ALBANY, N.Y. (Interstat) — Adrianna Smith scored 25 points and dished seven assists to propel the Maine women’s basketball team to a 65-60 victory over Albany on Thursday night at SEFCU Arena.

The Black Bears, who led 29-27 at halftime, used a 19-point third quarter to create separation in the America East Conference matchup. Smith, a guard from Reston, Virginia, was the catalyst throughout. Albany’s Amaya Stewart led all scorers with 20 points in just 19 minutes for the Great Danes.

Maine improved to 10-10 overall. Albany fell to 11-8. An announced crowd of 1,051 watched the game, which saw Maine overcome Albany’s 79.7% win probability according to Interstat’s ELO system.