Anthony Lamb scored 28 points and grabbed nine rebounds to lead Vermont over UMBC 66-49 on Saturday in the America East championship game in Burlington, Vt. It was a rematch of the 2018 conference title game, which UMBC won to earn its way to the NCAA Tournament, where the Retrievers beat Virginia for the first-ever win for a No. 16 seed over a No. 1 seed.
Stef Smith added 17 points for Vermont (27-6). K.J. Jackson, with 15 points, was the only player to score in double figures for UMBC (21-13).
--Field Level Media
MD Baltimore County | Vermont | |
K.J. Jackson 15 | Scoring | Anthony Lamb 28 |
K.J. Jackson 3 | Assists | Ernie Duncan 2 |
Arkel Lamar 11 | Rebounds | Anthony Lamb 9 |
R.J. Eytle-Rock 4 | Free Throws Made | Anthony Lamb 9 |
K.J. Jackson 3 | Steals | Samuel Dingba 1 |
R.J. Eytle-Rock 1 | Blocks | Ben Shungu 2 |
Team | Points | FG% | 3PM-3PA | FTM-FTA | Assists | Rebounds | Blocks | Steals | Turnovers |
MD Baltimore County | 49 | 34.1 | 8-26 | 11-14 | 9 | 25 | 4 | 6 | 13 |
Vermont | 66 | 41.2 | 7-22 | 17-23 | 7 | 35 | 5 | 5 | 11 |