Penn scores 23 as Vermont defeats NJIT 84-57 in AEC quarters
AP
Mar 04, 2023
BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) Dylan Penn had 23 points in Vermont Catamounts's 84-57 victory over NJIT on Saturday night in a quarterfinal game of the America East Conference Tournament.
Penn also added five rebounds for the Catamounts (21-10). Aaron Deloney was 6 of 11 shooting (4 for 6 from distance) to add 16 points. Matt Veretto recorded 12 points and shot 4 for 9, including 2 for 5 from beyond the arc. It was the 12th straight win for the Catamounts.
Kevin Osawe finished with 18 points and 13 rebounds for the Highlanders (7-23). NJIT also got 14 points and three blocks from Kjell de Graaf. In addition, Mekhi Gray finished with six points and two steals.
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1st Half
NJIT
Highlanders
28
UVM
Catamounts
45
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
Kevin Osawe vs. Matt Veretto (Kameron Gibson gains possession)
19:43
Finn Sullivan misses three point jump shot
19:42
Kevin Osawe defensive rebound
19:24
+2
Kevin Osawe makes two point jump shot
2-0
19:10
Kjell de Graaf blocks Matt Veretto's two point layup
19:10
Da'mir Faison defensive rebound
18:55
+3
Kjell de Graaf makes three point jump shot (Raheim Sullivan assists)
5-0
18:45
Raheim Sullivan turnover (bad pass)
18:34
Kjell de Graaf blocks Finn Sullivan's two point layup
18:33
Catamounts offensive rebound
18:30
+3
Kameron Gibson makes three point jump shot (Finn Sullivan assists)
5-3
18:13
+2
Robin Duncan makes two point jump shot
5-5
17:31
+2
Kevin Osawe makes two point jump shot
7-5
16:40
Mekhi Gray misses two point layup
16:38
Robin Duncan defensive rebound
16:30
Nick Fiorillo blocks Paul McMillian IV's two point hook shot
16:28
Dylan Penn defensive rebound
16:24
Adam Hess shooting foul (Kameron Gibson draws the foul)
16:24
Kameron Gibson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
16:24
+1
Kameron Gibson makes regular free throw 2 of 2
7-6
16:00
Robin Duncan blocks Kevin Osawe's two point jump shot
15:58
Finn Sullivan defensive rebound
15:49
Finn Sullivan misses two point layup
15:47
Kevin Osawe defensive rebound
15:33
Adam Hess misses three point jump shot
15:31
Dylan Penn defensive rebound
15:22
Kameron Gibson misses three point jump shot
15:20
Robin Duncan offensive rebound
15:16
Da'mir Faison shooting foul (Finn Sullivan draws the foul)
15:16
TV timeout
15:16
+1
Finn Sullivan makes regular free throw 1 of 2
7-7
15:16
+1
Finn Sullivan makes regular free throw 2 of 2
7-8
14:45
Adam Hess misses three point jump shot
14:43
Highlanders turnover (shot clock violation)
14:34
+2
Matt Veretto makes two point layup (Robin Duncan assists)
7-10
14:11
+3
Raheim Sullivan makes three point jump shot
10-10
13:51
+3
Matt Veretto makes three point jump shot (Robin Duncan assists)
10-13
13:38
+2
Mekhi Gray makes two point layup
12-13
13:38
Robin Duncan shooting foul (Mekhi Gray draws the foul)
13:38
+1
Mekhi Gray makes regular free throw 1 of 1
13-13
13:27
Robin Duncan offensive foul (Mekhi Gray draws the foul)
13:27
Robin Duncan turnover (offensive foul)
13:15
Kjell de Graaf turnover (lost ball) (Matt Veretto steals)
13:11
Kjell de Graaf blocks Matt Veretto's three point jump shot
13:09
Kevin Osawe defensive rebound
12:55
Adam Hess misses three point jump shot
12:53
Finn Sullivan defensive rebound
12:44
Finn Sullivan misses two point hook shot
12:42
Adam Hess defensive rebound
12:36
Finn Sullivan shooting foul (Raheim Sullivan draws the foul)
12:36
+1
Raheim Sullivan makes regular free throw 1 of 2
14-13
12:36
+1
Raheim Sullivan makes regular free throw 2 of 2
15-13
12:23
Kevin Osawe shooting foul (Dylan Penn draws the foul)
12:23
+1
Dylan Penn makes regular free throw 1 of 2
15-14
12:23
+1
Dylan Penn makes regular free throw 2 of 2
15-15
11:55
Kjell de Graaf misses three point jump shot
11:53
Kevin Osawe offensive rebound
11:53
Matt Veretto blocks Kevin Osawe's two point jump shot
11:41
TJ Hurley defensive rebound
11:39
Nick Fiorillo misses three point jump shot
11:37
Kjell de Graaf defensive rebound
11:37
TV timeout
11:11
Kevin Osawe misses two point jump shot
11:09
Kevin Osawe offensive rebound
11:05
+2
Kevin Osawe makes two point layup
17-15
10:51
+3
Aaron Deloney makes three point jump shot (Dylan Penn assists)
17-18
10:30
Mekhi Gray turnover (bad pass) (Dylan Penn steals)
