Vermont 69 Hartford 68
Ryan Davis was left wide open on the final possession and converted a lay in to lift the Catamounts to their 9 straight victory. The final play capped off another strong performance by Davis. With Lamb in foul trouble Davis was able to man the middle and keep the Vermont offense rolling. He fished with 16 points and 7 rebounds, including 5 offensive boards. That gives him 13 offensive boards over the last three games. He has blossomed into the best true big man in the conference over these last few games and gives Vermont a different dimension on offense. Everett Duncan is back in a big way. He scorched the nets scoring 18 points on 7-10 shooting including 4-7 from three. Finally shooting with confidence he has looked like the Everett of old over these last two games. Stef Smith kept the Cats in the game in the first half with his own hot shooting performance. Smith chipped in 15 points including 3-6 from three. Ben Shungu had an up and down game but gutted it out and finished with 11 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. Isaiah Powell played over 20 minutes for the second consecutive game and did a great job defensively with Lamb out in the first half. Both teams struggled with execution down the stretch and it looked like a miscue was going to be the difference in the game. That turned out to be true as Ryan Davis' defender left him completely alone on the final possession. That was a good tough road win and it was good to play a close game after a string of games playing with big leads. Now Vermont has a two game homestand before the big road game against Stony Brook.
