The Vermont men's basketball team returns to Patrick Gym looking to get back to .500 on the season when it takes on MAAC rival Siena Tuesday afternoon. Tipoff against the 8-4 Saints is scheduled for 2 p.m.
 
The game will be streamed live and for free in HD on AmericaEast.TV and can be heard on ESPN 101.3 FM with AJ Kanell and Bernie Cieplicki on the call.

RELATED LINKS
Vermont Game Notes (.pdf)
Siena Game Notes (.pdf)
Siena Game Coverage: Live Video -- Live Audio -- Live Stats
Northeastern Coverage: Game Recap -- CatamounTV Highlights
 
Promotions: Local Heroes Day. We are excited to invite all local Emergency Medical Staff workers to our game. Tickets for EMS workers will be offered at the group rate of $8 by e-mailing Whurd@uvm.edu before Monday, Dec. 28 at 5 p.m.
 
Last Time Out vs. Northeastern: Quincy Ford scored a career-high 23 points and grabbed eight rebounds to lead the Northeastern men's basketball team to a 77-65 win over Vermont at Matthews Arena. Vermont's struggles on the road continued as it slipped to 1-6 away from home. Ernie Duncan recorded a new career-high with 19 points on 7-of-14 shooting including 5-of-10 from downtown. Trae Bell-Haynes finished the afternoon with 16 points and a pair of assists. Cam Ward and Drew Urquhart also reached double figures for the Catamounts with 12 and 10 points, respectively. After a pair of Urquhart free throws tied the game at 53 with 10 minutes left, Ford and Donnelly burned the Catamounts again to push the lead back out to six just over a minute later. The Huskies outscored Vermont 24-12 over the final 10:06 to pull away.
 
About Siena: Coming into Tuesday's action on a three-game winning streak, Siena has posted an 8-4 record through 12 games this season with quality wins over the likes of Bucknell, Loyola (Md.) and most recently St. Bonaventure. In the win over the Bonnies, leading scorer Marquis Wright (17.3 ppg) scored 11 of his game-high 20 points in the final 5:25 to push Siena past St. Bona in a revival of the Franciscan Cup, 73-70. Jimmy Patsos enters his third season at the helm in Albany and has led the Saints to one 20-win season and the College Basketball Invitational title in 2014. Siena was picked fifth in the preseason MAAC poll after finishing tied for eighth one year ago. Siena has five players scoring over 10 points per contest led by Marquis Wirght's 17.3 points per game. Brett Bisping nearly averages a double-double with 13.2 points and 9.2 rebounds per game. Javion Ogunyemi, Lavon Long and Nico Clareth round out the top five scorers for Siena.
 
Series History: Vermont has won six of the last seven and five straight against its MAAC rival including last season's 84-76 comeback victory over the Saints in Albany.
 
Last Meeting vs. Siena: The Catamounts shot 76.5% from the field in the second half and Ethan O'Day went a perfect 8-for-8 (20 points) in last season's meeting with Siena. Trae Bell-Haynes scored 16 points off the bench including 14 in the second half. Siena led by nine with 12:34 to play but the Cats went on a 22-3 run over the next five minutes to take the lead for good.
 
Tickets to Tuesday's game can be purchased online at UVMathletics.com, in person at the Athletic Ticket Office located on the balcony in Patrick Gymnasium (Mon - Fri; 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.), over the phone during office hours at 802-656-4410, or one hour before game time in the lobby of Patrick Gymnasium.