CU Men's Basketball Preview - at Trinity College (12/8)

By: December 7, 2018

Men's Basketball | 12/7/2018 12:12:00 PM

Looking to end its season-opening winless streak, the Clarkson University Men's Basketball team heads to Central Connecticut as the team will take on Trinity College on Saturday afternoon.

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The Series: No one in the traveling party for the Golden Knights was born for a decade the last time the two teams met back in the 1970-71 season. Clarkson won that contest 102-95, the only time the two teams have played one another.

Key Stats for Clarkson (0-8): Just like last year, the Golden Knights are among the Liberty League leaders in 3-point field goals made, averaging 10.3 makes from beyond the arc. However, Clarkson has needed a great many attempts to get to that figure, hoisting 35.6 shots per game at a success rate of 28.8%, a full 10% less than last season. The Clarkson defense has also struggled to stop opponents, allowing 81.9 points per game, though the Golden Knights have improved in that category in the last two games, giving up fewer than 70 points against both Skidmore and St. Lawrence.

Key Stats for Trinity (6-2): It is difficult to pinpoint a single source to stop for the Bantams as no player averages more than 11 points per game and the sixth-ranked scorer produces 8.6 points per contest. Additionally, Trinity uses its bench well as only one player on the team averages more than 26 minutes per contest. Christian Porydzy produces 11.0 points and 3.1 assists in just 24 minutes per game and Nick Seretta also averages 11 points in only 23.4 minutes per contest. Colin Donovan scores 9.4 points in 20.9 minutes and Donald Jorden efficiently records 8.6 points and 7.4 rebounds in 23.4 minutes per game. During the Bantams three-game winning streak, the team is averaging just 62 points per contest, but allowing only 53.3 points per game.

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