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Vermont (6-3) begins a two-game trip to "The Ocean State" on Tuesday (Dec. 7) when it visits Providence (8-1) at the Dunkin' Donuts Center. Tip-off is slated for 6:30 p.m. ET. Tickets are available for purchase at Friars.com.
 
TELEVISION & BROADCAST INFORMATION
Tuesday's game will be televised nationally on FS1 with Eric Collins and Donny Marshall on the call. Coverage begins at 6:30 p.m. ET. Channel listings for your area and provider can be found on FoxSports.com. The game will also be streamed live on FoxSports.com/live by logging in with your television provider. Fans can listen for free on the Vermont Sports Network from Learfield Learfield IMG College on The Game, which will air on 97.1 FM in Burlington, 105.9 FM in Plattsburgh, and 960 AM around the rest of the region. The radio broadcast is also available online at Catamounts All-Access with Brian McLaughlin on the call.
 
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AMONG NEW ENGLAND'S WINNINGEST PROGRAMS
Vermont and Providence are two of the winningest Division I programs in New England over the last 20 seasons. The Catamounts are ranked second with 429 wins since the start of the 2002-03 campaign. The Friars have accrued the third-most wins (345) over that span. Only UConn has more wins than the two programs with 436 victories.
 
HOMECOMING FOR MAZZULLA
Vermont guard Justin Mazzulla returns to his home state on the two-game road trip. A native of Johnston, Rhode Island, Mazzulla grew up minutes away from Providence's Dunkin' Donuts Center. Mazzulla has played one other collegiate game in his home state - the transfer faced Rhode Island as a member of George Washington in 2019.

CATS vs. BIG EAST
The Catamounts have 11 wins against current and former members of the Big East. Vermont defeated St. John's 70-68 in 2019 – it's most recent matchup with a Big East school. UVM's historic NCAA Tournament win came against Big East foe Syracuse in 2005, when T.J. Sorrentine hit the epic three pointer "from the parking lot."
 
THE SERIES
Vermont is looking for its first victory over Providence in the ninth all-time meeting between the New England counterparts. The Friars took an 80-58 victory over the Catamounts when they last met in 2016. All eight games have been played in Rhode Island, in the series that dates back to December 19, 1942.
 
SCOUTING THE FRIARS
Providence enters Tuesday's matchup with wins in four of its last five games. The Friars' lone loss came on November 23 when they suffered a 58-40 loss to Virginia in the Legends Classic. Providence has wins over a pair of Power 5 opponents: Wisconsin (W, 63-58) and Texas Tech (W, 72-68). The Friars are No. 37 in the NCAA's NET Rankings, which is the highest among Vermont's opponents this season. Nate Watson leads Providence with 15.1 points per game. Aljami Durham (14.6 ppg) and Noah Horchler (11.7 ppg) also average double figures.

TAKING CARE OF THE BALL
The Catamounts average 8.1 turnovers per game, which is the second-best rate in the country, behind only New Hampshire (8.0). Vermont's fewest number of turnovers (5) came in its 61-53 victory over Yale at Patrick Gym. UVM's assist/turnover ratio of 1.62 ranks 14th in the nation.
 
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