10:18
+3
TJ Hurley makes three point jump shot (Aaron Deloney assists)
17-21
10:18
Highlanders 30 second timeout
9:55
+2
Kevin Osawe makes two point jump shot
19-21
9:31
+2
Dylan Penn makes two point layup
19-23
9:11
Adam Hess turnover (lost ball)
9:00
Dylan Penn misses three point jump shot
8:58
Kevin Osawe defensive rebound
8:51
Mekhi Gray misses two point layup
8:49
Dylan Penn defensive rebound
8:37
Robin Duncan misses two point jump shot
8:35
Raheim Sullivan defensive rebound
8:31
Raheim Sullivan offensive foul (Nick Fiorillo draws the foul)
8:31
Raheim Sullivan turnover (offensive foul)
8:17
Aaron Deloney misses two point jump shot
8:16
Da'mir Faison defensive rebound
8:14
+3
Kameron Gibson makes three point jump shot (Matt Veretto assists)
19-26
7:51
+2
Kevin Osawe makes two point jump shot
21-26
7:33
Robin Duncan misses two point layup
7:31
Robin Duncan offensive rebound
7:25
Matt Veretto misses three point jump shot
7:24
Robin Duncan offensive rebound
7:14
Matt Veretto misses two point layup
7:13
Finn Sullivan offensive rebound
7:09
+3
Aaron Deloney makes three point jump shot (Finn Sullivan assists)
21-29
6:52
Kevin Osawe turnover (bad pass)
6:52
TV timeout
6:24
Ileri Ayo-Faleye turnover (lost ball) (Kevin Osawe steals)
5:59
Kevin Osawe turnover (bad pass) (Robin Duncan steals)
5:42
Robin Duncan turnover (lost ball) (Mekhi Gray steals)
5:22
Finn Sullivan blocks Mekhi Gray's two point layup
5:20
Finn Sullivan defensive rebound
5:15
Dylan Penn misses two point layup
5:13
Matt Veretto offensive rebound
5:10
+2
Matt Veretto makes two point layup
21-31
4:42
+2
Paul McMillian IV makes two point jump shot
23-31
4:24
+2
Robin Duncan makes two point layup
23-33
4:11
Da'mir Faison misses two point layup
4:09
Finn Sullivan defensive rebound
4:00
+2
Ileri Ayo-Faleye makes two point layup (Finn Sullivan assists)
23-35
3:47
Adam Hess misses three point jump shot
3:45
Robin Duncan defensive rebound
3:40
TJ Hurley misses two point layup
3:38
Nick Fiorillo offensive rebound
3:33
Nick Fiorillo misses two point layup
3:31
Kjell de Graaf defensive rebound
3:15
Kjell de Graaf misses two point layup
3:13
TJ Hurley defensive rebound
3:12
+3
TJ Hurley makes three point jump shot
23-38
3:12
Catamounts 30 second timeout
3:12
TV timeout
2:49
+2
Adam Hess makes two point layup
25-38
2:30
+2
Dylan Penn makes two point layup
25-40
1:55
+3
Kjell de Graaf makes three point jump shot (Paul McMillian IV assists)
28-40
1:44
Dylan Penn misses two point layup
1:42
Kjell de Graaf defensive rebound
1:35
Finn Sullivan personal foul (Kevin Osawe draws the foul)
1:31
Adam Hess turnover (bad pass) (Aaron Deloney steals)
1:17
Paul McMillian IV personal foul (Aaron Deloney draws the foul)
1:11
+2
Aaron Deloney makes two point layup
28-42
1:00
Kevin Osawe misses two point layup
0:58
Catamounts defensive rebound
0:57
Da'mir Faison personal foul (Robin Duncan draws the foul)
0:46
+3
Aaron Deloney makes three point jump shot (Matt Veretto assists)
28-45
0:18
Robin Duncan blocks Kjell de Graaf's two point jump shot
0:16
Ileri Ayo-Faleye defensive rebound
0:01
Adam Hess blocks Kameron Gibson's three point jump shot
0:00
End of period
2nd Half
NJIT
Highlanders
29
UVM
Catamounts
39
Time
Team
Play
Score
19:38
Finn Sullivan personal foul (Kjell de Graaf draws the foul)
19:38
Adam Hess misses two point jump shot
19:36
Dylan Penn defensive rebound
19:27
+2
Dylan Penn makes two point jump shot
28-47
19:07
Da'mir Faison misses three point jump shot
19:05
Finn Sullivan defensive rebound
18:43
+3
Matt Veretto makes three point jump shot (Dylan Penn assists)
28-50
18:15
Kjell de Graaf misses two point jump shot
18:13
Robin Duncan defensive rebound
18:05
Kameron Gibson misses three point jump shot
18:03
Robin Duncan offensive rebound
17:55
Dylan Penn offensive foul (Da'mir Faison draws the foul)
17:55
Dylan Penn turnover (offensive foul)
17:38
+3
Adam Hess makes three point jump shot (Raheim Sullivan assists)
31-50
17:18
+2
Robin Duncan makes two point layup (Dylan Penn assists)
31-52
16:59
Matt Veretto personal foul (Souleymane Diakite draws the foul)
16:49
Raheim Sullivan misses two point layup
16:47
Kameron Gibson defensive rebound
16:17
Finn Sullivan misses two point layup
16:15
Robin Duncan offensive rebound
16:08
Souleymane Diakite personal foul (Robin Duncan draws the foul)
16:07
Mekhi Gray shooting foul (Matt Veretto draws the foul)
