The Vermont Catamounts (4-6) square off against the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos (2-5) at Roy L Patrick Gymnasium. The game gets underway at 7:00 pm ET on Wednesday, Dec. 16.
The Catamounts were beaten by St. Bonaventure 80-68 the last time they played. Kurt Steidl finished with 19 points to lead the team. The Gauchos are coming off a deflating 86-68 loss at the hands of South Dakota State in their last outing. Michael Bryson had a team-high 21 points.
Notes
The Vermont Catamounts average 68.7 possessions and 1.028 points per possession in games this season. The UC Santa Barbara Gauchos average fewer possessions with 66.5, as well as fewer points per possession with .973.
UC Santa Barbara has an average effective field goal percentage of 45.7%. Vermont is a losing 3-5 when opponents have a similar or higher effective field goal percentage.
The Vermont Catamounts average 5.5 steals per game. When allowing 5 or more steals, the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos are an even 1-1 this season.
