great Danes made off with a 83-58 win.

The Retrievers' win bumped their record up to 8-18. As for the Great Danes, their victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 12-13.

Saturday's matchup is one where the number of possessions is likely to be a big factor: UMBC have been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 36.5 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Albany struggles in that department as they've been averaging 36.8 rebounds per game. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.

Going forward, UMBC is expected to win a tight contest, barring any buzzer beaters. Bettors picking them against the spread have some confidence (to put it mildly), as the team is sitting on a three-game streak of failing to cover when expected to win.