FINAL SCORE: Vermont 53, Bryant 73
BURLINGTON, Vt. – The Vermont men's basketball team took a loss in Smithfield, RI against Bryant. Shamir Bogues led the Catamounts with a team-high 17 points. Vermont is now (2-1) in America East play.
 

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COACH'S QUOTE
"Tough loss today on the backend of a road trip.  We came out with great energy and played well first 10 minutes.  Give Bryant credit, coming off a bye on Thursday they shot the ball incredibly well the last 30 minutes.  We need to find some depth to be able to navigate the league schedule. Our young guys got some great experience this weekend that hopefully they can build of."


HOW IT HAPPENED

• Vermont got out to a quick 9-1 lead to start the game thanks to an Ileri Ayo-Faleye three and two finishes in the paint from Shamir Bogues and Sam Alamutu.
• Nick Fiorillo would make a baby hook from the post to put the Catamounts up 15-5 with 13 minutes remaining.
• After a three-minute drought, the Catamounts had three straight offensive possessions with (3) made threes. Shamir Bogues would knock down a three from a Seth Joba pass. Ileri Ayo-Faleye would then hit a corner three. The next offensive possession, Shamir Bogues would pull up for three from the right wing. Vermont was up 24-14 with 8 minutes left in the half.
• The Bulldogs would go on a barrage from deep. This sparked a comeback for Bryant and they would storm back on a 17-2 run and retake the lead 33-26 with three minutes remaining.
• Vermont would end the half down 38-30.
• To start the second half, Bryant would go on a 19-2 run. The Bulldogs would lead 57-32 with 11 minutes remaining.
• At the end of the eight-minute media timeout, Catamounts would go on a 7-0 run. UVM was still down 64-44 with four minutes left.
• Ileri Ayo-Faleye and Sean Blake would each contribute a three in the last two minutes.

 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• Shamir Bogues had a team-high 17 points shooting (7-13) from the field.
• The other Catamount in double-digit scoring was Ileri Ayo Faleye (15).
• Sam Alamutu had a team and season-high 11 rebounds against Bryant. Alamutu also had a team-high three assists.
• Shamir Bogues had a team-high two blocks. This is Bogues' second straight game with 2+ blocks.
• Vermont outrebounded Bryant 34 to 33.

 
UP NEXT
UVM will head back home and play Binghamton on Thursday, January 16^th. Action from Patrick Gym will tip off at 7 p.m. ET and it will be on ESPN+. The radio broadcast is also available via the Varsity Network App with Brian McLaughlin on the call.
 
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