Vermont steamrolled its way through the American East Conference Tournament to earn an automatic NCAA Tournament bid and a shot at the University of Arkansas on Thursday night in Buffalo, N.Y.
The Catamounts, playing at home in Patrick Gym in Burlington, Vt., won the American East Tournament by beating New Jersey Institute of Technology 98-59, Binghamton 74-42 and Maryland-Baltimore County 82-43.
Vermont’s 39-point margin of victory in the championship game was an American East Tournament record.
“That’s a fantastic basketball team, and I hope the NCAA committee does the right thing and gives these guys the appropriate seed that they deserve,” Maryland-Baltimore County Coach Jim Ferry told the Burlington Free Press.