BURLINGTON, Vt. – Vermont (14-11) (7-3 AE) travels on the road to face off against Maine (16-9) (8-2 AE) on Saturday afternoon. Action from The Pit in Memorial Gymnasium will tip off at 2 p.m. ET and it will be on ESPN+.  
 
BROADCAST INFORMATION
The conference clash 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.
 
RELATED LINKS
Watch: ESPN+ 
Listen on Varsity Network App
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VERMONT OUTLOOK

• The Catamounts are coming off a 79-59 win against New Hampshire on Thursday night.
• Five different Catamounts earned double-digit scoring against New Hampshire. Ileri Ayo-Faleye (16), Shamir Bogues (15), Nick Fiorillo (14), TJ Hurley (14), and Sam Alamutu (10) contributed for Vermont.
• Hurley leads UVM in scoring averaging 15.3 points per game. He has had seven 20+ point games this season.
• TJ Hurley ranks 9^th in the country and 1^st in the America East in free throw percentage. On the year, Hurley has shot 90.9 percent from the line.
• Vermont allows 64.6 points per game, which ranks UVM as the 23^rd best scoring defense in the country and 1^st in the America East. UVM also ranks 72^nd in defending the three-point line, allowing opponents to shoot 31.4% from three. Vermont has also averaged 13.8 fouls per game, which is the 14^th lowest.
• Catamounts are ranked 94^th in blocks per game (3.9). Ileri Ayo-Faleye ranks 52^nd in the country with 1.64 blocks per game.
• Vermont sits in 3^rd place in the America East standings.

SCOUTING THE BLACK BEARS

• Maine is coming off a 73-50 win against UMBC this past Saturday.
• The Black Bears are ranked 70th in the nation and 3rd in the America East for field goal percentage averaging 46.9%.
• Maine has been strong defensively; they are ranked 14^th in steals per game (9.5).
• Senior guard AJ Lopez leads the Black Bears offensively averaging 15.4 points per game. Lopez ranks 3^rd in the America East in field goal percentage (50%).
• Graduate guard Kellen Tynes leads Maine defensively. Tynes averages 3.24 steals per game, which ranks 2^nd in the country.
• The Catamounts will battle the Black Bears for the 156th time. UVM leads the all-time series 85-70.
• Maine currently sits 2^nd in the America East standings.

 
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