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DURHAM, N.H. - The Vermont men's basketball team travels to New Hampshire to face the Wildcats at Lundholm Gymnasium on Thursday. Tipoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. The game can be heard on ESPN 101.3 FM (online: 1013ESPN.com) with A.J. Kanell calling the action. The game will also be streamed online for free via AmericaEast.tv.
The Catamounts stand at 10-8 overall and 5-0 in America East after a 66-44 victory over Binghamton on Monday. UVM has won five straight and is one of 26 teams in the country with an undefeated conference record. New Hampshire is 10-9 overall, 3-3 in America East, and is coming off back-to-back overtime wins against Binghamton (W, 73-66) and UMass Lowell (W, 67-64).
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CatamounTV Highlights - Binghamton
LAST TIME OUT - Vermont 66, Binghamton 44Ethan O'Day scored a team-high 12 points and seven different Catamounts scored seven or more point as Vermont won its fifth straight game with a 64-44 victory over Binghamton ... Zach McRoberts grabbed a career-high and game-high 11 rebounds and chipped in eight points off the bench ... Brendan Kilpatrick also had his second straight solid game with nine points and six rebounds ... UVM used a 7-2 spurt to close the first half and open up a 34-24 lead ... Binghamton got as close as eight in the second half, but UVM pushed back out to a 13 point lead in it's advantage grew to 19 with 7:17 left in the game ... Vermont cruised the rest of the way.ABOUT NEW HAMPSHIRE
New Hampshire is 10-9 overall, 3-3 in America East and is coming off back-to-back overtime wins against Binghamton (W, 73-66) and UMass Lowell (W, 67-64) ... Tanner Leissner is one of three Wildcats averaging double figures, he is netting a team-high 12.8 points per game and also leads the team in rebounds (6.7 rpg) ... Jaleen Smith is chipping in 11 points, 5.0 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game ... Daniel Dion is the team's top 3-point threat (42 3FGM) and is averaging 10.8 points per game ... As a team, New Hampshire is averaging 67 points per game, while giving up 62.3 to opponents ... The Wildcats are shooting 42.8 percent from the floor, 36.8 percent from the arc and 68.5 percent from the foul line ... New Hampshire is out rebounding opponents 36.5 to 31.9 on the boards.
THE SERIES
Thursday is the 142nd meeting between the two teams ... UNH is UVM's longest standing rival ... Vermont owns a 94-47 record over New Hampshire in the series ... John Becker is 7-1 vs. UNH ... The Catamounts have won seven straight against New Hampshire ... UVM swept the Wildcats last season and defeated UNH in the America East Quarterfinals last season, 77-60.
DO IT ALL DRE
Dre Wills has filled the role that former Catamount Brian Voelkel '14 played throughout his career ... Wills, the team's top defender, ranks fifth on the team in scoring (8.2 ppg), ranks second in rebounding (5.1 rpg) and assists (2.8 apg) and steals (26) ... In league play, Wills is averaging 12.3 ppg, 6.0 rpg, 4.0 rpg, 4.6 spg, and is shooting 70.8 FG% ... Vermont is 7-1 when Wills scores 10 or more points in his career (6-1 this season, 1-0 last year.
STREAKINGVermont has won five straight ... 15 straight America East regular season games and 11 consecutive conference regular season games at Patrick Gymnasium.UNDERCLASSMEN CONTRIBUTIONS
The Vermont roster is made up of 10 underclassmen (7 frosh, 3 soph) ... The freshmen class has scored 406 points this season and accounts for 34 percent of Vermont's scoring ... The sophomore class has totaled 360 points and is responsible for 30 percent of the points for the Catamounts.
THE STREAK
UVM has won five straight by an average of 13 points per game ... The Catamounts are shooting 49.4 percent from the field ... Ethan O'Day is averaging 13.2 points, 5.8 rebounds, and 2.0 blocks during the last five games ... Dre Wills is averaging 9.6 points, 5.6 rebounds, 2.5 assists, 3.5 steals and shooting 61.8 percent from the floor.
WHO'S NEXT
Vermont continues on the road, traveling to Lowell, Massachusetts to take on the UMass Lowell Riverhawks on Sunday (Jan. 25). The game at the Tsongas Center is set to begin at 2 p.m. The game can be heard on ESPN 101.3 FM (online: 1013ESPN.com) and can also be seen on ESPN3.com.
