Wildcats Leave It All on the Court, But Season Ends vs. Vermont

Saturday, March 8

Burlington, VT

3 PM

University of New Hampshire

8-24,6-10America East

University of Vermont

21-11,13-3America East

New Hampshire

Vermont

Photo by: Spencer Marks

Wildcats Leave It All on the Court, But Season Ends vs. Vermont

3/8/2025 5:50:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Box Score

Burlington, Vt.  – The #7 University of New Hampshire men's basketball team fell to #2 Vermont, 64-57, Saturday afternoon at Patrick Gymnasium.

Freshman guard Khalil Badru (New Britain, Conn.) led the Wildcats with 18 points, shooting. Junior guard Sami Pissis (Paris, France) added 15 points and five rebounds. Sophomore forward Davide Poser (Veneto, Italy) also finished in the double-digits with 11 points after knocking down three three-pointers.

"To come on the road and play as hard as we did and execute as well as we did for a good bit of the game showed a lot," head coach Nathan Davis said. "Hopefully, with the guys we have returning, we can learn what it takes from this and be better next year."

Score: Vermont 64, UNH 57
Records:  UNH (8-24, 6-11 AE), Vermont (21-11, 14-3 AE)
Location: Burlington, Vt. (Patrick Gymnasium)
Date: Saturday, March 8, 2025

First Half

The Wildcats came ready to play, outperforming the Catamounts in the first half.
Badru began his near-perfect first half with the team's first five points. Poser followed that up with a three-pointer to put the 'Cats up 8-2.
UNH maintained that lead for the entire first half going into the locker room up 12 (34-26).
- Badru finished the first half with 14 points (5-6 from the field, 4-4 from beyond the arc).
- Poser knocked down two of his three attempts from downtown.

Second Half

UNH held strong through the second half and did not give up the lead that they built from the first basket of the game until 6:39 remained on the clock (52-50).
- Points from Pissis, junior guard Jawarie Hamelin (Westerly, R.I.), Poser, and junior guard Anthony McComb III (Dayton, Ohio) kept UNH in the lead until that point.
The Catamounts took their lead to four points, but a graduate student forward Emmanuel Okpomo (Delta State, Nigeria) layup and Poser three-pointer put the 'Cats back up 55-54.
Vermont ended the game with an 8-0 run in the last two minutes to move on to the semi-finals with a 64-57 win

The UNH season comes to an end, but we would like to send a thank you to Wildcat nation, who showed their support all season long. We will see you in November!