DURHAM, N.H. (AP) - Candon Rusin scored 15 points as Vermont defeated New Hampshire 64-51 Wednesday night in the teams' America East Conference opener.
Ethan O'Day added 11 points and Ryan Voelkel had 13 rebounds and six assists for the Catamounts (8-5), last season's conference champion.
Vermont has won 23 of its last 27 games against the Wildcats (4-9).
The Catamounts, who never trailed, closed the first half with a 10-2 run to lead 33-24. Two free throws and a layup by Clancy Rugg made it 27-22 with 2:32 remaining, and Rusin scored Vermont's final six points of the half.
The Catamounts led by as many as 20 points in the second half and by double figures for all but 1:23 of the final 20 minutes.
Ferg Myrick scored 19 points and Chandler Rhoads 14 to lead New Hampshire, which has lost four in a row.
| Scoreboard | |||
| Final | 1 | 2 | T |
| Vermont (8-5) « | 33 | 31 | 64 |
| New Hampshire (4-9) | 24 | 27 | 51 |
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| Vermont Catamounts | |||||||
| STARTERS | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| B. Voelkel, F | 32 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 5 |
| E. O'Day, F | 23 | 4-7 | 3-3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 |
| L. Apfeld, F | 21 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| C. Rusin, G | 31 | 6-14 | 2-2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 15 |
| S. Carissimo, G | 25 | 2-4 | 3-4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| BENCH | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| C. Rugg | 20 | 2-4 | 2-2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| T. Blue | 17 | 1-7 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| B. Crenca | 15 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| J. Elbaum | 13 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| T. Davine | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| B. Kilpatrick | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 24-54 | 10-11 | 34 | 9 | 15 | 64 | |
| 44.4% | 90.9% | ||||||
| New Hampshire Wildcats | |||||||
| STARTERS | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| F. Myrick, F | 32 | 5-15 | 6-7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 19 |
| C. Pelcher, C | 25 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| C. Rhoads, G | 37 | 5-12 | 3-3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 14 |
| J. Bronner, G | 24 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| S. Morris, G | 20 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| BENCH | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| C. Orozco | 20 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| C. Matagrano | 15 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| P. Konan | 13 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| J. Trotman | 6 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| T. McDonnell | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| L. Mortenson | 4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 18-51 | 9-10 | 27 | 11 | 12 | 51 | |
| 35.3% | 90% | ||||||
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