UMBC Retrievers and Vermont Catamounts meet in America East Championship

Vermont Catamounts (22-11, 14-4 America East) vs. UMBC Retrievers (23-8, 16-2 America East)

Baltimore; Saturday, 11 a.m. EDT

BOTTOM LINE: UMBC plays Vermont in the America East Championship.

The Retrievers have gone 16-2 against America East opponents, with a 7-6 record in non-conference play. UMBC averages 76.3 points and has outscored opponents by 9.0 points per game.

The Catamounts' record in America East games is 14-4. Vermont ranks second in the America East with 12.9 assists per game led by Sean Blake averaging 3.9.

UMBC makes 47.3% of its shots from the field this season, which is 4.5 percentage points higher than Vermont has allowed to its opponents (42.8%). Vermont scores 6.5 more points per game (73.8) than UMBC allows to opponents (67.3).

The teams square off for the third time this season. UMBC won the last meeting 75-62 on Feb. 19. Jah'likai King scored 24 to help lead UMBC to the win, and TJ Long scored 21 points for Vermont.

TOP PERFORMERS: Jose Roberto Tanchyn is averaging 6.5 points and 5.6 rebounds for the Retrievers. King is averaging 2.0 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.

Gus Yalden is scoring 16.3 points per game with 5.8 rebounds and 2.2 assists for the Catamounts. TJ Hurley is averaging 16.1 points and 3.8 rebounds while shooting 49.5% over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Retrievers: 10-0, averaging 80.3 points, 36.3 rebounds, 11.8 assists, 5.7 steals and 2.1 blocks per game while shooting 48.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 61.9 points per game.

Catamounts: 8-2, averaging 72.0 points, 31.5 rebounds, 13.0 assists, 5.3 steals and 2.5 blocks per game while shooting 46.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 63.1 points.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.