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74
Winner Rensselaer RPI 21-3,16-1 Liberty League
71
Clarkson CLK 7-16,5-11 Liberty League
Winner
Rensselaer RPI
21-3,16-1 Liberty League
74
Final
71
Clarkson CLK
7-16,5-11 Liberty League
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Rensselaer RPI 33 41 74
Clarkson CLK 29 42 71

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Game Recap: Men's Basketball | | February 21, 2020

Engineers Outlast Clarkson, 74-71

Potsdam, NY – Down by 12 with less than six minutes to go against the top team in the conference, the Clarkson University Men's Basketball team went on a furious run but came up just short in a 74-71 defeat against Rensselaer in Liberty League action Friday night at Alumni Gymnasium.

The Golden Knights fell to 8-16 overall and 6-11 in the Liberty League, while the Engineers continued to build their resume by moving to 21-3 and 16-1. Clarkson remains locked in a tie for fifth in the conference standings with five teams vying for the final two spots in the Liberty League playoffs.

After a layup-and-one by Jonny Angbazo put Rensselaer up 12 (64-52) with 5:56 remaining, Clarkson began to chip away, with the biggest swing coming on back-to-back 3-pointers from Chris Hulbert in a span of less than 10 seconds to make the score 66-63 with 3:49 left to go. A basket in the paint by Ryan Miles-Ferguson drew the Knights within one and another make by the freshman 90 seconds later kept the margin at one, but free throws down the stretch allowed the Engineers to get just enough of a margin to keep Clarkson from throwing up a late 3-pointer to tie the game.

Chris Hulbert finished with 22 points on 9-for-15 shooting, including four 3-pointers, and Matt Higgins had 18 points on 8-for-13 shooting. Miles-Ferguson tossed in 11 points despite being limited to just 12 minutes due to foul trouble.

RPI was led by its two freshmen, Will Rubin and Angbazo, who scored 17 and 13 points, respectively. Dom Black also had 13 points for the Engineers.

Though Clarkson attempted to quicken the pace of play, Rensselaer was able to keep things to their liking in the first half, drawing possessions out a little further to keep the game lower scoring. The Golden Knights made the most of their chances in the early going, jumping out to a 13-7 lead through the first five minutes thanks to a 3-pointer from Reese Swedberg and back-to-back driving layups by Matt Higgins and Roburt Welch. The Engineers responded with eight straight points, and while their run was stopped briefly by a Clarkson make, they rattled off eight more, capped by a 3-pointer from Will Rubin to make the score 23-15. RPI held on to the lead for the rest of the half, though Clarkson closed the gap briefly to two on a 3-pointer from the corner by Matt Higgins, making it 27-25. A free throw from Domo Black in the final minute put the gap at four at the break, 33-29.

At the start of the second, Clarkson went cold, going 0-for-5 with five turnovers on its first 10 possessions of the second half, allowing RPI to build a 13-point lead before finally scoring in the second half. Clarkson quickly got back to within single digits, but the Engineers kept the Knights behind by at least two possessions until their other run pushed the lead back to double figures with six minutes to go.

Each team shot 50 percent or better from the field, but the two teams combined for 50 turnovers.



 
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Players Mentioned

Matt Higgins

#30 Matt Higgins

G
6' 4"
Senior
Chris Hulbert

#12 Chris Hulbert

G
6' 1"
Sophomore
Reese Swedberg

#25 Reese Swedberg

F
6' 7"
Sophomore
Roburt Welch

#2 Roburt Welch

G
6' 3"
Junior
Ryan Miles-Ferguson

#3 Ryan Miles-Ferguson

G
6' 2"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Matt Higgins

#30 Matt Higgins

6' 4"
Senior
G
Chris Hulbert

#12 Chris Hulbert

6' 1"
Sophomore
G
Reese Swedberg

#25 Reese Swedberg

6' 7"
Sophomore
F
Roburt Welch

#2 Roburt Welch

6' 3"
Junior
G
Ryan Miles-Ferguson

#3 Ryan Miles-Ferguson

6' 2"
Freshman
G