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HAMDEN, Conn. – Ousmane Drame posted a double-double with game-highs of 33 points and 13 rebounds to lead the Quinnipiac Bobcats to an 89-73 win over visiting Vermont in non-conference men's basketball action at the TD Bank Center. Quinnipiac improves to 3-2 on the year, while Vermont falls to 3-3 overall.
 
Drame went 10-for-14 from the floor and 13-for-16 from the line for Quinnipiac. Evan Conti added 22 points, including four 3-pointers, for the Bobcats.
 
Seniors Hector Harold and Ryan Pierson paced Vermont with 14 points each. Freshmen Cam Ward and Trae Bell-Haynes also reached double figures, netting 12 and 10 points, respectively.

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Quinnipiac jumped out to a 17-6 start after making seven of its first 12 shots to begin the game. The Catamounts cut the lead to seven, 17-10, on a basket by Brendan Kilpatrick, but QU answered with an 18-3 run, fueled by 13 points from Conti, to push its advantage to 22 with 5:21 left in the first half.
 
The Bobcats went into the locker room leading 43-24 after shooting 55.2 percent from the floor and held a 27-6 edge on the glass. Vermont shot 33.3 percent from the field in the first 20 minutes.
 
Quinnipiac maintained its double-digit lead throughout the second half. Vermont would cut the lead to 11 several times, the last with 6:27 remaining in the game, but could not get the game into single-digits.
 
UVM bounced back to shoot 58.3 percent from the floor in the final 20 minutes, but the deficit was too much to overcome.
 
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 Wednesday (Dec. 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.
 
The game will be streamed online for free in HD via CatamounTV.com and will also be broadcast on ESPN 101.3 FM (online: 1013ESPN.com) with A.J. Kanell on the call.
 
NOTES: Both teams shot over 30 free throws in the contest, UVM was 24-for-30, while the Bobcats were 28-for-32 … QU finished the game out rebounding UVM 40-16 … The Catamounts committed a season-low six turnovers in the contest and scored 15 points off 16 QU miscues.