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Vermont will face Northern Kentucky in the Islands of the Bahamas Showcase title game on Sunday (Nov. 19). The opening tip is set for 8 p.m.
The entire tournament will be streamed through
FloHoops.com with a pay-per-view subscription. All Vermont regular season games can be heard on 101.3 ESPN and
1013ESPN.com with Sam Hyman on the call.
RELATED LINKS
Northern Kentucky: Video ($$) | Audio | Live Stats | Tickets
Bahamas Showcase: Bracket | Tournament Central
CatamounTV: Bahamas Showcase Preview | Coastal Carolina Highlights
Game Notes: Vermont | Northern Kentucky
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LAST TIME OUT | Coastal Carolina Highlights
UVM earned a spot in the inaugural Islands of the Bahamas Showcase Championship Game with an 80-67 win over Coastal Carolina in the semifinal round on Saturday night.
Ernie Duncan scored a season-high 19 points on 7-of-11 shooting with six assists and four rebounds.
Drew Urquhart set a new career-high with 15 points and made 4-of-7 attempts from the field. The senior hit 5-of-7 trips at the charity stripe and grabbed six rebounds.
Trae Bell-Haynes matched Urquhart with 15 points and dealt five assists.
Payton Henson had a solid night with 11 points and five rebounds.
MID-MAJOR POWER RANKINGS
After the strong showing in Lexington, the Catamounts remained at No. 3 in this week's CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Top-25 Poll. Vermont sits behind a pair of nationally ranked programs - No. 17 Gonzaga and No. 21 Saint Mary's (Calif.).
SCOUTING NORTHERN KENTUCKY
Head coach John Brannen led the Norse to its first ever NCAA Tournament berth last season in its first season of Division I eligibility. In the Horizon League preseason picks, Northern Kentucky was tabbed second behind Oakland. Junior forward Drew McDonald was named Preseason Horizon League Player of the Year. The 6-7 big man has averaged 16.5 points through the early going of 2017-18. This season, NKU is off to a 4-0 start with a +17.0 scoring margin. The Norse took down MAAC preseason favorite Iona 85-72 on Saturday night to reach the title game.
VERMONT VS. THE TOURNAMENT FIELD
The Catamounts have faced two of the seven other teams in this weekend's tournament – Iona and James Madison. UVM is 3-5 all-time against Iona but has won three out of the last five matchups dating back to 2004. The last meeting was back on Dec. 17, 2011 when the Gaels squeaked out a 73-72 win at Patrick Gym. In the only contest against JMU, the Cats lost 82-65 back on Dec. 5, 1981.
WHO'S NEXT
After the weekend tournament in the Bahamas, Vermont returns to Patrick Gym and hosts Maine-Fort Kent on Wednesday (Nov. 22) in the regular season home opener. The opening tip is set for 7 p.m. Single game tickets are available at
UVMathletics.com/Tickets or at the Patrick Gym Box Office on gameday.
Fans can watch the game on
ESPN3 and the watchESPN app by logging in with your television provider. All Vermont regular season games can be heard on 101.3 ESPN FM and online at
1013ESPN.com with Sam Hyman on the call.
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