Top Four Seeds All Hold Serve in Hercules Tires #AEPlayoffs Quarterfinals

Top Four Seeds All Hold Serve in Hercules Tires #AEPlayoffs Quarterfinals

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Home court matters in the #AEPlayoffs. After earning the right to host quarterfinal games on their home floor during the regular season, all four top seeds were victorious on Saturday as #1 Vermont, #2 Stony Brook, #3 Hartford and #4 UMBC posted wins.  It’s the third time in the six years of the #AEPlayoffs format that all four top seeds prevailed in the quarterfinals.

The wins by each of the top four seeds sets up a star-studded semifinal matchups with the Catamounts hosting the Retrievers and the Seawolves hosting the Hawks. Both games take place Tuesday at 7 p.m. and air on ESPN+.

Read more about the quarterfinals below. For full playoff coverage, including box scores, highlights and more, visit Hercules Tires #AEPlayoffs  Central.

#AEPlayoffs Quarterfinals Recaps
at #1 Vermont 61, #8 Maine 50
  • #1 Vermont (25-7) scored 17 of the game’s final 24 points to pull away from #8 Maine and earn a 61-50 victory.
  • The Catamounts advanced to the semifinals for the 18th time in the last 19 seasons.
  • Vermont forced 17 Maine turnovers leading to 10 points off turnovers.
  • America East Player of the Year Anthony Lamb and teammate Everett Duncan each had a game-high 19 points as the duo combined for 38 of the Catamounts’ 61 points.
  • Nedeljko Prijovic’s 18 points paced Maine (9-22).
at #2 Stony Brook 76, #7 UAlbany 73
  • Miles Latimer’s free throws gave #2 Stony Brook (20-12) the lead with 51 seconds left and the Seawolves held on to beat upset-minded #7 UAlbany, 76-73.
  • The Seawolves are in the semifinals for the 10th time in the last 11 seasons.
  • Makale Foreman’s three pointer with 1:42 left tied the game at 70 and the Seawolves went 6-for-6 from the line down the stretch to pull it out.
  • Foreman’s 23 points led Stony Brook. Mouhamadou Gueye added 14 points, seven rebounds and four blocks.  
  • Cameron Healy scored a game-high 28 points for UAlbany(14-18).
at #3 Hartford 89, #6 UMass Lowell 75
  • #3 Hartford (17-15) scored a season-high 89 points, including 51 in the second half to beat #6 UMass Lowell, 62-54.
  • With the win, Hartford is in the semifinals in three-straight seasons for the first time since 2002-04.
  • The Hawks shot 59 percent for the game, including 68 percent in the second half, and were 24-of-25 from the free throw line. The 96 percent rate is a tournament record (minimum 8 attempts).
  • First-team All-Conference honoree Malik Ellison scored a game-high 26 points on 10-of-13 shooting.
  • All-Conference standouts Christian Lutete and Obadiah Noel each had 22 points to lead UMass Lowell (13-19).
at # 4 UMBC 73, #5 New Hampshire 67
  • #4 UMBC (16-16) shot 51 percent from the field and held off a late charge from #5 New Hampshire to win 73-67.
  • UMBC is in the semifinals for a third-straight season for the first time since 2007-09.
  • Leading by only three late in the second half, the Retrievers used a 7-0 run capped by a Brandon Horvath layup with 5:42 left to take 62-52 lead.
  • Second-team All-Conference choice K.J. Jackson led UMBC with 20 points.
  • Sean Sutherlin, a third-team all-leaguer, had 19 points and 13 rebounds to pace UNH (15-15), which improved their win total from 2018-19 by 10 this season.
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