In the opening game of Wednesday night's edition of the First Four, the Lamar Cardinals and the Vermont Catamounts are in a duel. The Catamounts have leaped out to a 30-21 advantage over the Cardinals at halftime.
Lamar took an early 12-11 lead, but that lead quickly vanished as the Catamounts went on a 11-0 run as Vermont began to warm up from the outside. Vermont guard Four McGlynn is the high scorer thus far the first half with 10 points.
The winner of this game will enter the NCAA Tournament's Round of 64, where they will face off against No. 1 seed the North Carolina Tar Heels in the Midwest region.
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