BURLINGTON, Vt. -- For the sixth time in the last nine years, an America East men's basketball team will appear on ESPN networks as part of Ramada Worldwide BracketBusters when Vermont hosts Canisius Saturday at 1 p.m. at Patrick Gym on ESPN3. This is the Catamounts' fourth BracketBuster TV game since 2005.
Ed Cohen (play-by-play) and Rob Kennedy (analyst) will have the call on ESPN3 as well
as WatchESPN.com, on smartphones and tablets via the WatchESPN app and through
ESPN on Xbox LIVE. Fans can learn how to access games on all available platforms
at ESPN3's
FAQ page.
Three other games will also take place Saturday with Albany visiting Fairfield in a game schedule out of the BracketBuster pool. In league action, New Hampshire hosts Binghamton at 5 p.m. and Boston U. visits UMBC for a 7 p.m. game.
Vermont (17-9), who is tied for second place in the America East standings, is coming off a 73-61 win over Maine its last time out. Canisius (17-10) sits in third place in the MAAC standings. Contrasting styles will be on display as the Catamounts rank among the nation's top teams allowing just 58.0 points per game, while the Golden Griffins score 72.6 points per game.
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Elsewhere Saturday, Albany (19-9) plays Fairfield (17-11) at 1 p.m. With a win, the Great Danes would achieve their first 20-win season since the 2006-07 campaign.
In league action, Binghamton (3-23, 1-12 AE) visit New Hampshire (7-18, 3-10 AE) for a 5 p.m. contest. The game was orignially scheduled for Sunday, but was moved up a day due to impending weather. At 7 p.m., UMBC (6-20, 4-9 AE) hosts Boston U. (16-11, 9-4 AE), winner of five straight and eight of nine.
On Tuesday, Stony Brook (20-6, 11-2 AE) outscored UMBC (6-20, 4-9 AE) 69-16 over the game's final 28 minutes to secure its third 20-win campaign in the last three years. The Seawolves can also lock up at least a share of the regular-season crown with losses by Boston U. and Vermont Wednesday.
Upcoming Action - Saturday, February 23
Canisius at Vermont, 7 p.m. (ESPN3) -- Live Stats | ESPN3 Video | Vermont Audio
Albany at Fairfield, 7 p.m. -- Live Stats | Video | Albany Audio
Binghamton at New Hampshire, 7 p.m. -- Live Stats | Video | UNH Audio | Binghamton Audio
Boston U. at UMBC, 7 p.m. -- Live Stats | Video | UMBC Audio | Boston U. Audio