FINAL SCORE: Vermont 60, New Hampshire 40
BURLINGTON, Vt. – The Vermont men's basketball team defeated New Hampshire on the road in Durham, NH. TJ Hurley led the Catamounts with 17 points and a career-high 3 steals.

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COACH'S QUOTE
"Great road win to start league play. I thought our defense was terrific and the offense got going in the second half. Nick and TJ were terrific on both ends. Ileri had some really nice plays during the stretch when we opened up the game. Shamir was elite defensively as always. A big weekend coming up and we are looking forward to it.   "

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Nick Fiorillo hit an early three-pointer from the top of the arc as Vermont was tied with New Hampshire 5-5 after the first four minutes.
• The next Catamount possession TJ Hurley hit a wide-open right-corner three.
• Before the 12-minute media timeout, Hurley hit another corner three this time in the left corner. Vermont trailed New Hampshire 15-13 with 11 minutes remaining in the first half.
• Both teams went scoreless for the next three minutes until Shamir Bogues hit a midrange floater.
• Minutes later, Bogues would take the ball the whole distance and finish through the lane. With seven minutes remaining, UVM led 17-15.
• Catamounts trailed the Wildcats 21-20 until Ileri Ayo-Faleye hit a pull-up three-pointer.
• Vermont led New Hampshire 24-23 at the half. TJ Hurley had a team-high 8 points in the first half.
• TJ Hurley opened up the 2^nd half with a three from the right wing. The next Catamount offensive possession TJ Hurley made a scoop layup off the glass as Vermont got off to a quick 5-0 run.
• Vermont started the 2^nd half going 6-7 from the field which included an Ileri Ayo-Faleye Step back from midrange and a Nick Fiorillo three. UVM led New Hampshire 39-29 with 15 minutes remaining.
• With 10:38 in the 2^nd half, Ileri Ayo-Faleye had an and-one right-hand layup to go as Vermont increased their lead to 45-32.
• New Hampshire would cut the lead back to 10 (45-35) until UVM would go on an 11-2 run. Catamounts had a 56-37 lead with 3:22 remaining in the 2^nd half. During that run, Nick Fiorillo recorded five points, an assist to a cutting Sam Alamutu, and a steal. 10 of Nick's 14 points came in the 2^nd half.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• TJ Hurley scored a team-high 17 points against New Hampshire. This is the 12^th game this season Hurley has put up 10+ points and made 2+ threes. Hurley also had a career-high three steals.
• Nick Fiorillo (14) and Ileri Ayo-Faleye (12) were the two other Catamounts in double-digit scoring.
• Vermont outscored New Hampshire 36-17 in the second half.
• Shamir Bogues had a season-high four steals.
• Ileri Ayo-Faleye tied his career-high with four assists.
• The Catamounts won the turnover battle against the Wildcats.  They forced 19 New Hampshire turnovers while Vermont turned the ball over eight times.
• Nick Fiorillo and Sam Alamutu each had a team-high five rebounds.

 
UP NEXT
UVM will hit the road once again and face UMass Lowell on Thursday, January 9^th. That 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.
 
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