Vermont Catamounts at Canisius Golden Griffins
· NCAA Men's Basketball
60 - 64
Canisius defeats Vermont 64-60
Phil Valenti finished with 24 points and six rebounds to lead Canisius to a 64-60 win over Vermont on Saturday.
Josiah Heath had six points and eight rebounds, including five offensive boards and Jan Grzelinski scored 10 points for Canisius. Valenti was 9 of 15, including three 3-pointers, and the Griffins made 8 of 18 shots from behind the arc.
Trae Bell-Haynes came off the bench to lead Vermont in scoring with 17, including going 6 of 7 from the free throw line. Ethan O'Day had 12 points and seven rebounds including 6 of 8 from the free throw line for the Catamounts.
Canisius took an early 15-10 lead in the first half until Vermont responded with a 10-4 run, including eight in a row from Bell-Haynes, to take a 26-22 halftime lead. Canisius battled back in the second half, where Valenti scored 14 of his 24 points.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 60 - 64 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Canisius Deadball Team Rebound. | 60 - 64 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Cam Ward missed Three Point Jumper. | 60 - 64 |
| 2nd 0:04 | Zach Lewis made Free Throw. | 60 - 64 |
| 2nd 0:04 | Canisius Deadball Team Rebound. | 60 - 63 |
Statistics
 UVM |
 CAN |
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|---|---|---|
| 19-47 | FG | 22-55 |
| 40 | Field Goal % | 40 |
| 5-18 | 3PT | 8-18 |
| 28 | Three Point % | 44 |
| 17-20 | FT | 12-20 |
| 85 | Free Throw % | 60 |
| 32 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 8 | Offensive Rebounds | 13 |
| 24 | Defensive Rebounds | 21 |
| 13 | Assists | 16 |
| 2 | Steals | 8 |
| 6 | Blocks | 6 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 2 | Team Turnovers | 2 |
| 17 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 11 | Points Off Turnovers | 15 |
| 8 | Fast Break Points | 6 |
| 22 | Points in Paint | 22 |
| 23 | Fouls | 17 |
Game Information
Location: Buffalo, NY
Attendance: 1,340 | Capacity:
2025-26 America East Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| UMBC | 14-2 | - | 24-9 |
| Vermont | 12-4 | 2 | 22-12 |
| NJIT | 10-6 | 4 | 16-17 |
| UMass Lowell | 9-7 | 5 | 15-18 |
| UAlbany | 7-9 | 7 | 11-21 |
| Maine | 6-10 | 8 | 8-24 |
| New Hampshire | 5-11 | 9 | 9-21 |
| Bryant | 5-11 | 9 | 9-22 |
| Binghamton | 4-12 | 10 | 8-23 |
2025-26 Metro Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Merrimack | 17-3 | - | 23-11 |
| Saint Peter's | 14-6 | 3 | 17-12 |
| Siena | 13-7 | 4 | 23-12 |
| Marist | 12-8 | 5 | 19-12 |
| Quinnipiac | 12-8 | 5 | 19-13 |
| Fairfield | 11-9 | 6 | 21-13 |
| Mount St. Mary's | 11-9 | 6 | 15-17 |
| Iona | 10-10 | 7 | 18-14 |
| Sacred Heart | 9-11 | 8 | 14-19 |
| Manhattan | 8-12 | 9 | 12-20 |
| Canisius | 5-15 | 12 | 10-21 |
| Niagara | 5-15 | 12 | 8-22 |
| Rider | 3-17 | 14 | 4-25 |