Maine Black Bears @ Vermont Catamounts
Vermont cruises past Maine 75-60 in America East quarters
BURLINGTON, Vt. -- Trae Bell-Haynes and Payton Henson scored 21 apiece and Drew Urquhart finished with a double-double to power top-seeded Vermont to a 75-60 victory over No. 8 seed Maine on Saturday in the quarterfinal round of the America East Conference Tournament.
Vermont will play fifth-seeded Stony Brook in a semifinal on Tuesday.
Bel-Haynes knocked down 3 of 4 from 3-point range, while his teammates hit just 3 of 17 from distance. Urquhart had 10 points and his 12 rebounds helped the Catamounts (26-6) control the boards 39-29. Vermont also had a decided advantage at the free-throw line where they sank 17 of 21 attempts, while the Black Bears made 6 of 7.
Isaiah White led Maine (6-26) with 17 points, while Aaron Calixte scored 11.
Maine jumped out to a 12-4 lead and trailed just 36-33 at halftime, but Bell-Haynes had six points and Henson scored four in a 14-4 run to begin the second half and the Catamounts never looked back. Vermont is aiming for its seventh America East championship.
Game Information
Burlington, VT
Referee:Andrew Maira
Referee:Marek Drabinski
Referee:Adam Vandenburgh
2025-26 Standings
| America East ConferenceAmerica East Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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