FINAL SCORE: No. 11 Auburn 94, Vermont 43
AUBURN, Ala. – Vermont (1-1, 0-0 AE) wrapped up its two-game southern road trip in Auburn, AL, taking on No. 11 Auburn (1-0, 0-0 SEC) on Wednesday night from Neville Arena, dropping their first game of the season as the Tigers extended their home non-conference win streak to 55, the longest active streak in Division one.

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HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Tigers jumped out to the opening lead when Chad Baker-Mazara made his layup attempt, but Ileri Ayo-Faleye quickly responded, splashing a step back three-pointer to give the Catamounts their first lead of the game, 3-2, 1:15 into action.
• Ayo-Faleye's two free throws cut into an Auburn 8-2 scoring run, giving the Tigers a 10-5 advantage with 16:16 to go in the first frame.
• For over three minutes, no baskets were scored before Ayo-Faleye made more noise, connecting on his fadeaway midrange shot to bring Vermont within three, 10-7, with 13:08 remaining in the first half.
• Shy Odom interrupted a 9-0 scoring run by Auburn, making his first three pointer of the season, securing his first points in a Vermont uniform as UVM brought the score back within single digits, 19-10, with 10:55 to go in the opening half.
• In the next four minutes, Auburn dialed up a massive 17-5 scoring run, taking a 36-15 lead with 6:39 remaining of play in the first half.
• Noah Barnett and Seth Joba scored consecutive layups for Vermont with less than five minutes remaining, cutting the Tiger advantage to 19-36 with 4:10 left to play in half one.
• The Tigers finished the half on a 10-2 scoring run. Barnett concluded scoring in the first frame executing on his second layup of the game, bringing the Catamounts into halftime down, 46-21.
• Auburn notched 16 straight points to begin the second half before Sam Alamutu knocked down a free-throw for the Cats first points of the half followed by TJ Long's first three pointer of the game.
• Six different Catamounts got involved throughout the remaining 13:26 minutes of action, seeing Auburn finish the game on a 27-18 scoring run to earn the first victory of their campaign.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• Joba tied a career high in points vs Auburn, tallying a team-high eight points to go along with three rebounds.
• Gavin Perryman (two points, one rebound, one steal) and Odom (five points, two rebounds, one assists) each secured their first points in a Vermont uniform vs the Tigers.
• Ayo-Faleye led a game-high three blocks to go along with seven points, four rebounds, and one steal.

UP NEXT
Vermont continues its season-opening road trip with a visit to Merrimack on Saturday (Nov. 9) in North Andover, MA. Saturday's tip-off is slated for 7 p.m. from Lawler Arena. The matchup between the Catamounts and Rockets will broadcast live on ESPN+. Fans can listen to the game 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.
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