BURLINGTON, Vt. (Interstat) — Vermont survived a late scare to defeat Binghamton 60-59 in a low-possession America East men’s basketball game Thursday night at Roy L. Patrick Gymnasium.

The Catamounts, now 10-7, escaped despite shooting just 13-for-24 from the free-throw line. The Bearcats fell to 4-13 despite leading 36-31 at halftime and holding Vermont to 21-for-48 shooting from the floor.

Jeremiah Quigley led all scorers with 21 points for Binghamton. Gus Yalden paced Vermont with 15 points. The game featured just five combined assists, and Vermont’s final point came on a Momo Nkugwa free throw with 18 seconds remaining for the one-point margin. Attendance was 1,874.