NJIT 54, at Vermont 63

BURLINGTON, Vt. (Interstat) — In a grinding America East Conference men’s basketball clash defined by defensive pressure and offensive struggles, the Vermont Catamounts used a dominant first half to secure a 63-54 victory over the NJIT Highlanders on Tuesday night at a sold-out Roy L. Patrick Gymnasium. A crowd of 2,048 watched the Catamounts improve to 22-11 overall, while the Highlanders fell to 16-17. The game, a rematch of a Jan. 31 thriller won by NJIT and a Feb. 21 contest won by Vermont, never approached the offensive fireworks of those prior meetings. Instead, it was a methodical, physical affair… Read more...