Vermont beats UMBC 71-56 behind Henson
BURLINGTON, Vt. -- Payton Henson scored 14 points with a career-high 13 rebounds and Vermont beat UMBC 71-56 in its America East Conference home opener on Saturday night for its fourth straight win and 22nd straight win against the Retrievers.
Trae Bell-Haynes scored 13 and Ernie Duncan had 12 for the Catamounts (11-5, 2-0), who outrebounded UMBC 44-26 and shot 46 percent from the floor.
Jairus Lyles' free throws capped a 7-3 run and UMBC closed to 50-41 before Nate Rohrer's dunk sparked an 8-0 run to put Vermont up by 17. The Catamounts led 65-44 with four minutes left after scoring seven straight.
UMBC closed to 15-14 on Lamar's consecutive 3s before Vermont pulled ahead on a 15-5 run and led 44-31 at halftime on 60 percent shooting.
K.J. Maura scored 20 and Arkel Lamar had 15 with five 3-pointers for UMBC (10-7, 1-1).
Game Information
- Referees:
- Ron Tyburski
- Brandon Cruz
- Anthony Burris
2023-24 America East Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Vermont | 15-1 | - | 28-7 |
UMass Lowell | 11-5 | 4 | 22-10 |
Bryant | 11-5 | 4 | 20-13 |
New Hampshire | 7-9 | 8 | 16-15 |
Binghamton | 7-9 | 8 | 15-15 |
Maine | 7-9 | 8 | 15-17 |
UMBC | 6-10 | 9 | 11-21 |
UAlbany | 5-11 | 10 | 13-19 |
NJIT | 3-13 | 12 | 7-21 |