BURLINGTON, Vt. (Interstat) — Quinnipiac survived a late Vermont push and beat the Catamounts 79-76 on Sunday at Roy L. Patrick Gymnasium in a men’s NCAA Division I game. The visiting Bobcats improved to 2-1, while Vermont fell to 1-2 before an announced crowd of 1,934. Gus Yalden led Vermont with 28 points, six rebounds and two assists. Tai Turnage paced Quinnipiac with 17 points and six assists, and Will Davies added 17 points, four rebounds and two assists for the Catamounts. Lucas Sekasi scored 13 points with five rebounds and three assists, and Keith McKnight finished with 14 points and seven rebounds for Quinnipiac. Quinnipiac shot 27 of 63 from the floor, 11 of 23 from three-point range and 14 of 17 from the free-throw line. Vermont shot 27 of 53 from the field, 5 of 16 from beyond the arc and 17 of 25 at the line. Quinnipiac had 28 paint points and committed two turnovers, while Vermont scored 38 points in the paint. Sekasi’s 3-pointer with 46.8 seconds left helped seal the result.