National Basketball Association
Vermont 71, Lamar 59
When: 6:30 PM ET, Wednesday, March 14, 2012
Where: University of Dayton Arena, Dayton, Ohio
Officials:
# David Hall, # Rod Dixon, # Verne Harris, # Bert Smith
Attendance:
N/A
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Vermont 71, Lamar 59: Freshman Four McGlynn came off the bench to score 18 points and pace the Catamounts in the first round of the NCAA tournament.
The 16th-seeded Catamounts (24-11) advance in the Mideast Regional to face No. 1 seed North Carolina on Friday in the second round.
McGlynn hit three 3-pointers for Vermont, which has won 15 of its last 16 games.
Vermont also got 11 points from Matt Glass and 10 from Sandro Carissimo, while Brian Voelkel had a game-high 12 rebounds and seven assists.
Lamar (23-12) had three players in double figures: Mike James and Devon Lamb with 16 and Anthony Miles with 14. Stan Brown had a game-high 13 rebounds.
Vermont took the lead for good with an 11-0 run midway in the first half that gave the Catamounts a 22-12 lead. Vermont led 30-21 at halftime and Lamar never got closer than seven points in the second half.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Vermont limited Lamar to 33.3 percent field goal shooting. ... Lamar outrebounded Vermont 40-34, but Vermont got more points in the paint 32-26. ... Vermont’s bench accounted for 35 points, 30 more than Lamar.
Top Game Performances
| Vermont |
|
Lamar |
|
Four McGlynn 18 |
Scoring |
Mike James 16 |
|
Brian Voelkel 7 |
Assists |
Anthony Miles 3 |
|
Brian Voelkel 12 |
Rebounds |
Stan Brown 13 |
|
Four McGlynn 5 |
Free Throws Made |
Devon Lamb 8 |
|
Sandro Carissimo 1 |
Steals |
Nikko Acosta 1 |
|
Luke Apfeld 2 |
Blocks |
Nikko Acosta 1 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Vermont
|
71 |
50.0 |
4-11 |
17-24 |
16 |
33 |
3 |
3 |
5 |
| Lamar
|
59 |
33.3 |
4-13 |
15-21 |
6 |
39 |
2 |
3 |
7 |