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Long Scores 18, Vermont Takes Down Plattsburgh State 113
University of Vermont's men’s basketball team dominated with five players scoring double digits and shot over 65% in the second half to win by 51 points.
- In the season opener, the University of Vermont men's basketball team defeated Plattsburgh State 113-62 at Patrick Gymnasium in their last home game before a road stretch.
- As a Division III team, Plattsburgh State got its first taste of game action against a Division I opponent after reaching the SUNYAC semifinals.
- A 69-31 second-half run saw Vermont shoot over 65 percent, with TJ Long leading at 18, Lucas Mari adding 16, and Ben Wesson scoring 13 on perfect 5-5 shooting.
- Coach John Becker said younger Catamount players stepped up, highlighting growth, and `It was great to get that feeling again`, with TJ Hurley adding the team had `been kind of waiting for that moment`.
- With a six-game road trip ahead, the University of Vermont will start on Sunday, Nov. 9 against Brown University and return home on Nov. 30 versus Yale University, while Plattsburgh State travels to Skidmore College on Saturday, Nov. 8.
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Total News Sources10
Leaning Left6Leaning Right0Center3Last UpdatedBias Distribution67% Left
Bias Distribution
- 67% of the sources lean Left
67% Left
L 67%
C 33%
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