FINAL SCORE: Vermont 68, UAlbany 62
BURLINGTON, Vt. – The Vermont men's basketball team took home a win in Albany, NY against UAlbany. TJ Hurley led the Catamounts in scoring with 21 points.

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HOW IT HAPPENED

• Vermont started the game off with five straight Nick Fiorillo points. One of the baskets was an and-one and Fiorillo proceeded to knock down the free throw.
• Two Shamir Bogues' paint shots and a TJ Hurley three forced a UAlbany timeout. At the 16:28 mark, UVM led 12-2.
• UAlbany would then proceed to go on a 15-5 run. The game was tied 17-17 going into the 12-minute media timeout.
• After the media timeout, The Great Danes went on a 10-3 run.
• With eight minutes remaining, Vermont was down 27-20.
• After the media timeout, Nick Fiorillo hit three threes and closed the gap 29-30.
• With 1:30 left, Vermont retook the lead 35-33 thanks to two Sam Alamutu paint finishes.
• UAlbany and UVM would trade baskets, but ultimately Vermont would pull away with a one-point lead going into the half. The Catamounts led 37-36.
• The Catamounts and Great Danes traded baskets to start the second half. A TJ Hurly mid-range pullup and a floater would keep UVM up 43-41 with 16 minutes remaining.
• Shamir Bogues would hit a corner three, a steal on the defensive end, and two paint drives to extend UVM's lead to 51-47 going into the 12-minute media timeout.
• Out of the media timeout, Ileri Ayo-Faleye did a shot fake from the left corner and then drove the baseline for a dunk.
• With four minutes remaining, the game was all tied up at 57-57 going into the last media timeout.
• TJ Hurley hit a three out of the media timeout.
• Ileri Ayo-Faleye had another monster slam dunk with his head at the rim as UVM would go up 62-58 with 2:30 remaining in the game.
• Shamir Bogues would make a contested paint finish and TJ Hurley knocked down four free throws to close out the game

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• TJ Hurley had a team-high 21 points which marks his 7^th game this season scoring 20+ points. Hurley went 6-10 from the field and also went 7-8 from the charity stripe.
• Three different Catamounts were in double-digit scoring. TJ Hurley (21), Nick Fiorillo (17), and Shamir Bogues (15) contributed for UVM.
• Nick Fiorillo went (4-7) from three.
• Ileri Ayo-Faleye had a team-high 10 rebounds.
• Vermont outrebounded UAlbany 38 to 27.
• UVM's defense held UAlbany to shoot 28.6% from three.

UP NEXT
UVM will head back home and face off against New Hampshire on Thursday, February 13^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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