NJIT Highlanders at Vermont Catamounts
· America East Playoffs - SemifinalVermont earns 63-54 victory in America East Conference Tournament against NJIT
No. 2 seed Vermont (22-11) will travel to top-seeded UMBC (23-8) for the title game on Saturday.
Blake and Hurley each grabbed five rebounds for the Catamounts. TJ Long made three 3-pointers and finished with 11 points.
Sebastian Robinson had 20 points and two steals for the Highlanders (16-17). David Bolden added 11 points for NJIT. Jordan Rogers also had seven points, seven rebounds and three steals.
Blake paced the Catamounts with nine points in the first half to help put them up 26-18 at the break. In the second half, Vermont used a 10-0 run to make it a 49-37 lead with 6:35 left. Hurley finished with 10 points in the second half.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 54 - 63 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 54 - 63 |
| 2nd 0:18 | Quentin Duncan makes layup | 54 - 63 |
| 2nd 0:21 | Quentin Duncan Offensive Rebound. | 52 - 63 |
| 2nd 0:21 | Cameron Piggee misses 24-foot three point jumper | 52 - 63 |
Statistics
NJIT |
UVM |
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|---|---|---|
| 21-58 | FG | 23-55 |
| 36 | Field Goal % | 42 |
| 7-22 | 3PT | 7-25 |
| 32 | Three Point % | 28 |
| 5-7 | FT | 10-15 |
| 71 | Free Throw % | 67 |
| 34 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 11 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
| 23 | Defensive Rebounds | 27 |
| 7 | Assists | 9 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 1 | Blocks | 4 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 2 |
| 12 | Total Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 9 | Points Off Turnovers | 11 |
| 2 | Fast Break Points | 4 |
| 18 | Points in Paint | 24 |
| 16 | Fouls | 11 |
| 1 | Largest Lead | 14 |
| 4 | Lead Changes | 4 |
| 4 | Percent Led | 95 |
Game Information
Venue: Patrick Gymnasium
Location: Burlington, VT
Attendance: 2,048 | Capacity:
Location: Burlington, VT
Attendance: 2,048 | Capacity:
2025-26 America East Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| UMBC | 14-2 | - | 23-8 |
| Vermont | 12-4 | 2 | 22-11 |
| 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 |


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