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LucasJoevsRPIaction1
59
Bard BRD 5-10,1-7 Liberty League
86
Winner Clarkson CLK 5-11,2-7 Liberty League
Bard BRD
5-10,1-7 Liberty League
59
Final
86
Clarkson CLK
5-11,2-7 Liberty League
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Bard BRD 28 31 59
Clarkson CLK 45 41 86

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Lucas Buries Five First-Half 3-Pointers in Clarkson's 86-59 Win Over Bard

Potsdam, NY – Joe Lucas got hot from the perimeter in the first half and turned a close game into a blowout as the Clarkson University Men's Basketball team picked up its second win in the Liberty League with an 86-59 victory over Bard College on Friday evening at Alumni Gymnasium.

The Golden Knights improved to 5-11 overall and 2-7 in the conference and Bard saw its record fall to 5-10 and 1-7. Clarkson will face Vassar College on Saturday with hopes of avenging a two-point road loss to the Brewers in early January.

In the early going, the two teams exchanged small runs as Bard took a small lead thanks to back-to-back 3-pointers from Elliot Harris and Cory Dennis. However, Clarkson responded with a 10-0 run in four minutes, capped by a make from Ryan Miles-Ferguson. Bard then went on another run to take a small two-point lead at 5:21, but the Knights finished the half with a 14-0 flourish thanks to four straight 3-pointers, three of which came off the hands of Joe Lucas.

Lucas finished the half 6-for-7 from the floor with five 3-pointers and 17 points as the Knights shot 8-for-16 from beyond the arc in the opening 20 minutes.

Blake Gearhart opened the second half with three layups to put the Knights up by 23 and forcing the Raptors to take a timeout. Bard chipped away and got back to within 16 points (56-40) on a Tyler Bruns layup, but the Knights squashed the small run and were able to creep back out by 22 when Frankie Rainville knocked down a 3-pointer at the 7:01 mark. Employing a press, Bard forced Clarkson into a handful of turnovers and pulled back to within 14 after a Henry Meyers 3-pointer. However, that was the last gasp from the Raptors as Clarkson's bench edged out by 27 at the conclusion of the contest.

Lucas finished with 20 thanks to six 3-pointers in just 21 minutes of action off the bench, while Ryan Miles-Ferguson and Blake Gearhart each contributed 10 points. Tyler Bruns had a double-double for Bard with 15 points and 11 rebounds and both Greg Farrow and Elliot Harris tossed in 10 points.  



 
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Players Mentioned

Blake Gearhart

#23 Blake Gearhart

G
6' 1"
Junior
Joe Lucas

#0 Joe Lucas

F
6' 5"
Graduate Student
Frankie Rainville

#10 Frankie Rainville

G
5' 11"
Sophomore
Ryan Miles-Ferguson

#3 Ryan Miles-Ferguson

G
6' 2"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Blake Gearhart

#23 Blake Gearhart

6' 1"
Junior
G
Joe Lucas

#0 Joe Lucas

6' 5"
Graduate Student
F
Frankie Rainville

#10 Frankie Rainville

5' 11"
Sophomore
G
Ryan Miles-Ferguson

#3 Ryan Miles-Ferguson

6' 2"
Junior
G