Vermont 68 Binghamton 54
Trae Bell-Haynes led Vermont to victory with another dominating performance. Bell-Haynes stuffed the stat sheet with 21 points, 8 rebounds, and 6 assists. What more can you say about how great of a player he is? Night in and night out he relentlessly attacks opposing defenses. There are not enough superlatives to describe how globally he is able to affect the game. Drew Urquhart had a strong first half and finished with 15 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists, and 3 blocks. His passing out of the high post is becoming one of the Cats go to moves. Everett Duncan continued his strong play with 8 points and another 9 rebounds. He is becoming so much more involved in the flow of the game and is giving Vermont some great physicality. Payton Henson shook off a very slow start and finished with 12 points and 6 rebounds. Ernie Duncan continued his strong defense getting 4 steals and chipping in 10 points. Once again Ra Kpedi's energy on the glass sparked the Cats. He continues to impress and is going to be an asset off the bench. Vermont's defense came through on a night that they struggled to make shots. To offset the poor shooting the Cats were able to grab 18 offensive rebounds. Another nice road win and the Cats finished off an 8-0 start to conference play. The second time through begins with a big game at UMBC on Saturday. UMBC is undefeated at home this season. The game on Saturday is the first game in their spectacular new events center so it will be an incredible atmosphere. The Retrievers have kept pace with Vermont sporting a 7-2 conference mark ahead of the matchup. It is going to be a battle and Vermont is going to have to come out sharper than they did in the game tonight. UMBC is going to be jazzed for this game as it is their opportunity to stay in the mix for the top spot in the conference. Should be an electric matchup between the top two teams in the conference.
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