FINAL SCORE: Vermont 69, UAlbany 56
BURLINGTON, Vt. – Gus Yalden recorded a team-high 19 points on Thursday night as Vermont (20-11, 12-4 AE) defeated UAlbany (11-20, 7-9 AE) 69-56 from Patrick Gym
 
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HOW IT HAPPENED

• Vermont began slowly, trailing UAlbany 4-9. Noah Barnett scored and drew a foul just before the media timeout at 15:32.
• UAlbany led 14-13 at the second media timeout (11:19).
• Gus "Bus" Yalden made a three-pointer, giving Vermont its first lead at 10:10.
• Ben Johnson responded with a three-pointer, and Vermont's defense forced a steal to maintain a 21-20 lead at the media timeout (7:33).
• TJ Long made a left-corner three-pointer, giving the Catamounts a 29-26 lead before the final media timeout of the half (3:32).
• Vermont's defense held UAlbany scoreless in the final four minutes, resulting in a 31-26 halftime lead. Barnett led with seven points.
• At the start of the second half, Sean Blake and Gus Yalden each made three-pointers, prompting a UAlbany timeout at 16:26 with Vermont leading 41-30.
• UAlbany began to rally, but Vermont maintained a 44-38 lead at the media timeout with 11:41 remaining.
• TJ Long added a jumper, but UAlbany narrowed the gap to 46-44 at the eight-minute media timeout.
• Yalden contributed four free throws and a three-pointer, extending Vermont's lead to 59-47 with 3:34 remaining.
• Momo Nkugwa made both free throws to secure a 69-56 victory for Vermont.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• Gus Yalden led the team with 19 points.
• TJ Hurley (13) was the only other Catamount to reach double figures.
• Gus Yalden and TJ Hurley each had a team-high two steals.
• The Catamounts shot 37.5% from three-point range, while the Great Danes shot 29.2%.
• Vermont shot 72% from the free-throw line, going 18-25 from the charity stripe.
• 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 $6 Million Dollars since launching their Charitable Giving Fund in 2014.

 
UP NEXT
The Catamounts will host Bryant in the America East Quarterfinals on Saturday (Mar. 7) from Patrick Gym. Tip-off is slated for 2 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. Tickets for the game will go on sale Thursday at 12 PM.
 
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