ALBANY, N.Y. (Interstat) — Ace Valentine scored 15 points and Maryland-Baltimore County made key free throws down the stretch to edge Albany 68-65 in a men’s NCAA Division I basketball game Saturday at SEFCU Arena.

The Retrievers, who improved to 13-8, sealed the game at the line, making 22 of 27 free throws overall. Albany, which fell to 7-16, went just 4 for 8 from the stripe. Isaac Abidde led all scorers with 20 points for the Great Danes, and Okechukwu Okeke added 19.

Albany led 28-27 at halftime, but UMBC used a more efficient second-half offensive performance to secure the narrow conference victory in front of 2,201 fans.