That has to be it. VT A 13 seed iirc, beat Uconn earlier that evening. Our win (14 vs. 3) actually may have taken some of the spotlight from them.
Bingo, though it was vs. Syracuse. Vermont won in OT 60-57 for their first and only tournament win. Made two 3's in the last couple minutes to take the lead. Syracuse missed a last second 3 to tie. Another coincidence, the game was played in Worcester and Holy Cross was the official host.