Shungu's late basket carries Vermont past Maine
ORONO, Maine -- Ben Shungu scored his only field goal of the night on a layup with four seconds left and Vermont beat Maine 59-57 on Wednesday.
Ryan Davis led Vermont (14-6, 4-1 America East Conference) with 22 points on 8-of-11 shooting and Anthony Lamb and Stef Smith each scored 10.
Solomon Iluyomade made a pair of free throws with 26 seconds left for Maine to it at 57-all. Lamb's layup with 47 seconds remaining put Vermont up 57-55. Andrew Fleming tied it at 55-all with 74 seconds to go. Vermont led 44-34 with 13:33 to play. Maine built an 18-7 lead before Vermont roared back and led 28-26 at intermission.
Vermont outrebounded Maine 36-25 and collected 14 on the offensive end. The Catamounts recorded 13 second-chance points to seven for Maine.
Fleming led the Black Bears (6-14, 2-4) with 13 points, Nedeljko Prijovic scored 11 and Precious Okoh 10.
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2020-2021 America East Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| UMBC | 10-4 | - | 14-6 |
| Vermont | 10-4 | - | 10-5 |
| New Hampshire | 9-6 | 1.5 | 10-9 |
| Hartford | 8-6 | 2 | 15-9 |
| Albany | 6-6 | 3 | 7-9 |
| UMass Lowell | 7-8 | 3.5 | 11-12 |
| Stony Brook | 7-9 | 4 | 9-14 |
| NJIT | 6-10 | 5 | 7-12 |
| Binghamton | 4-10 | 6 | 4-14 |
| Maine | 2-6 | 5 | 2-7 |