Barre, VT - The Vermont Frost Heaves defeated the Manchester Millrats in Barre tonight by a score of 129 - 104.  The game started off slow for both teams but a 3 point shot by Marshall Brown gave Vermont a 3-2 lead which they never relinquished for the remainder of the game.

Vermont led at the half 55 - 48 as the Millrats continued to hang close.  Manchester was without their starting point guard Anthony Anderson who couldn't make the trip North due to illness, but never the less they hung tough like they always do.  Marshall Brown of the Frost Heaves and Charles Bronson of the Millrats led all scorers in the first half with 17 points each.

The Frost Heaves broke the game open in the beginning of the 4th quarter led by the hot shooting of Matt Hall who dropped in three shots from behind the arc to extend the Frost Heaves lead to 14 and they never looked back.

The Frost Heaves had 7 players in double figures led by Juwan Bailey with 26 points and 9 rebounds.  Marshall Brown added 23 points and Matt Hall had 15 points.  The Millrats were led in scoring by Charles Bronson with 21 points, and Steve Deluca with 16.

The Frost Heaves take to the road for a double header in Maryland with the Greenhawks on Friday and Saturday.  Their next home game is in Burlington on March 27 against the very same Greenhawks.  3 games in a row against the same opponent.  The Frost Heaves record goes to 7 - 7 and they are still in the playoff hunt.   

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