FINAL SCORE: Vermont 65, Maine 30
BURLINGTON, Vt. – Vermont extended its winning streak to four games after beating Maine 65-30 on Saturday afternoon. The Catamounts held the Black Bears to 26.1% shooting in the contest and stand at 6-3 on the year. Maine slips to 2-6 overall and 2-5 in the league standings.
 
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COACH'S QUOTE
"It was another great defensive effort by our guys today," said Cioffi Men's Basketball Head Coach John Becker. "It took us a little while to get going but we were able to figure it out. Maine is a good defensive team but now the biggest challenge is coming back tomorrow and playing with the same edge."
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• The start of the game was a defensive battle. Maine scored the first six points of the day but UVM answered with seven straight points for a 7-6 lead by the first media timeout. The Cats stretched their run to 17-4 for a 17-10 advantage with seven minutes left in the period.
• Vermont kept its foot on the gas pedal and scored 14 of the game's next 16 points. The Green and Gold went into the locker room with a 31-12 lead. UVM's defense held Maine to six field goals (6-for-28) and zero triples (0-for-9) in the opening frame.
• The Catamounts opened the second half with nine straight points and pushed the margin to 30-plus.
• Near the 12-minute media timeout, the Black Bears put together a mini 9-2 run and whittled UVM's lead down to 46-22.  
• Vermont responded by scoring 14 of the game's last 22 points for the final margin of victory.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• Reigning America East Player of the Week Ryan Davis had another big game with 15 points and shot 6-of-10 from the floor. The junior forward also had an assist and a steal.
• Stef Smith followed with 14 points and canned three triples. He pulled down five rebounds and logged two steals.
• Tomas Murphy added seven points off the bench on 3-of-8 shooting.
• Robin Duncan flirted with a double-double after collecting nine rebounds and dishing out nine assists.
• UVM's defense allowed 30 points – the fewest surrendered to a Division I opponent since giving up the same amount to Siena on December 4, 1946.
• This season People's United Bank, N.A. will again be generously donating $25 to Sara Holbrook Community Center for every three-point shot that the Catamounts make during the regular season home games. With today's 10 3s, the total being donated is now up to $1,225.
• When the Cats Win, Community Wins. With each Catamount win, Vermont Mutual Insurance donates $100 to a local non-profit. For 2020, they donated $15,000 to Spectrum Youth and Family Services. A special thank you to Vermont Mutual Insurance for their support. Vermont Mutual Insurance, protecting Vermonters since 1828.

WHO'S NEXT
Vermont and Maine will finish the weekend series on Sunday at 1 p.m. All of the action can be seen for free on AmericaEast.TV. Fans can also listen live on the Vermont Sports Network, from Learfield IMG College, on 101.3 The Game or online at Catamounts All-Access with Brian McLaughlin on the call.
 
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