Vermont cruises past Maine 75-60 in America East quarters
BURLINGTON, Vt. -- Trae Bell-Haynes and Payton Henson scored 21 apiece and Drew Urquhart finished with a double-double to power top-seeded Vermont to a 75-60 victory over No. 8 seed Maine on Saturday in the quarterfinal round of the America East Conference Tournament.
Vermont will play fifth-seeded Stony Brook in a semifinal on Tuesday.
Bel-Haynes knocked down 3 of 4 from 3-point range, while his teammates hit just 3 of 17 from distance. Urquhart had 10 points and his 12 rebounds helped the Catamounts (26-6) control the boards 39-29. Vermont also had a decided advantage at the free-throw line where they sank 17 of 21 attempts, while the Black Bears made 6 of 7.
Isaiah White led Maine (6-26) with 17 points, while Aaron Calixte scored 11.
Maine jumped out to a 12-4 lead and trailed just 36-33 at halftime, but Bell-Haynes had six points and Henson scored four in a 14-4 run to begin the second half and the Catamounts never looked back. Vermont is aiming for its seventh America East championship.
Game Information
- Referees:
- Andrew Maira
- Marek Drabinski
- Adam Vandenburgh
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 |