VESTAL, N.Y. (Interstat) — Bella Pucci scored 20 points as Binghamton outlasted Vermont 71-67 in a women’s nonconference basketball game Thursday at the Events Center.

The Bearcats, who improved to 10-5, trailed by three entering the fourth quarter but surged with a 24-point period. Pucci’s two free throws with three seconds left sealed the win. Yanniah Boyd added 16 points for Binghamton, which shot 21 for 25 from the free throw line.

Vermont, which got 40 points in the paint, led by as many as nine in the first half. The Catamounts were held to 13 points in the final quarter. A crowd of 1,273 attended the game.