FINAL SCORE: NJIT 79, Vermont 77
BURLNGTON, Vt. – Sean Blake recorded a career-high 23 points on Saturday evening as Vermont (14-9, 6-2 AE) lost to NJIT (11-12, 6-2 AE) 77-79 from Patrick Gym.
 
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HOW IT HAPPENED

• Gus Yalden scored the Catamounts' first four points, but Vermont trailed 8-4 at the 16-minute media timeout.
• Vermont's early struggles continued as they trailed 13-7 at the 12-minute media timeout.
• The Catamounts' shooting difficulties persisted, and they trailed 20-9 with 7:36 left in the first half.
• TJ Hurley made a three-pointer from the right wing, and Sean Blake added a layup as Vermont narrowed the deficit to 25-17 with 3:58 remaining in the half.
• Vermont trailed 32-21 at halftime, with Gus Yalden leading the team with 11 points.
• At the 16-minute media timeout in the second half, Noah Barnett converted an and-one in the paint, but Vermont trailed 42-28.
• The Catamounts trailed by as many as 17 in the second half but reduced the deficit to 49-39 with 11:57 remaining, following a TJ Hurley three-pointer and another and-one from Noah Barnett.
• With 7:37 left in the game, Vermont trailed 57-46.
• TJ Hurley scored a layup, but Vermont called a timeout at the 5:17 mark, trailing 61-50.
• At the four-minute media timeout, the Catamounts trailed 63- 52. The lead was cut to five with a three-pointer, and Sean Blake made multiple layups, but it wasn't enough as Vermont would lose by two.

 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• Sean Blake led the team with a career-high 23 points on 10-of-16 shooting.
• TJ Hurley (16), Noah Barnett (12), and Gus Yalden (12) were other Catamounts to reach double figures.
• Sean Blake also led the team with eight rebounds.
• Vermont forced nine NJIT turnovers while committing only eight turnovers themselves.
• Ben Michaels and Noah Barnett each recorded two blocks to lead the team.

 
UP NEXT
The Catamounts will travel for a contest at Maine on Thursday (Feb. 5) from Memorial Gym. Tip-off is slated for 6 p.m. and will be broadcast live on ESPN+. The radio broadcast will available via the Varsity Network App with Brian McLaughlin on the call.
 
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