CU Men's Basketball Preview - at Vassar/Bard (1/5-6/2018)

Starting the new year on the road, the Clarkson University Men's Basketball team will look to get on the winning track in league play against conference foes Vassar College and Bard College this weekend.

Live Stats/Live Video vs. Vassar
Live Stats/Live Video vs. Bard

The Series vs. Vassar: The Knights hold a 21-13 edge in the all-time series against Vassar. The two teams have split the season series in each of the last two years.

The Series vs. Bard: The Golden Knights have lost just once in 12 meetings against the Raptors and are 11-1 all-time against Bard. However, Clarkson's two victories in 2016-17 came by a combined six points.

Key Stats for Clarkson (4-5, 0-2 Liberty League): The Golden Knights are tossing up 3-pointers at a higher rate than any other team in the conference with 46.3% of their shots coming from beyond the 3-point arc, with a success rate of 40.4% (97-for-240). However, Clarkson has slumped slightly in its last two games from the 3-point line, shooting just 32.0% (16-for-50), though its two main gunners have continued to make shots. Junior Matthew Hornak (7-for-14) and sophomore Matt Higgins (6-for-12) made shots in the last two contests, but the rest of the team went just 3-for-24.

Key Stats for Vassar (1-8, 0-2 Liberty League): The Brewers record is somewhat misleading as Vassar has taken on three ranked teams. Nevertheless, the Brewers are struggling on defense, allowing 85.4 points per game with opponents shooting 50.3% from the floor and 39.8% from the 3-point line. Only once in 2017-18 have the Brewers kept the opposition under 45% from the field. Jesse Browne (15.7 ppg), Paul Grinde (13.8 ppg) and Alex Seff (10.3 ppg) are the team's top three scorers.

Key Stats for Bard (2-7, 0-2 Liberty League): Four players are scoring in double figures for the Raptors, led by David Runcie's 15.9 points per contest. Justyn Rogers (14.1 ppg), Alijah Rue (13.0 ppg) and Emmanuel Oyakhilome (10.3 ppg) are also hitting double digits, with Oyakhilome narrowly missing out on a double-double (8.6 rpg). Bard has hoisted the third-most 3-point field goal attempts in the league (223), trailing only Clarkson (240) and Rensselaer (228), but the Raptors are shooting only 30.9% from distance this year.

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Players Mentioned

#30 Matt Higgins: G; 6' 3"; Sophomore

#20 Matthew Hornak: F; 6' 3"; Junior

Players Mentioned

#30 Matt Higgins
: 6' 3"; Sophomore
: G

#20 Matthew Hornak
: 6' 3"; Junior
: F

Scoreboard

Players Mentioned

#30 Matt Higgins

#20 Matthew Hornak

Players Mentioned

#30 Matt Higgins

#20 Matthew Hornak