National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
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

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