FINAL SCORE: Long Beach State 78, Vermont 58
NASSAU, Bahamas – A strong offensive game led Long Beach State (4-3) to a 78-58 win over Vermont (2-7) on Sunday night at Baha Mar Convention Center. The matchup was the Consolation Game of the 2022 Nassau Championship.
 
RELATED LINKS
Box Score
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Long Beach State opened the game on a 15-3 run over the first 8:13 to take a quick double-digit lead. Aboubacar Traore and Joel Murray led the Beach in their early run.
• The Catamounts countered with a 10-2 run to cut the deficit. Matt Veretto sank a corner three to pull back to within single digits, and Robin Duncan finished a layup to make the score 17-13 with 8:28 left in the half.
• Marcus Tsohonis scored seven points in the final 3:15 of the half for Long Beach State to fuel an 11-2 run that gave the Beach a 41-27 lead at the break.
• Vermont started the second half with quick bucket from Dylan Penn. The fifth-year senior drove to the rack and finished a layup just 0:08 into the frame. Penn drew a foul and sank his free throw for the three-point play.   
• Long Beach State continued to hold its double-digit lead over the Catamounts and extended it to 20 points on a layup by Tone Hunter that put the Beach up 66-46 with 7:36 remaining.
• Michel Ndayishimiye scored his first career points in the final minute. The redshirt first-year finished a strong take at the rim and made a free throw for the and-one.  

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• Kam Gibson and TJ Hurley led the UVM offense with 10 points each. Gibson was 4-for-9 from the field and sank 2-of-5 attempts from deep. Hurley was 3-for-8 from the field, and 2-for-6 from long range.
• Sam Alamutu had eight points on 3-of-5 shooting. He also pulled in three rebounds.
• Ileri Ayo-Faleye led Vermont in rebounds with six boards. Robin Duncan had a team-high three assists.

UP NEXT
The Catamounts finally return home on Thursday (Dec. 1) when they host NVU Lyndon at Patrick Gym. Tip-off is slated for 7 p.m. Tickets are available for purchase at UVMathletics.com/Tickets or by visiting the Patrick Gym Box Office on gameday. Thursday's game will broadcast live on ESPN+ with Rob Ryan and Bernie Cieplicki on the call. Fans can listen to the action for free on the Vermont Sports Network, from Learfield 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 via the Varsity Network App with Brian McLaughlin on the call.
 
McGee Automotive Group is the presenting sponsor of Vermont men's basketball