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CU Men's Basketball Preview - at RIT (2/12)

By: February 11, 2019
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Men's Basketball | 2/11/2019 6:30:00 PM

With just three games left on the schedule, the Clarkson University Men's Basketball team hits the road for the final week, taking on RIT on Tuesday in a game which was originally scheduled for mid-January.

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The Series vs. RIT: Just 10 days ago, RIT rallied from a four-point deficit to end the game on an 8-0 run and take a 65-61 win in Potsdam. Clarkson trails in the all-time series 34-50, but the Knights are 12-3 since RIT joined the Liberty League in the 2011-12 season.

Key Stats for Clarkson (5-17, 4-11 Liberty League): The Golden Knights' first game against RIT was filled with inconsistencies as the Green and Gold held a 31-12 advantage in turnovers, but were outrebounded 44-26. Clarkson also shot only 31.9% (22-for-69), but when the Tigers actually got a shot off it generally went in as RIT was 24-for-43 from the field (55.8%). Matt Higgins was one of four players to score in double figures for the Knights against the Tigers, and the junior guard averaged 18.0 points and 8.3 rebounds per game last week.

Key Stats for RIT (5-17, 2-13 Liberty League): Eleven different players saw time for RIT in the first meeting against Clarkson, and any player that saw at least five minutes of floor time committed at least one turnover. The Tigers average more turnovers (17.0 tpg) than any other team in the conference, suffering from a deficit of more than five turnovers per game. Senior Marcell Davis enjoyed a solid all-around game against Clarkson on February 1, producing a double-double on 16 points (7-for-12 shooting) and 13 rebounds. No player for the Tigers is averaging double digits in scoring. Will Atkinson has 10.0 points per game, but the figure rounds up to that as he has 219 points in 22 games.


 
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Matt Higgins

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Players Mentioned

Matt Higgins

#30 Matt Higgins

6' 3"
Junior
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