University of Vermont and Boston University will meet for the America East Men's Basketball Championship on March 13 at 12 noon on ESPN 2. It will be the first time since 2004 the No. 1 has not advanced to the title game.
Boston U. Knocks Off Stony Brook, Advances to First Title Game since 2003
WEST HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) -- Corey Lowe scored 24 points off the bench, including the go-ahead 3-pointer with 4:33 left and Boston University defeated Stony Brook 70-63 on Sunday night in the America East Championship presented by Newman's Own semifinals.
The fourth-seeded Terriers (19-12) advance to the title game for the first time since 2003 and will try for their first title since 2002.
Top-seeded Stony Brook (22-9), which has an automatic NIT bid after winning the regular season title, erased a 16-point lead created by a 15-0 Boston U. run near the end of the first half.
But Lowe's three was a key in a 9-0 run to give the Terriers the lead for good.
Carlos Strong added 15 points and eight rebounds for Boston U., which will look to improve on their league-best five men's basketball crowns.
America East Player of the Year Muhammad El-Amin had 20 points for the Seawolves, along with eight of their 19 turnovers.
Vermont Swarms UNH, Makes Sixth Final in Eight Years
WEST HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) -- Garvey Young scored 15 points and Evan Fjeld added 14 Sunday night to lift Vermont to a 57-38 victory over New Hampshire and into the America East championship game.
The second-seeded Catamounts, who won three straight titles from 2003-05 and then lost the next two championship games, will host fourth-seeded Boston University on Saturday night. The Terriers beat No. 1 Stony Brook in the other semifinal.
Vermont swept Boston U. in the season series.
Up by four at the half, Fjeld and Young combined for six points in a 9-0 run at the start of the second half and the Catamounts (24-9) never led by fewer than six the rest of the way.
Freshman Ferg Myrick led the injury-depleted Wildcats (13-16) with 13 points and five rebounds. New Hampshire shot just 27.7 percent from the field, including 2-for-18 from 3-point range.
Vermont won despite going 6-for-15 from the foul line.