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Vermont (6-4) concludes its two-game road trip to "The Ocean State" with a non-conference clash on Friday (Dec. 10) against Brown (8-4). Tip-off at the Pizzitola Sports Center is slated for 7 p.m. Tickets are available at BrownBears.com.
 
TELEVISION AND BROADCAST INFORMATION
Friday night's game will broadcast live on ESPN+. Fans can also listen for free on the Vermont Sports Network, from Learfield IMG College 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 online at Catamounts All-Access with Brian McLaughlin on the call.
 
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Game Notes: Vermont
 
SCOUTING THE BEARS
Brown has won four straight games entering Friday night's tilt. The Bears are fresh off a 75-56 win at Merrimack on Tuesday night. Brown has already faced one America East opponent this season, taking a 73-63 victory at UMass Lowell. Kino Lilly Jr. leads the Brown offense with 12.3 points per game. Paxson Wojcik and Dan Friday also average double figures with 10.4 and 10.2 points per game, respectively. Tamenang Choh is the Bears' top rebounder with 7.8 boards per game, and puts up 9.9 points per game.
 
INSIDE THE SERIES
Vermont and Brown meet for the third official time in program history. The Catamounts hosted the Bears unofficially in an exhibition contest on October 26, 2019. Everett Duncan had 20 points for UVM in the 70-59 victory. In official games, Vermont is 0-2 against Brown with an 83-72 loss in 1970, and an 82-58 loss in 2001.
 
TO THE RAFTERS
Vermont raised the numbers 11 and 22 to the Patrick Gym rafters when it hosted Brown in 2019. The No. 11 jersey was worn by T.J Sorrentine '05, a UVM Athletics Hall of Famer and associate head coach of Brown. The No. 22 belonged to Taylor Coppenrath '05, the program's second all-time leading scorer. The duo contributed to Vermont's first three America East Championships, as well as its first win in the NCAA Tournament coming against No. 4 Syracuse in 2005. Sorrentine drilled a deep three pointer in overtime – one of his program-record 354 treys.
 
CATS AGAINST THE IVY'S THIS SEASON
The Catamounts are 2-0 against Ivy League opponents this season, with home wins over Yale (W, 61-53) and Dartmouth (W, 83-65). Friday's game is Vermont's first trip to an Ivy League school since taking a 77-68 victory at Dartmouth on January 2, 2020. Ryan Davis has averaged 17.0 points and 8.5 rebounds in the wins over Yale and Dartmouth.
 
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