Vermont wins 14th straight, 81-69 over UMass Lowell
BURLINGTON, Vt. -- Trae Bell-Haynes tied a career-high with 27 points to surpass 1,500 career points and Vermont won its 14th straight with an 81-69 victory over UMass Lowell on Sunday to clinch a home playoff game.
Vermont (21-5, 11-0 America East) has also won 32 straight regular-season conference games and 21 consecutive contests at home. The Catamounts are one of seven teams in the country without a conference loss -- after No. 2 Virginia, 11th-ranked Saint Mary's and Pennsylvania lost league games on Saturday. UVM has not lost a regular-season conference game since Feb. 8, 2016 at UMass Lowell.
Vermont went on a 10-0 run, with two 3-pointers by Everett Duncan, to tie it at 32-all and the Catamounts led 44-38 at the break behind Bell-Haynes' 14 points. With a second-half layup, Bell-Haynes became the ninth Vermont player to reach 1,500 points.
Jahad Thomas paced UMass Lowell (9-15, 3-8) with 23 points.
Game Information
- Referees:
- Nathan Farrell
- Justin Simon
- Robert Snedden
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 |