Armstrong scores career-high 33 points, UMBC returns to NCAA Tournament after 74-59 win over Vermont

DJ Armstrong buried seven 3-pointers and scored a career-high 33 points, leading top-seeded UMBC to a 74-59 victory over No. 2-seed Vermont in the championship game of the America East Playoffs on Saturday. The Retrievers (24-8) will play in the NCAA Tournament for the third time and earned their first bid since 2018, when they famously became the first 16-seed to beat a No. 1 seed, upsetting Virginia 74-54. Three 3-pointers by Armstrong, with the second one resulting in a four-point play, ...