BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) -Marqus Blakely scored 21 points and pulled down 14 rebounds to help Vermont defeat Binghamton 71-60 in the America East opener for both teams Thursday night.
Vermont (6-7) led 30-22 at the half, and opened a 15-point lead at the start of the second half by outscoring Binghamton 12-5.
Binghamton never got closer than nine again as the Catamounts shot 57 percent in the second half.
Kyle Cieplicki added a season-high 18 points for Vermont.
Mike Gordon led Binghamton (4-9) with 21 points and Richard Forbes added 16 off the bench.