Vermont Catamounts at Boston University Terriers
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
78 - 72
78 - 72
Lamb, Smith lead Vermont to 78-72 win in its season opener
Stef Smith scored 20 of his 22 points in a second half in which Vermont came back from a 10-point deficit with 12:49 to go. Ernie Duncan added 18 points and Isaiah Moll added 12 for Vermont, the defending American East regular-season champion.
Lamb gave the Catamounts a 72-70 lead with a basket with 1:18 left then hit from the lane with 33 seconds to go. He blocked a shot underneath the Terriers' basket with Stef Smith hitting two free throws on the other end for a 76-70 lead with 14 seconds remaining. Lamb added two free throws late.
Max Mahoney scored 18 points, Tyler Scanlon 17 and Javante McCoy 10 for the Terriers (1-1), who were facing Vermont for the 100th time.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 78 - 72 |
| 2nd 0:04 | Anthony Lamb made Free Throw. | 78 - 72 |
| 2nd 0:04 | Anthony Lamb made Free Throw. | 77 - 72 |
| 2nd 0:04 | Foul on Max Mahoney. | 76 - 72 |
| 2nd 0:06 | Anthony Lamb Defensive Rebound. | 76 - 72 |
Statistics
 UVM |
 BU |
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|---|---|---|
| 27-60 | FG | 27-61 |
| 45 | Field Goal % | 44 |
| 8-29 | 3PT | 5-17 |
| 28 | Three Point % | 29 |
| 16-22 | FT | 13-15 |
| 73 | Free Throw % | 87 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 9 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
| 27 | Defensive Rebounds | 28 |
| 14 | Assists | 14 |
| 5 | Steals | 2 |
| 5 | Blocks | 0 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 7 | Total Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 18 | Points Off Turnovers | 9 |
| 2 | Fast Break Points | 2 |
| 26 | Points in Paint | 34 |
| 16 | Fouls | 19 |
| 4 | Largest Lead | 10 |
Game Information
Venue: Case Gym
Location: Boston, MA
Attendance: 1,185 | Capacity:
Location: Boston, MA
Attendance: 1,185 | 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 Patriot League Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Navy | 17-1 | - | 26-8 |
| Colgate | 11-7 | 6 | 18-15 |
| Lehigh | 11-7 | 6 | 18-17 |
| Boston University | 10-8 | 7 | 17-17 |
| American University | 9-9 | 8 | 16-16 |
| Loyola Maryland | 8-10 | 9 | 12-20 |
| Lafayette | 8-10 | 9 | 11-21 |
| Bucknell | 6-12 | 11 | 10-23 |
| Army | 5-13 | 12 | 11-21 |
| Holy Cross | 5-13 | 12 | 11-22 |