Vermont beats UNH 71-58 for 15th straight victory
BURLINGTON, Vt. -- Cam Ward scored 14 points and Drew Urquhart and Everett Duncan added 13 each as Vermont defeated New Hampshire 71-58 on Thursday night for the Catamounts' 15th consecutive victory.
Vermont (22-5, 12-0 America East) also ran its home winning streak to 22 and its regular-season conference win streak to 33.
The teams were tied at halftime at 33 before the Catamounts went on a 14-0 run to take a 60-48 lead with under six minutes left, with the Wildcats going without a field goal for over 10 minutes of the second half.
The Catamounts shot 43 percent, making 9 of 26 from behind the arc, with Duncan hitting all three of his long-distance shots.
Tanner Leissner and John Ogwuche scored 12 points each for New Hampshire (10-17, 6-7) with Iba Camara pulling down 10 rebounds to go with eight points. The Wildcats shot just 33 percent.
Game Information
- Referees:
- Tim Kelly
- Kevin Ferguson
- Tom Deneen
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 |
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