No matter the venue, Vermont continues to be a nemesis for the UMass Lowell men’s basketball team. Thursday night, before a rocking, sellout crowd of 957 at Costello Athletic Center in

Team Rebounds: 2. Team Turnovers: 1. Blocked Shots: 5 (Bogues 2, Ayo-Faleye, Barnett, Fiorillo). Turnovers: 8 (Alamutu 4, Ayo-Faleye 2, Blake, Fiorillo).

BOTTOM LINE: UMass-Lowell will try to keep its 10-game home win streak alive when the River Hawks play Vermont. The River Hawks are 10-0 on their home court. UMass-Lowell is 0-2 in games decided by less than 4 points.

TJ Hurley scored 23 points as Vermont beat UMass-Lowell 67-63 on Thursday night. Hurley shot 6 of 13 from the field, including 2 for 8 from 3-point range, and went 9 for 10 from the line for the Catamounts (9-8,

UMass Lowell will try to stop its four-game slide when the River Hawks play Vermont. The teams meet Thursday for the first time this season.

UMass Lowell is 0-1 in one-possession games. Vermont's average of 5.8 made 3-pointers per game this season is only 0.5 more