Saratoga Springs, NY - It took a few moments for the Clarkson University Men's Basketball team to break from an early-game haze, but when the Golden Knights snapped out of it they dominated, ending Saturday afternoon's 73-60 victory with a 69-43 run over the final 32 minutes.

The Golden Knights moved to 10-3 overall and 1-1 in the Liberty League while the Thoroughbreds dropped down to 5-9 overall and 0-3 in conference play. Clarkson faces Route 11 rival St. Lawrence on Tuesday in Canton.

Through the first seven-plus minutes, Clarkson found itself down by double figures, 17-4, struggling to find a rhythm on the offensive end. However, the Knights responded with an 11-3 run over the next three minutes and rallied back to trail by just a single point by halftime, 34-33.

In the second half, the Knights were a different team, dominating Skidmore in all aspects of the game. Though the two teams were tied up at 46-46 with just over 11 minutes remaining, Clarkson used its inside game to put the game away with a 23-6 run in the next eight minutes. The Knights' defense buckled down as well, holding Skidmore to just 25.9% shooting in the second half, while stroking at a 56.0% clip in the final 20 minutes.

Junior guard Brandon Linton (Queens, NY) posted impressive numbers against Skidmore, contributing 14 points, 9 assists, 5 steals and 4 rebounds. Classmate Keith Murray (Queens, NY) also added in 13 points, shooting 5-for-7 from the field with a trio of long-range shots, and 7 rebounds. Elson Pickering (Brooklyn, NY) added in 13 points and 5 rebounds in just 16 minutes off the bench while Felix Llanos (Queens, NY) and George Koduah (Accra, Ghana) each had 10 points, with Koduah also grabbing 9 rebounds.

For Skidmore, Gerard O'Shea led all scorers with 16 points. Melvis Langyintuo added 11 points and 9 rebounds.