BOTTOM LINE: NJIT faces UMass Lowell after Trinity Williams scored 21 points in NJIT's 83-55 win over the UMBC Retrievers. The Highlanders have gone 2-5 in home games. NJIT is 4-4 against opponents with a winning record.

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

UMass Lowell River Hawks (2-12, 0-2 America East) at Vermont Catamounts (6-10, 1-1 America East) Burlington, Vermont; Thursday, 11 a.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: UMass Lowell enters the matchup against Vermont as losers of four games in a row.

BOTTOM LINE: UMass Lowell aims to break its four-game slide with a win against Vermont. The Catamounts have gone 4-2 at home. Vermont is 0-2 in one-possession games. The River Hawks are 0-2 against America East opponents. UMass Lowell is 0-1 in one-possession games.

Led by TJ Hurley's 23 points, the Vermont Catamounts defeated the UMass-Lowell River Hawks 67-63 on Thursday night. The Catamounts are now 9-8 with the win and the River Hawks

Vermont Catamounts (8-8, 1-0 America East) at UMass-Lowell River Hawks (12-4, 1-0 America East) Lowell, Massachusetts; Thursday, 6 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: UMass-Lowell will try to keep its 10-game home win streak intact when the River Hawks play Vermont.

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.