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Vermont (2-2) will host Yale (1-1), the first of three Ivy League opponents this year, on Wednesday night (Nov. 21). The opening tip is set for 7 p.m. on the hardwood of Patrick Gym. Fans can purchase tickets at UVMathletics.com/Tickets or at the Patrick Gym Box Office on gameday. The UVM Athletics Ticket Office will have revised hours this week due to the Thanksgiving holiday. The office will be open on Tuesday (Nov. 20) from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and Wednesday from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. The office will be closed on Thanksgiving Day and Friday (Nov. 23).

TELEVISION AND RADIO COVERAGE
The game will be streamed live on ESPN+. Fans can access ESPN+ with a seven-day free trial, followed by a subscription fee of $4.99 a month or $49.99 a year, with the ability to cancel at any time. Fans can also listen to the contest on 101.3 The Game and 1013TheGame.com with Jake Marsh on the call.
 
RELATED LINKS
Yale: Video | Radio | Live Stats | Tickets
Game Notes: Vermont | Yale
Mid-Major Rankings: MidMajorMadness.com | CollegeInsider.com
 
RELIVING THE 2016 MEETING | CatamounTV Highlights
The last time Vermont and Yale met at Patrick Gym on Nov. 26, 2016, Ernie Duncan created some final-second heroics. He banked in the game-winning layup with one second left on the clock to give the Catamounts a 67-65 win. Duncan finished the game with nine points and a team-high six rebounds. Anthony Lamb led the Catamounts with 18 points, grabbed five rebounds, and set a new career-high with three blocks.
 
LAMB EARNS WEEKLY RECOGNITION
Lamb was named America East Co-Player of the Week on Monday. The star forward averaged 18.7 points and 6.0 rebounds per game in three games last week as a part of the NIT Season Tip-Off. In the three games, he shot 57.1% (20-for-35) from the floor, 50.0% (4-for-8) from long distance, and a perfect 100% (12-for-12) from the charity stripe.
 
MID-MAJOR POWER RANKINGS
The Catamounts were mentioned in a pair of mid-major rankings this week. UVM was tabbed at No. 22 in this week's MidMajorMadness.com Top-25 Poll, the only New England program in the poll. Yale and Vermont both received votes in the CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Top-25 Poll on Monday. Yale tallied 83 votes while the Cats followed with 51 votes.
 
SCOUTING YALE
The Bulldogs received one first-place vote and were picked to finish third in this year's Ivy League Preseason Coaches' Poll. Yale brings a split 1-1 record to Burlington after beating Cal 76-59 in the season opener in Shanghai, China as a part of the Pac-12 Global initiative, then fell at Memphis 109-102 in double overtime on Saturday. Alex Copeland holds a share of the team lead with a 16.5 scoring average. At Memphis, Copeland scored 16 of his team-high 22 points in the two overtime periods. Azar Swain has matched Copeland with 16.5 points per game and has shot 60.0% (9-for-15) from downtown.
 
INSIDE THE SERIES
Vermont has the slight upper hand with a 16-13 edge against Yale in the all-time series. UVM will try to win its third straight against the Bulldogs for the first since 2008-10. In the last 10 meetings, the Cats are 7-3 with an 11.1 average margin of victory. In their UVM careers, Lamb and Duncan have averaged double figures against Yale. Lamb has scored 20.0 points per game while Duncan has countered with a 10.5 scoring average.
 
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