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Vermont earns 63-54 victory in America East Conference Tournament against NJIT

By The Associated Press

BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — Sean Blake and TJ Hurley scored 14 points apiece in Vermont’s 63-54 win against NJIT in an America East Conference Tournament semifinal on Tuesday night.

No. 2 seed Vermont (22-11) will travel to top-seeded UMBC (23-8) for the title game on Saturday.

Blake and Hurley each grabbed five rebounds for the Catamounts. TJ Long made three 3-pointers and finished with 11 points.

Sebastian Robinson had 20 points and two steals for the Highlanders (16-17). David Bolden added 11 points for NJIT. Jordan Rogers also had seven points, seven rebounds and three steals.

Blake paced the Catamounts with nine points in the first half to help put them up 26-18 at the break. In the second half, Vermont used a 10-0 run to make it a 49-37 lead with 6:35 left. Hurley finished with 10 points in the second half.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

Star freshmen Darryn Peterson at Kansas, Cameron Boozer at Duke declare for NBA draft

By The Associated Press
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Kansas freshman Darryn Peterson declared for the NBA draft on Friday, just as nearly everyone had expected he would ever since his arrival on campus, and the high-scoring guard figures to be among the first three players selected in June. That top freshman trio includes Duke's Cameron Boozer, The Associated Press national player of the year who joined the list Friday evening; and BYU’s A.J. Dybantsa, who announced Thursday he was officially part of this deep and touted draft class. The 6-foot-6 Peterson showed flashes of brilliance with the Jayhawks, but he also caused a lot of headaches for the team. He dealt with a severe full-body cramping issue that required hospitalization before the season, and additional injuries and illnesses caused him to miss 11 games, hurting his ability to build any continuity with the rest of his teammates. Peterson wound up averaging 20.2 points and 4.2 rebounds while shooting 38.2% from beyond the arc in 24 games.
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