FINAL SCORE: Vermont 59, Iona 62
BURLINGTON, Vt. – The Vermont men's basketball team took a loss in New Rochelle, New York against Iona on Friday night. TJ Long led the Catamounts in scoring with 18 points and four threes.
 
RELATED LINKS
Box Score
 
Coach's Quote
"Tough loss tonight at Iona. I thought are guys played hard and got off to a great start. We got in foul trouble up 14 points and were not able to hold the lead. Too many turnovers and letting up offensive rebounds cost us the game. Those are stats that lose you games and things we have always been great at. We will get better from these early season struggles. We look forward to playing in front of our home fans this Tuesday."

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Shamir Bogues contributed 4 points, 2 assists, and 1 steal in the first four minutes of play.
• TJ Hurley provided the catamounts with 8 points at the 12-minute media TO. Catamounts led 14-12.
• Sam Alamutu made an acrobatic block on Iona guard DeJour Reaves.  Minutes later Alamutu threw the ball off an Iona player to retain possession. Catamounts led 19-17 with seven minutes remaining in the first.
• The Catamounts were doing it on both ends of the court, as TJ Hurley hit a three, and Nick Fiorillo took a charge on the defensive end.
• Shamir Bogues had a skip pass to TJ Long as he hit his second three of the first half. Vermont took a 28-23 lead.
• With less than a minute remaining, TJ Hurley hit a corner three to end the half. Vermont led 31-23.
• At the start the 2^nd half, Ileri Ayo-Faleye had a block on one end and TJ long hits a right wing extended three. Vermont went up 37-26 at the 16-minute media TO.
• TJ Long had a steal from mid-court and faked his defender with a shot fake and made the layup with a foul. It was reviewed and the foul was upgraded to a flagrant one and Long made both free throws for the four-point play.
• TJ Long took a charge with 12 minutes remaining as the Catamounts held the lead 45-36.
• Ileri Ayo-Faleye recorded his third block with a block on DeJour Reaves. Vermont still led 45-41 with 9:18 remaining.
• Sean Blake hit his first career three-pointer from the right corner. Vermont led 48-43 with 8 minutes to go.
• DeJour Reaves was fouled from three as Iona would take a 53-52 lead with 4:30 remaining.
• TJ Long hit a three with 4 seconds remaining to cut the deficit to three as Vermont was down 59-62. On the Iona inbound, Vermont forced a turnover, which resulted in possession in the half-court with four seconds left. TJ Long was able to get a corner three look off, but it came up short.

 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• TJ Long and TJ Hurley were the only Catamounts in double-figure scoring. They combined for seven threes.
• Ileri Ayo-Faleye and Sam Alamutu each had three blocks. The three blocks for Alamutu marks a new career high for him.
• Shamir Bogues had a team-high five assists.
• TJ long had a team-high three steals.
• Vermont held Iona to 33% shooting from the field in the 1^st half.
• Catamounts shot 50% in the first half while knocking down five threes.

 
UP NEXT
UVM come back to Vermont to play their season home opener against the Buffalo Bulls on Tuesday November 19^th. The game will tip off at 7 p.m. ET and it will be on ESPN+. The radio broadcast is also available via the Varsity Network App with Brian McLaughlin on the call.
 
McGee Automotive Family is the presenting sponsor of Vermont men's basketball