Best of luck to SBU at Albany. I am disappointed to learn there will be no official buses running fans up there through the athletic dept. I assume there were considerations regarding that decision I don't know (like, maybe, no available buses?) but that would have been nice. Here's hoping lots of SBU fans can get tickets and go up on their own, and I might be among that group.
I hope both teams are at their best. Of course as an SBU fan I'd like to see them finally break through. UA fans certainly want otherwise, but I think these two teams would both represent the conference well if SBU could win and go to the NCAAs while UA goes to the NIT.
As someone who went to all but one home game as a season ticket holder, I would say that SBU really seems to be playing their most consistent and arguably best basketball right now, at just the right time.
And ps, for whatever it's worth taking into account the whole season, Mitchell has been a real bright spot for the team. Certainly still working on some elements of his game, but he moves the ball well in the 1/2 court offense, is a good on-ball defender and is always working to get position and draw fouls when away from the ball, and is enough of a shooter and penetrator (something he has improved the second half of this season) to keep defenses honest.