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HigginsADI2019
Addie Friedlander
89
Clarkson CLK 3-6,1-2 Liberty League
101
Winner Utica Utica 6-2,0-0 Empire 8
Clarkson CLK
3-6,1-2 Liberty League
89
Final
101
Utica Utica
6-2,0-0 Empire 8
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Clarkson CLK 34 55 89
Utica Utica 41 60 101

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Game Recap: Men's Basketball | | December 14, 2019

Higgins Matches Career-High with 30 in Loss at Utica

Utica, NY - Senior Matt Higgins scored 13 in the first half and 17 more in the second half to match his jersey number with 30 points, but his effort was not enough in the Clarkson University Men's Basketball team's 101-89 defeat at Utica College on Saturday afternoon.

The Golden Knights close out the first semester with a record of 3-6 overall while Utica improved to 6-2. Clarkson will have one more non-league contest to start 2020 before it closes with 15 straight Liberty League contests.

Higgins shot 10-for-17 from the floor and 6-for-11 from beyond the 3-point arc to tally his 30 points, the most he's had in a game since late in his sophomore season. His next basket, whether a 3-pointer or a free throw, will make him the 21st member of Clarkson's 1000-point club. 

Clarkson scored the first points of the game but Utica quickly took the advantage in the opening minutes and never trailed again. However, the Pioneers would never run away with the game as the hot shooting of Higgins kept the Knights close throughout. Utica first gained a double-digit lead midway through the first half and built the margin to as many as 13 late in the half. The Knights cut the deficit to single digits with just a little over a minute remaining in the half and a Jake Purdy layup in the waning seconds of the opening period saw Clarkson pull back within seven (41-34).

Utica's lead vacillated between low double-digits and high single-digits for much of the second half. THe Pioneers pushed to their largest lead at the 10:48 mark when a make put the score at 75-60. Clarkson's never-ending barrage of 3-point attempts allowed the Green and Gold to cut into the margin. Chris Hulbert buried a 3-pointer at the 7:40 mark to get the Knights within 10 and a Robert Welch layup and free throw at the 6:38 mark pulled Clarkson to within six. Just over a minute later, a Higgins make in the lane had the Knights down by jut four, but the Pioneers' offense was hardly sessile. Utica pushed its advantage back to several possessions and the Pioneers scored 12 of their last 14 points from the free throw line to claim their double-digit victory.

Higgins led all scorers with 30 points and only one other Clarkson player topped double figures, as Hulbert scored 15 points on 5-for-12 shooting from beyond the 3-point arc. Blake Gearhart, Reese Swedberg, and Barryn Shark all came close to double digits as each player had nine points, with Shark also finding his teammates for eight assists. 

Utica's Thomas Morreale and Darius Hopkins each scored 20 points to lead the Pioneers. Utica shot 34-for-39 from the free throw line overall. 


 
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Players Mentioned

Matt Higgins

#30 Matt Higgins

G
6' 4"
Senior
Chris Hulbert

#12 Chris Hulbert

G
6' 1"
Sophomore
Jake Purdy

#14 Jake Purdy

F
6' 5"
Senior
Barryn Shark

#10 Barryn Shark

G
5' 9"
Senior
Reese Swedberg

#25 Reese Swedberg

F
6' 7"
Sophomore
Blake Gearhart

#23 Blake Gearhart

G
6' 1"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Matt Higgins

#30 Matt Higgins

6' 4"
Senior
G
Chris Hulbert

#12 Chris Hulbert

6' 1"
Sophomore
G
Jake Purdy

#14 Jake Purdy

6' 5"
Senior
F
Barryn Shark

#10 Barryn Shark

5' 9"
Senior
G
Reese Swedberg

#25 Reese Swedberg

6' 7"
Sophomore
F
Blake Gearhart

#23 Blake Gearhart

6' 1"
Freshman
G