“This is why you come to Vermont, to play really meaningful games in mid-February into March,” Head Coach John Becker addressed his team before hanging a conference-high 93 points on UMass Lowell in a 93-81 win Saturday evening.Another sold-out crowd at Patrick Gym brought the energy necessary, as the anticipation of another America East regular season title grows closer for the Catamounts. After tip-off, it was all Vermont, scoring on six of their first seven attempts from the field. Finn Sullivan led the first-half charge, dropping five three-pointers, and scoring 17 total points before halftime, as the Cats went into the locker room with a 46-29 lead.UMass Lowell was able to collect themselves after halftime, and responded to their rough first half by scoring 52 second-half points, though the deficit was too much to overcome, eventually falling 93-81. After the game, all John Becker wanted to do was give credit to the fans.”Tonight started to feel like playoff basketball,” Becker said. “The crowd was great tonight. The atmosphere was electric, and our guys played great.””JB always said that home-court advantage is the most important thing in playoffs,” Sullivan said after the win. “Once you hear that roar , you have all the confidence in the world to make the next one.”The Catamounts will alternate home and away games through the rest of their remaining schedule, starting with a home game against the University of New Hampshire on Wednesday night.
“This is why you come to Vermont, to play really meaningful games in mid-February into March,” Head Coach John Becker addressed his team before hanging a conference-high 93 points on UMass Lowell in a 93-81 win Saturday evening.
Another sold-out crowd at Patrick Gym brought the energy necessary, as the anticipation of another America East regular season title grows closer for the Catamounts.
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After tip-off, it was all Vermont, scoring on six of their first seven attempts from the field. Finn Sullivan led the first-half charge, dropping five three-pointers, and scoring 17 total points before halftime, as the Cats went into the locker room with a 46-29 lead.
UMass Lowell was able to collect themselves after halftime, and responded to their rough first half by scoring 52 second-half points, though the deficit was too much to overcome, eventually falling 93-81.
After the game, all John Becker wanted to do was give credit to the fans.
“Tonight started to feel like playoff basketball,” Becker said. “The crowd was great tonight. The atmosphere was electric, and our guys played great.”
“JB always said that home-court advantage is the most important thing in playoffs,” Sullivan said after the win. “Once you hear that roar [of the crowd], you have all the confidence in the world to make the next one.”
The Catamounts will alternate home and away games through the rest of their remaining schedule, starting with a home game against the University of New Hampshire on Wednesday night.
