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Addie Friedlander
Freshman Blake Gearhart scored a season-high 16 points on Friday against Ithaca
82
CLARKSON CLARKSON 7-15, 5-10 LL
101
Winner Ithaca College ITHACA-M 17-5, 12-3 LL
CLARKSON CLARKSON
7-15, 5-10 LL
82
Final
101
Ithaca College ITHACA-M
17-5, 12-3 LL
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
CLARKSON CLARKSON 44 38 82
Ithaca College ITHACA-M 51 50 101

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Game Recap: Men's Basketball | | February 14, 2020

Higgins Double-Double Not Enough in Knights Loss at Ithaca

Ithaca, NY - A stretch of 17-for-28 shooting by Ithaca in the second half turned a close game into a double-digit defeat for the Clarkson University Men's Basketball team, as the Golden Knights fell 101-82 in Liberty League action Friday evening.

The Golden Knights dropped to 7-15 overall and 5-10 in the Liberty League while Ithaca moved to 17-5 and 12-3 in conference games. Clarkson will look to regroup on Saturday with a key game against Skidmore College.

Clarkson trailed by just five early in the second half, but Ithaca went on an 18-5 run thanks to a 7-for-10 effort from the field coupled with a pair of free throws. The Bombers were not done, either, making four of their next six shots to expand the lead further.

The game marked the second time this season that Ithaca has surpassed the century threshold against Clarkson.

Senior Matt Higgins opened the scoring with a basket just 10 seconds into the game, but the opening two minutes belonged to the Bombers as Ithaca raced out to an 11-2 lead. However, Clarkson quickly recovered and tied the game at 18-18 thanks to back-to-back 3-pointers from Blake Gearhart. A minute later, the Knights took the lead for a second time on a pair of free throws from Higgins at 11:07. Ithaca responded with a 7-0 run in the next 90 seconds that was only briefly halted by two free throws from Clarkson's Joe Lucas, as the Bombers went on a 15-2 run overall in a stretch of just three minutes, thanks in large part to the scoring of Skylar Sinon. The Knights would not allow Ithaca to hold on to a double-digit lead for long, though, as Higgins pulled Clarkson back to within five following a 3-pointer at the 5:51 mark. Back up by 10 a few moments later, Ithaca saw its lead evaporate to nothing when Higgins converted two free throws at the 1:37 mark, tying the game 44-44. Two layups surrounded a 3-pointer for the Bombers in the final minute, giving Ithaca a seven-point edge at the break.

Ithaca shot just under 50 percent from the floor in the first half (19-for-40) while the Knights were just 12-for-33 from the field, making up the difference with a 16-for-16 effort from the free throw line in the opening 20 minutes. Higgins had 15 points and seven rebounds in the half, but Sinon was even better for Ithaca, scoring 19 points to go along with three steals.

Clarkson scored the first two baskets of the second half to get back within three, and the Knights trailed by only five when Barryn Shark made a 3-pointer at the 15:18 mark. That was the last that Clarkson would challenge the Bombers, however, as Ithaca went on an 18-5 run in the next four minutes. The lead extended to 20 when Jake Mitchell hit a 3-pointer at the 10:47 mark and made it up to 27 on Sebastian Alderete's 3-pointer at the 8:37 mark, putting Ithaca up 92-65. The offense cooled somewhat from that point on, but Clarkson didn't have enough to threaten the Bombers down the stretch.

Higgins finished with a double-double, scoring 20 points to go along with 10 rebounds. Blake Gearhart scored a season-best 16 points after producing just two points in his last two games, shooting 6-for-11 from the field in 22 minutes of play. Reese Swedberg also chipped in 12 points for the Knights.

Ithaca was led by Skylar Sinon's 23 points, and the sophomore also added six rebounds, five assists and five steals. Sebastian Alderete tossed in 17 points and three other players also finished in double figures for the Bombers.



 
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Players Mentioned

Matt Higgins

#30 Matt Higgins

G
6' 4"
Senior
Joe Lucas

#0 Joe Lucas

F
6' 5"
Junior
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
Joe Lucas

#0 Joe Lucas

6' 5"
Junior
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