Binghamton Stays Hot, Vermont Bounces Back

Reggie Fuller tied a school record with 15 rebounds to go with 13 points as Binghamton won its third straight and sixth in its last eight outings with a hard fought 73-71 win over Marist at Events Center. D.J. Rivera, America East's leading scorer (21.1 ppg) had a game-high 22 points and pulled down 8 rebounds. The Bearcats' 7-4 start is its best in 15 years.

Vermont trounced Colorado 84-59 to earn a third-place finish at the Rainbow Classic in Hawaii. The Cats, who went 2-1 in the tournament, used a 22-6 down the stretch in the second half to pull away from the Buffaloes. Mike Trimboli had a gam e-high 24 points on 8-of-9 shooting overall and a perfect 4-of-4 from 3-point land. The win over Big XII opponent in America East's second in 8 days. UMBC downed stopped Nebraska's 31-game home non-conference win streak on December 22.

Maine suffered from cold shooting in a 56-43 loss to Canisius at Alfond Arena. The Black Bears shot just 28.3 percent for the game and made just 5 second-half field goals in 23 attempts. Mark Socoby had 14 points and 7 rebounds.

Darryl Proctor scored a season-high 29 points and pulled down 7 boards, but UMBC fell 80-61 at Atlantic 10 foe Saint Louis. America East Rookie of the Week Chauncey Gilliam added 10 points and 5 rebounds.

Hartford trailed by as many as 16 in the second half at Stanford, but cut the deficit to seven with 5:30 to play. The Cardinal proceeded to score the game's next 5 points to secure a 69-55 win and improve to 10-0. Michael Turner led the Hawks with 14 points. Jaret von Rosenberg had 13, while Morgan Sabia and Genesis Maciel combined for 22 points and 11 boards.