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SwedbergReese2020
72
Vassar College VASSAR_M 7-11, 3-8 LL
84
Winner Clarkson University CU-MBK 5-13, 3-8 LL
Vassar College VASSAR_M
7-11, 3-8 LL
72
Final
84
Clarkson University CU-MBK
5-13, 3-8 LL
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Vassar College VASSAR_M 33 39 72
Clarkson University CU-MBK 41 43 84

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Game Recap: Men's Basketball | | January 31, 2020

Knights End Funk With 84-62 Win Over Vassar

Potsdam, NY - Senior Matt Higgins tossed in 22 points on 8-for-12 shooting as the Clarkson University Men's Basketball team ended a six-game losing streak in conference with an 84-72 victory over Vassar College Friday evening at Alumni Gymnasium.

The Golden Knights picked up a much-needed win to improve to 5-13 overall and 3-8 in the Liberty League. Vassar fell to 7-11 and 3-8 in conference games. Clarkson takes on Bard on Saturday afternoon, while Vassar heads to St. Lawrence.

Friday marked Higgins' fifth 20-point game of the season. He also moved into sole possession of fifth-place in program history in 3-pointers made with 167, leaving him two short of a tie for fourth with Josh Ordway (1996-2000).

Early on, junior Roburt Welch scored nine in less than six minutes, all on 3-pointers, to help the Knights get off to a quick start, but both offenses slowed near the midway point. Each team was getting to the rim and getting decent looks but not converting, but Vassar had the better of the chances and enjoyed a small 20-16 lead near the nine minute mark. The teams mostly traded baskets for the next few minute, but the Knights rattled off 13 straight points at the end of the half, only a last second mid-range jumper from Avni Mustafaj halting the Clarkson streak. Those 13 points in a little over three minutes allowed Clarkson to take an eight-point advantage into the locker room.

Clarkson recorded 23 rebounds in the first half, two more than the team had in the first meeting against Vassar. Reese Swedberg was particularly busy with 11 boards in just 14 minutes of play. Matt Higgins scored 11 in the opening half and Barryn Shark found his teammates five times on assists. For Vassar, Mustafaj scored 11 points on 5-for-9 shooting in just 14 minutes. Each team was just one make below 50 percent shooting in the opening half.

Back-to-back 3-pointers from Shark and Welch in the first few minutes of the second half allowed the Knights to expand their advantage to 16 (51-35), and the margin hovered around that level for the next 10 minutes. Eventually, Clarkson opened things up and gained a 21-point lead (73-52) after a Higgins 3-pointer from the corner had the Knights' bench cheering. However, those yells of encouragement turned as Vassar employed heavy pressure in the backcourt to cause turnovers and some ill-advised shots by the Knights. With 3:29 remaining, a free throw from Zach Bromfeld trimmed the gap to just 10 points (73-63). That was as close as things would get though and Shark hit a 3-pointer from the far corner with 85 seconds to go to push the lead back to 15, more than enough for the Knights to put things on cruise control for the remainder of the contest.

Higgins closed with 22 points, leading four Clarkson players in double figures. Swedberg finished with 15 points and 13 rebounds, shooting 6-for-8 from the field. Welch ended up with 12 points and Hulbert added 11 points.

For Vassar, Zach Bromfeld shot 7-for-11 from the floor and 5-for-5 from the free throw line for 20 points and Avni Mustafaj ended up with 16 points. Zach Johnson had 12 points and nine boards off the bench for the Brewers and Lance Tebay tossed in 11 points.




 
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Players Mentioned

Matt Higgins

#30 Matt Higgins

G
6' 4"
Senior
Barryn Shark

#10 Barryn Shark

G
5' 9"
Senior
Reese Swedberg

#25 Reese Swedberg

F
6' 7"
Sophomore
Roburt Welch

#2 Roburt Welch

G
6' 3"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Matt Higgins

#30 Matt Higgins

6' 4"
Senior
G
Barryn Shark

#10 Barryn Shark

5' 9"
Senior
G
Reese Swedberg

#25 Reese Swedberg

6' 7"
Sophomore
F
Roburt Welch

#2 Roburt Welch

6' 3"
Junior
G