FINAL SCORE: Vermont 79, Princeton 74
BURLINGTON, Vt. – The Vermont men's basketball team took a 79-74 victory against Princeton at the State Farm Field House in the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Kissimmee, Florida. Gus Yalden led the Catamounts in scoring with a career-high 27 points.

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COACH'S QUOTE
"Really proud of the guys today to bounce back after the past two days. For the first time in a long time, I did a hockey substitution five guys off for the starters. I felt like those guys did a good job bringing energy. It was a dog fight down the stretch, and we made some undisciplined fouls. Gus hit a big three and a post move. You could feel TJ Long's will to win today and we got enough stops at the end to win."

HOW IT HAPPENED

• TJ Long, Gus Yalden, and Ben Johnson each got a three-pointer to go as Vermont got out to an early 13-7 lead with 15:42 remaining.
• Vermont extended its lead at the 12-minute media timeout thanks to another TJ Long triple and a TJ Hurley fadeaway.
• The Catamounts maintained control, building a 34-15 lead with 7:23 left, after a TJ Hurley three and a Gus Yalden triple. At the four-minute media timeout, Vermont held a 41-20 lead over Princeton. Gus Yalden knocked down a post fadeaway jumper.
• Vermont slowed down, scoring only 2 points in the last four minutes. The Catamounts led 43-26 at halftime, with Gus Yalden posting a team-high 14 points. Princeton started out the second half on a 17-4 run to the 15:42 mark.
• Princeton took a 56-54 lead with 10:09 remaining.
• The teams traded baskets, with Sean Blake and Gus Yalden scoring in the paint. Princeton still led 61-60 with 7:57 left. Both teams continued to battle back and forth with TJ Long knocking down back-to-back baskets. Princeton still led 69-67 with 3:59 remaining.
• Gus Yalden would knock down a three and then the next possession a paint bucket to give Vermont a three-point lead with 30 seconds remaining. Princeton was able to get a good-looking three but missed, and Noah Barnett threw down an exclamation point dunk to seal the game.

 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• Leading the Catamounts, Gus Yalden scored a career-high 27 points, making 11 of 14 shots. Yalden also grabbed three rebounds.
• TJ Long (17) was the only other Catamount in double figures.
• Long secured a team-high 8 rebounds.
• Sean Blake contributed a team-high four assists.
• Vermont outrebounded Princeton 39 to 29.
• The Catamounts outshot the Tigers from 51.7% to 49.2% from the field.

 
UP NEXT
UVM will come back home and host Yale on Sunday, November 30. That game will tip off at 2:00 p.m. ET and will be broadcast live on NESN/ESPN+. The radio broadcast will available via the Varsity Network App with Brian McLaughlin on the call.

 
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