Vermont Catamounts @ UMBC Retrievers

17-11, 9-4 Am. East

Final

	1	2	T
Vermont UVM	26	36	62
UMBC UMBC	38	37	75

UMBC RetrieversUMBCUMBC

17-8, 10-2 Am. East

UMBC wins 75-62 over Vermont

Updated: Feb 19, 2026, 08:55 pm

BALTIMORE -- — Jah'likai King's 24 points helped UMBC defeat Vermont 75-62 on Thursday.

King also added five rebounds for the Retrievers (17-8, 10-2 America East Conference). Anthony Valentine added 12 points and five assists. Caden Diggs shot 3 of 8 from the field, including 2 for 5 from 3-point range, and went 4 for 4 from the line to finish with 12 points.

TJ Long led the way for the Catamounts (17-11, 9-4) with 21 points and eight rebounds. Vermont also got 17 points, 12 rebounds and two steals from Gus Yalden, and Momo Nkugwa finished with seven points and two steals.

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Game Information

Baltimore, MD

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Referee:Nathan Farrell

Referee:Tim Smith

Referee:Ed Corliss

NCAA Division I

America East Conference	CONF	GB	OVR
UMBC	14-2	-	24-9
Vermont	12-4	2	22-12
NJIT	10-6	4	16-17
UMass Lowell	9-7	5	15-18
UAlbany	7-9	7	11-21
Maine	6-10	8	8-24
New Hampshire	5-11	9	9-21
Bryant	5-11	9	9-22
Binghamton	4-12	10	8-23

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