UMBC Heading To Big Dance With Victory Over Vermont
BALTIMORE (WJZ)-- UMBC punched their ticket to the NCAA tournament with a 65-62 win over Vermont Saturday.
UMBC IS DANCING!@UMBC_MBB punches its ticket after a game-winning ???? in the @AmericaEast Championship, 65-62 over Vermont! #MarchMadness pic.twitter.com/A1PYaWHYz7
— NCAA March Madness (@MarchMadnessMBB) March 10, 2018
The Golden Retrievers got an automatic bid to the big dance by winning the America East Tournament over the Catamounts.
#MarchMadness at its finest!
— NCAA March Madness (@MarchMadnessMBB) March 10, 2018
UMBC is dancing after this CLUTCH bucket ????????pic.twitter.com/7K0aTOrjuS
Jairus Myles hit a long 3-pointer with less than a second left
Myles scored 27 points to lead the second-seeded Retrievers (23-10) to their second conference title and second trip to the NCAA Tournament.
Tre Bell-Haynes scored 18 for Vermont (27-6).
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