BURLINGTON, Vt. – Vermont (11-11) (4-3 AE) will host Maine (14-8) (6-1 AE) on Saturday afternoon. Action from Patrick Gym will tip off at 2 p.m. ET and it will be on ESPN+.  
 
Fans, be sure to visit the McGee Automotive Family table in the lobby before the game so you can enter to compete in a progressive shot competition (have to make a layup, Free Throw, Three Pointer, and Half-Court Shot) for the chance to Win $20,000. Ten cheese pizzas will be delivered FRESH for the Folino's Student Section Pizza Party PLUS a T-shirt toss for all students in attendance!

UVM men's basketball coaching staff will be wearing suits and sneakers for the NABC and Coaches vs. Cancer Suits And Sneakers Week. Coaches vs. Cancer is a partnership between the American Cancer Society and the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC). Coaches vs. Cancer unites coaches, fans and members of the basketball community in supporting the American Cancer Society's work to improve the lives of people with cancer. With more than 5,000 coaches engaged, the Coaches vs. Cancer program currently raises approximately $10 million annually. Since 1993, the initiative has raised over $167 million to support the American Cancer Society's mission to end cancer as we know it, for everyone. Visit coaches.cancer.org to learn more.

BROADCAST INFORMATION
The conference clash will broadcast live on ESPN+ with Rob Ryan and Bernie Cieplicki on the call. Fans can listen to the game for free on the Vermont Sports Network, from Learfield 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 via the Varsity Network App with Brian McLaughlin on the call.
 
RELATED LINKS
Watch: ESPN+ 
Listen on Varsity Network App
Live Stats
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VERMONT OUTLOOK

• The Catamounts are coming off a 72-75 loss against Binghamton.
• Four different Catamounts earned double-digit scoring on Thursday night. Shamir Bogues (21), TJ Hurley (19), Ileri Ayo-Faleye (11), and Nick Fiorillo (10) contributed for the Catamounts. 
• Shamir Bogues' 21 points against Binghamton was a season-high.
• TJ Hurley leads UVM in scoring averaging 15.1 points per game. He has had six 20+ point games this season.
• Catamounts are ranked 78^th in blocks per game (4.2). Ileri Ayo-Faleye ranks 35^th in the country with 1.82 blocks per game.
• TJ Hurley ranks 4^th in the country and 1^st in the America East in free throw percentage. On the year, Hurley has shot 93.5 percent from the line.
• The Catamounts allow 65.6 points per game, which ranks UVM as the 36^th best scoring defense in the country and 1^st in the America East. UVM also ranks 117^th in defending the three-point line, allowing opponents to shoot 31.9% from three. Vermont has also averaged 14.4 fouls per game, which is the 21^st lowest.
• UVM currently sits 3^rd in the America East standings.

SCOUTING THE BLACK BEARS

• Maine is coming off a 71-46 win against New Hampshire.
• The Black Bears are ranked 64th in the nation and 3rd in the America East for field goal percentage averaging 47.2%.
• Maine has been strong defensively, they are ranked 22^nd in steals per game (9.5).
• Senior guard AJ Lopez leads the Black Bears offensively averaging 15.3 points per game.
• Graduate guard Kellen Tynes leads Maine defensively. Tynes averages 3.36 steals per game, which ranks 1^st in the country.
• The Catamounts will battle the Black Bears for the 154th time. UVM leads the all-time series 84-70.
• Maine currently sits 2^nd in the America East standings.

 
McGee Automotive Family is the presenting sponsor of Vermont men's basketball