Males’s Basketball Defeats Brown 89-84 in Double OT; Long Scores Profession Excessive 40 Factors

FINAL SCORE (2OT): Vermont 89, Brown 84
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Vermont (3-0) defeated Brown (0-2) 89-84 in double additional time on Sunday night from the Pizzitola Sports Center behind a 40-point, 13 rebound efficiency by TJ Long, marking a brand new profession excessive in each classes for Long. With the win, the Catamounts enhance to 3-0 on the season whereas Brown falls to 0-2.
 
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COACH’S QUOTE
“Hard fought win today vs Brown.  I thought our guys battled through a lot of adversity today especially in the first half. All time game by TJ Long who willed us to the win today. I thought we learned a lot about ourselves today as we try to figure things out.  I’m really excited for our guys they deserved it.”
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Brown begun the sport on a 6-0 scoring run earlier than TJ Hurley put the Bears offensive spurge to a halt, making his first bucket of the sport with 16:31 on the clock within the first half. The Bears led 6-2 earlier than the primary industrial timeout.
• The Bears orchestrated a 9-3 scoring run popping out of the primary industrial timeout, seeing three totally different gamers money a three-pointer, propelling Brown to a 15-5 lead with 11:50 remaining within the opening half.
• Hurley drilled his first three pointer of the sport with 11:01 on the clock within the first half, but it surely was Brown who maintained the lead, heading into the third industrial timeout with a 20-10 benefit with 7:47 left within the half.
• For the rest of the opening half, each groups went back-and-forth buying and selling baskets with one another, seeing UVM narrowly edge Brown out with a 14-12 scoring run highlighted by six factors from Long and three factors from Hurley. At the half, Brown led Vermont 32-24.
• To open the second half, Brown obtained off to a 5-0 scoring run however Long scored back-to-back buckets for the Catamounts to tame the Bears surge. At the primary industrial break of the second body, Brown led 39-28.
• The Catamounts got here out of the media timeout dialing up an 11-6 scoring run to chop the deficit to 6, seeing Noah Barnett rating 4 factors whereas Ben Johnson drilled a three-pointer because the Bears led 45-39.
• With 10:42 on the clock within the second half, Long drilled a three-pointer after being fed by Johnson. On the following Catamount possession, David Simon executed on a layup to deliver Vermont inside three, 47-44.
• Long and Jackson Skipper took turns swishing three-pointers, gaining the lead with 8:49 to go within the second half.
• As the Catamounts began to realize momentum, Long made three straight three pointers, incomes UVM a 61-51 benefit with 5:32 left in regulation.
• Brown bounced again, occurring a 14-4 scoring run as time expired, forcing additional time. The sport went to additional time with each groups knotted at 65-65.
• Barnett obtained the scoring began 37 seconds into additional time, making a layup for his third basket of the sport, gaining the lead, 67-65.
• With rather less than 4 minutes remaining in additional time, Johnson and Adrian Uchidiuno took turns making three-pointers, knotting the rating at 70-70.
• For the rest of additional time, each groups battled back-and-forth, seeing Long rating six factors and Barnett rating his fourth bucket of the sport, but it surely was Jeremiah Jenkins who swished a three-pointer for Brown to take the lead with 25 seconds remaining.
• Vermont had only one probability tie the sport with 0.6 seconds remaining, seeing Lucas Mari feed Hurley on an inbounds play, who wasted no time getting the ball up, banking his shot off the glass and thru the ring for his sixth basket of the sport, finally sending the competition to double additional time.
• It was the TJ present in double additional time, seeing Long rating 5 factors and Hurley rating 4 factors to assist propel the Catamounts to a 89-84 double OT highway victory. 

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• Long had 40 factors, 13 rebounds, two assists, and three steals in Vermont’s double additional time win in opposition to Brown. It marks a brand new profession excessive in factors and rebounds for Long. This is Long’s first profession double-double.
• Hurley scored a season excessive 18 factors capturing 6-11 from the sector and 2-3 from three-point vary. Hurley additionally grabbed 4 rebounds and dished out one help.
• Barnett had a season excessive 10 factors to go together with six rebounds and one steal.
• Sean Blake tied a season excessive, recording 5 assists on Sunday.
• UVM outrebounded Brown 46-42.
• The Catamounts had 17 factors off turnovers.
• With at the moment’s Win, Vermont Mutual Insurance Group will donate $100 to the Lund Family Center by the Cat’s Win, Community Win’s initiative. Vermont Mutual has donated over $5 Million Dollars since launching their Charitable Giving Fund in 2014.

 
UP NEXT
Following the double additional time highway win over Brown, the Catamounts get a bit of underneath one week to arrange for Northeastern, getting set to face the Huskies from Boston in historic Matthews Arena for one final time. The contest on Saturday (Nov.15) has a 1 p.m. tip-off time. Saturday’s contest will likely be broadcast stay on NESN+.
 
Vermont Federal Credit Union is the presenting sponsor of 2025-26 Vermont Men’s Basketball Season