FINAL SCORE: Vermont 60, Colgate 65
BURLINGTON, Vt. – The Vermont men's basketball team took a loss in Hamilton, NY against Colgate. Nick Fiorillo led the Catamounts with a career-high 23 points and five threes.

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COACH'S QUOTE
"Another tough one today. Found ways to beat ourselves in the last few minutes which has always been something we haven't done. Each team is different, and we have to coach them better and find ways to win."

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Nick Fiorillo returned to the starting lineup and hit a right-wing three on the Catamounts' first offensive possession.
• At the 16-minute media timeout, Catamounts were down 10-8. Hurley led the Cats with five points.
• Colgate went on a 10-0 run until Nick Fiorillo cut to the basket for an easy right-hand lay-in.
• Out of the 12-minute media timeout, Sam Alamutu hit a mid-range contested jumper as Vermont was down 21-12.
• Shamir Bogues grabbed an offensive rebound off a Jace Roquemore shot and was able to coral it and make a contested shot around the rim. Cats were on a 6-0 run as they trailed 21-16.
• With 2 minutes remaining, Vermont trailed Colgate 25-18 at the last media timeout of the first half.
• TJ Hurley and Nick Fiorillo each hit threes to end the half. The Catamounts went on an 8-3 run to close out the half as they trailed 28-26 to Colgate.
• Shamir Bogues scored the first three points for Vermont coming out of the half.
• Colgate went on a 9-3 run in the first four minutes of the second half.
• Catamounts stormed back with their own 4-0 run as Vermont was down 33-37 at the 16-minute media timeout.
• Nick Fiorillo hit a left-wing three with 3 seconds left in the shot clock. On the next offensive possession, Fiorillo hit a right-corner three. Colgate took a timeout as the Catamounts led 41-37.
• Fiorillo hit his fifth three of the game and had a team-high 19 points with nine minutes remaining. Vermont led Colgate 49-47.
• Colgate responded with their own 8-0 run and led 55-50 with five minutes left.
• With two minutes remaining, Nick Fiorillo was fouled in the paint and knocked down two free throws as Vermont was down by one (57-56).
• The Raiders responded with a basket on the other end. With 30 seconds remaining, Nick Fiorillo made a lefty layup to cut the deficit to one again. Vermont was forced to foul as Colgate's Josh Ahayere made two free throws.
• Vermont turned the ball over the next possession.

 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• Nick Fiorillo had a career-high 23 points and a career-high five threes for the Catamounts. This is the second game this season that Fiorillo has dropped 20+ points.
• Vermont had three players in double-digit scoring against Colgate. Nick Fiorillo (23), TJ Hurley (19), and Shamir Bogues (10) contributed for the Catamounts.
• UVM outrebounded Colgate 38 to 24. Catamounts had four players with at least six rebounds. Bogues (7), Ayo-Faleye (6), Roquemore (6), and Fiorillo (6) were dominant on the glass.
• Shamir Bogues had a team-high five assists.
• Vermont and Colgate had the same stat line from three. They both shot 7-23 (30.8%) from deep.

 
UP NEXT
UVM will come back home and play Miami (OH) on Wednesday, December 18^th. Action from Patrick Gym 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.
 
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