FINAL SCORE: Vermont 60, Binghamton 59
BURLNGTON, Vt. – Gus Yalden scored a team-high 15 points on Thursday evening as Vermont (10-7) defeated Binghamton (4-13) 60-59 from Patrick Gymnasium.
 
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HOW IT HAPPENED

• The two teams went back and forth early, with the game tied at 11 after the 12-minute media timeout      
• Jeremiah Quigley (13 first-half points) led Binghamton. offensively, as the Bearcats led by as many as seven.
• A 13-point first half from Gus Yalden kept Vermont afloat as the Catamounts trailed 36-31 after the first half.
• Sean Blake got into foul trouble and exited the game early in the second half
• The Catamounts locked it down defensively to start the second half holding Binghamton to 3-12 from the field and 1-6 from 3
• Vermont pulled back in front thanks to a 9-0 run that put them up 49-44, holding the visitors off the scoreboard for 4:20
• After trailing 51-49, Binghamton rattled off an 8-0 run to go up 57-51 with 4:05 to go
• Momo Nkugwa put the Catamounts within two with a hook layup, making it 57-55 with 3:08 to go.
• Gus Yalden returned to the game in the final two minutes after missing significant time in the first half.
• After Quigley hit two free throws to make it 59-58, Nkugwa answered with two free throws on the other end to give Vermont a 60-59 lead.
• TJ Hurley sealed the game with a big block on Quigley to secure the one-point win.
• Vermont's bench finished the game with 23 points.

 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• Gus Yalden recorded a team-high 15 points on 5-10 shooting from the field, while adding five rebounds and one steal.
• No other Catamounts were in double figures.
• TJ Hurley recorded a team-high six assists.
• TJ Long contributed a team-leading nine rebounds.
• The Catamounts got the better field goal percentage, shooting 43.8% from the field, while the Bearcats shot 40% from the field.
• UVM topped Binghamton on the boards, outrebounding them 37-32.
• Vermont dominated inside, putting up 28 points in the paint to Binghamton's 12.
• With today's Win, Vermont Mutual Insurance Group will donate $100 to The Ronald McDonald House through the Cat's Win, Community Win's initiative. Vermont Mutual has donated over $5 Million Dollars since launching their Charitable Giving Fund in 2014.

 
UP NEXT
Following the win over Binghamton, the Catamounts will stay home and host Maine on Thursday (Jan. 15) from Patrick Gymnasium. Tip-off is slated for 7 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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