FINAL SCORE: Vermont 55, Towson 38
BURLINGTON, Vt. – Stef Smith scored a season-high 25 points to lead Vermont (7-4) over Towson (4-5) 55-38 on Saturday night at Patrick Gym. Cioffi Men's Basketball Head Coach John Becker registered his 200th-career Division i win, making him the quickest UVM coach to reach the milestone.
 
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COACH'S QUOTE
"It was a great win tonight and I thought we played really hard for 40 minutes," Becker said. "It was a bit of a rock fight for a good portion of the game, but we didn't let offensive frustrations affect us on the defensive end. We kept grinding away defensively and had a late spurt offensively."

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Smith powered the Cats to a 15-8 lead in the opening 11 minutes. The junior made all four field goals attempted, including a trio of threes for an early 11 points.
• Vermont outscored Towson 11-8 to close out the first half. Anthony Lamb had six points in the final stretch and Smith drove to the basket in the final seconds for a 26-16 lead at the break.  
• The Catamounts held a 33-22 lead at the first media timeout of the second half, but the Tigers answered with a 10-0 run. Nicolas Timberlake hit a three for Towson that brought the deficit to one. Smith responded with his fifth triple of the night to end the Tigers' run.
• UVM put the game out of reach with a 15-1 run to take a 49-33 advantage in the final four minutes. Lamb drilled a big three and Everett Duncan converted an and-one opportunity for the insurmountable lead.  

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• Smith matched his season high with five three pointers as he shot 7-for-11 from the floor. The guard was a perfect 6-for-6 from the charity stripe and picked up five rebounds.
• Lamb was also in double figures with 15 points and led the team with nine boards.
• Ben Shungu had seven rebounds in his return to the lineup and dished out a team-high three assists.
• UVM improves to 11-9 in the all-time series with Towson.

UP NEXT
Vermont continues the four-game homestand against UNC Greensboro on Wednesday (Dec. 18). Tip-off is slated for 7 p.m. at Patrick Gym. Tickets are available for purchase at UVMathletics.com/Tickets or at the Patrick Gym Box Office on gameday. The non-conference contest can be seen on ESPN+. Fans can also listen live on the Vermont Sports Network, from Learfield IMG College, on 101.3 The Game or online at Catamounts All-Access with Jake Marsh on the call.
 
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