TOWSON, Md. – The most important number for the Towson University men's basketball team is 20 as it travels to Burlington, Vermont for the first time since 2012.
 
There's a 20 percent chance of perception and temperatures are predicted to remain in the 20s throughout the day for Saturday's non-conference clash against reigning America East champion Vermont.
 
Towson will rely on its balanced attack, which has three players with 20 or more assists to attempt to extend its winning streak to three games. This is the start of a five-game homestand for the Catamounts, who have dropped their last two games to Yale and Cincinnati. For Towson, this is its final true road game in the month of December.
 

When:	Saturday, December 7, 2019
Where	Patrick Gymnasium -- Burlington, Vt.
Time:	7 p.m.
Records:	Towson (4-4); Vermont (6-4)
Television/Internet:	ESPN3
Radio:	CBS Sports Radio 1300AM with Spiro Morekas
Series History:	Vermont, 10-9
Streak/Last Meeting:	Last meeting: Vermont 70-64 on 11-30-18/ Vermont W1
Social Media Updates:	@Towson_MBB

Starting Five

• Vermont is ranked ninth in the latest CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Top 25 poll.
• Towson has scored 76 points and held an 18-point lead in each of its last two games.
• The Tigers are 3-0 this season and 31-14 in the Pat Skerry-era when allowing 60 or fewer points.
• Juwan Gray (57.1) and Nakye Sanders (50.0) are shooting over 50 percent from the field for Towson.
• The Tigers are 4-5 all-time at Vermont. Three of the last four games between the two squads have been decided by six points or fewer.

 
Towson Update

• Towson has won two straight games after beating Morgan State, 76-59, on Wednesday night.
• Four players scored in double figures for the second straight game with Brian Fobbs (18 points), Allen Betrand (17), Nakye Sanders (13) and Dennis Tunstall (11, 10 rebounds).
• Towson enjoyed an odd second half scoring breakdown against Morgan State: Betrand and Sanders combined to score TU's first 15 points of the 2nd half over the first 11 minutes. Then, Fobbs and Tunstall combined to score 16 of TU's final 18 points over the final 6:59.
• As noted earlier, the Tigers have three players with at least 20 assists: Jakigh Dottin (22), Brian Fobbs (21) and Jason Gibson (20).
• Sanders has grabbed at least six rebounds in five straight games.
• Fobbs dished a career best six assists against Morgan State.
• Betrand made a season best three 3-pointers against Morgan State.
• Towson has faced four 2019 postseason opponents already this season: Kent State (CIT), Florida (NCAA), Xavier (NIT) and Buffalo (NCAA). Towson still has games remaining against NCAA participants and league champions Vermont and Liberty (ranked No. 2 in this week's Mid-Major Top 25 poll).
• The Tigers have had a run of at least nine consecutive points in seven games this season.

 
A Look At Vermont

• The Catamounts have lost two straight games after losing to Cincinnati, 82-73, on Tuesday. This will be Vermont's third home game this season.
• Senior and leading scorer Anthony Lamb was named to the 2019-20 Oscar Robertson Trophy Watch List Thursday. He leads the team in scoring (16.8 ppg) and rebounding (8.2 rpg). Lamb has netted 10-plus points against each Division I opponent this season including a 30-point effort at nationally-ranked Virginia on Nov. 19. Lamb has registered four double-doubles through 10 games and he is coming off a 16-point, 11-rebound, seven-assist performance at Cincinnati on Tuesday.
• Stef Smith scored 18 points to lead Vermont against Cincinnati. Smith shot 7-for-15 from the floor for his team-high 18 points. The junior made 4-of-8 attempts from behind the arc.
• Everett Duncan was also in double figures with 13 points and 3-for-5 shooting from downtown. Ryan Davis was a perfect 3-for-3 from deep for a career-high.
• Vermont made 15 3-pointers against Cincinnati.

 
Last Meeting Against Vermont

• Brian Fobbs scored 25 points during a 70-64 setback to visiting Vermont at SECU Arena in a non-conference contest on Friday, Nov. 30, 2018.
• Fobbs, who was also 7-for-7 from the foul line, scored all 16 of his second half points in the final 12 minutes.
• Sanders and Tunstall combined for 12 points and 10 rebounds.
• Vermont's Ernie Duncan made six 3-pointers and finished with a season-high 28 points.
• Isaiah Moll scored a career best 20 points and grabbed seven rebounds for the Catamounts.

 
Sound Smart With Your Friends

• Burlington is located 45 miles south of the Canada–United States border and 94 miles south of Montreal. Burlington is the least populous municipality in the United States to be the most populous incorporated area in a state.
• Burlington is also where the popular ice cream brand Ben & Jerry's was founded in 1978.
• Nicolas Timberlake has dunked in two straight games.
• Charles Thompson is averaging 4.5 points and 5.3 rebounds per game.
• Towson is averaging 8.5 3-pointers per contest in its last two outings.
• The Tigers lead the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) in offensive rebounding percentage (33.3).

 
Up Next

• Towson returns home to host UMBC Tuesday, Dec. 10 at 7 p.m.
• It will be Towson's first home game in 29 days.
• The Tigers edged the Retrievers, 80-76, in double overtime last season.
• Fans attending the game are encouraged to donate winter apparel for the DMD/GRC Holiday Winter Apparel Drive. Discounted $10 tickets are available for the game as well.
• In addition, the game will feature an opportunity for Towson students to win free prizes that include Beats By Dre headphones, $100 Fandango gift card and free parking for the 2020 spring semester.
• The game will also feature discounted concessions.