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Vermont downs UMBC 81-74 to advance to AEC title game | |
BURLIGTON, Vt. (AP) Everett Duncan scored a career-high 28 points and No. 1 seed Vermont beat UMBC 81-74 in the semifinals of the America East Conference Tournament on Tuesday night to advanced to the championship game. Vermont hosts third-seed Hartford on Saturday. Stef Smith scored 20 points and Anthony Lamb had 19 for the Catamounts (26-7). Smith's jumper with 5:50 before halftime broke a tie at 24 and Vermont went to the break with a 39-34 lead. Later, Smith hit a jumper with 15:38 to go and the Catamounts extended their lead to 48-38. UMBC then went on a 19-9 outburst to tie it at 57. MORE | |
| Leaders | |||||
| Points: | B. Horvath | 11.0 | |||
| Rebounds: | B. Horvath | 6.7 | |||
| Assists: | L. Owens | 1.4 | |||
| FG%: | No qualifiers | ||||
| FT%: | No qualifiers | ||||
| 3P%: | L. Owens | 33.6% | |||
| Steals: | K. Jackson | 1.7 | |||
| Blocks: | K. Jackson | 0.6 | |||
| AP Rankings | |||
| Rank | School | Rec | |
| 1 | Kansas | 28-3 | |
| 2 | Gonzaga | 31-2 | |
| 3 | Dayton | 29-2 | |
| 4 | Florida State | 26-5 | |
| 5 | Baylor | 26-4 | |
| 6 | San Diego State | 30-2 | |
| 7 | Creighton | 24-7 | |
| 8 | Kentucky | 25-6 | |
| 9 | Michigan State | 22-9 | |
| 10 | Villanova | 24-7 | |
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| Coaches Rankings | |||
| Rank | School | Rec | |
| 1 | Kansas | 28-3 | |
| 2 | Gonzaga | 31-2 | |
| 3 | Dayton | 29-2 | |
| 4 | Baylor | 26-4 | |
| 5 | Florida State | 26-5 | |
| 6 | San Diego State | 30-2 | |
| 7 | Kentucky | 25-6 | |
| 8 | Duke | 25-6 | |
| 9 | Creighton | 24-7 | |
| 9 | Villanova | 24-7 | |
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| America East Standings | ||
| Conference | Overall | |
| W-L | W-L | |
| Vermont | 14-2 | 26-7 |
| Stony Brook | 10-6 | 20-13 |
| Hartford | 9-7 | 18-15 |
| New Hampshire | 8-8 | 15-15 |
| UMBC | 8-8 | 16-17 |
| Albany | 7-9 | 14-18 |
| UMass Lowell | 7-9 | 13-19 |
| Maine | 5-11 | 9-22 |
| Binghamton | 4-12 | 10-19 |
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| Offense (Rank) | |||||
| Points: | 68.3 (267) | ||||
| Rebounds: | 9.0 (253) | ||||
| Assists: | 12.3 (247) | ||||
| FG%: | 44.3% (148) | ||||
| FT%: | 64.5% (332) | ||||
| 3P%: | 31.7% (271) | ||||
| Defense (Rank) | |||||
| Points: | 66.9 (111) | ||||
| Rebounds: | 25.5 (182) | ||||
| Assists: | 11.7 (110) | ||||
| FG%: | 41.2% (80) | ||||
| FT%: | 74.7% (338) | ||||
| 3P%: | 31.9% (116) | ||||
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