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BURLINGTON, Vt. - The University of Vermont men's basketball team travels to Quinnipiac for a Sunday afternoon game in Hamden, Connecticut to close out the first month of the season. Tipoff is scheduled for 1 p.m. The game can be heard on ESPN 101.3 FM (online: 1013ESPN.com) with A.J. Kanell calling the action. The game will also be streamed online for free at QuinnipiacBobcats.com. UVM is 3-2 after a 73-47 win over Bryant, while Quinnipiac stands at 2-2 after a 54-50 loss to Hartford on Tuesday.
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LAST TIME OUT - Vermont 73, Bryant 47 | Recap & Highlights
Defense, a 28-4 run and a career-high 14 points from Dre Wills helped propel Vermont past Bryant 73-47 at Patrick Gymnasium on Wednesday ... The Catamounts limited the Bulldogs to 29.1 percent shooting and just four field goals in the first half ... UVM used a 28-4 run sandwiched around halftime to open up a 30 point lead on Bryant ... Wills led three players in double figures and added nine rebounds, three assists and four steals in 27 minutes ... Hector Harold and Ethan O'Day added 12 points each ... Vermont improved to 31-1 when holding opponents under 60 points since the 2012-13 season.
BECKER GETS WIN #70
Vermont head coach John Becker earned win No. 70 with the victory over Bryant ... He is the fifth winningest coach in UVM men's basketball history (70-37 - 107 games).
SHARP SHOOTING
Vermont shot better than 50 percent from the field in both halves against Bryant ... The Catamounts have shot better than 40 percent from the floor in seven of 10 halves this season.
ABOUT QUINNIPIAC
Quinnipiac is 2-2 to start the season ... The Bobcats fell, 54-50 to Hartford on Tuesday ... Both QU wins have been overtime victories, defeating Yale, 88-85 in 2OT and Albany, 76-73 in overtime ... Zaid Hearst leads the team in scoring at 21.5 points per game and is averaging 8.5 rebounds per game ... Drame Ousmane leads the team in the boards (10.5 rpg) and is chipping in 13 points per contest ... QU was tabbed fifth in the MAAC Preseason Poll, the Bobcats went 14-6 in its inaugural year in the MAAC and 20-12 overall ... Quinnipiac advanced to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament.
THE SERIES
This is the ninth meeting between the two teams ... Vermont owns a 6-2 advantage in the series ... The teams last met last season (12/15/13) in Burlington ... Ike Azotam and Zaid Hearst each posted double-doubles to lead QU to an 80-67 win ... Azotam posted game-highs of 18 points and 13 rebounds, while Hearst chipped in 11 points and 11 rebounds ... Brian Voelkel led the Catamounts with 12 points, 12 rebounds and six assists ... With Quinnipiac leading 17-16 at the 10:13 mark of the first half, the Bobcats opened up a double-digit lead behind a 16-7 run and headed into halftime up 15 ... UVM closed to within eight at the 11:15 mark of the second half, but that would be as close as the Catamounts could get.
WHO'S NEXT
The Catamounts return to Burlington for a four-game homestand, the longest of the season ... UVM opens the four-game stretch hosting Hartford in the first America East game of the year on December 3 at 7 p.m. ... Tickets can be purchased online at UVMathletics.com, in person at the UVM Athletic Ticket Office located on the balcony in the Patrick Gymnasium Lobby (M-F: 9 a.m.-5 p.m.), via the phone at 802-656-4410, and in person one hour before tipoff in the Patrick Gymnasium Lobby.
