UMass Lowell River Hawks (2-13, 0-3 America East) at NJIT Highlanders (5-10, 2-0 America East) Newark, New Jersey; Saturday, 1 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: NJIT faces UMass Lowell after Trinity Williams scored 21 points in NJIT's 83-55 win over the UMBC Retrievers.

No matter the venue, Vermont continues to be a nemesis for the UMass Lowell men’s basketball team. Thursday night, before a rocking, sellout crowd of 957 at Costello Athletic Center in

LOWELL, Mass. (AP) TJ Hurley scored 23 points as Vermont beat UMass-Lowell 67-63 on Thursday night.

NJIT Highlanders (3-13, 0-1 America East) at UMass-Lowell River Hawks (12-5, 1-1 America East) Lowell, Massachusetts; Saturday, 1 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: NJIT takes on UMass-Lowell after Sebastian Robinson scored 22 points in NJIT's 87-64 loss to the UMBC Retrievers.

BOTTOM LINE: UMass-Lowell will try to keep its 10-game home win streak alive when the River Hawks play Vermont. The River Hawks are 10-0 on their home court. UMass-Lowell is 0-2 in games decided by less than 4 points.